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Fern Shubert
| Fern Shubert | ||
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| North Carolina Auditor | ||
| Former candidate | ||
| Party | Republican | |
| Education | ||
| Bachelor's | Duke University (1969) | |
| Personal | ||
| Profession | Certified Public Accountant | |
| Religion | Methodist | |
| Websites | ||
| Campaign website | ||
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Biography
Shubert is a Certified Public Accountant. She first worked as a CPA for Arthur Andersen & Company beginning in 1969. Since then she worked for various employers until 1991, when she opened her own CPA office in Marshville.
Shubert was elected to the North Carolina House of Representatives in 1994, 1996 and 2000, and elected to the state Senate in 2002.[1] In 2004, she unsuccessfully ran for governor and lost her bid in 2010 to return to the state Senate.[2]
Education
- BA in Business Administration, Duke University, 1969
Awards
- 1997: Accountant Advocate of the Year Award from the US Small Business Administration at the State, Regional & National levels
- 1996: NCEITA 21 Award for Government Service from the NC Electronics & Information Technology Association[3]
Elections
2012
Shubert ran for North Carolina Auditor in 2012. She lost against Joseph Hank DeBragga, Greg Dority, Debra Goldman, and Rudy Wright in the Republican primary on May 8.[4] Incumbent Beth Wood was unopposed in the Democratic primary. The general election took place on November 6, 2012.
| North Carolina Auditor, Republican Primary, 2012 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Debra Goldman |
34.4% | 235,914 |
| Greg Dority |
23.8% | 163,528 |
| Fern Shubert | 18.4% | 126,215 |
| Rudy Wright | 15.6% | 107,323 |
| Joseph Hank DeBragga | 7.8% | 53,727 |
| Total Votes | 686,707 | |
Endorsements
- Independent Weekly[5]
2010
Shubert ran for the District 35 seat in the North Carolina State Senate in 2010. She lost in the May 4 primary to Tommy Tucker.[6]
| North Carolina State Senate District 35, 2010 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Tommy Tucker |
56.6% | 7,471 |
| Fern Shubert | 43.4% | 5,723 |
| Total Votes | 13,194 | |
2004
Shubert ran for North Carolina Governor in 2004. She placed fifth in the July 20 primary.[7]
| North Carolina Governor Republican Primary, 2004 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Patrick J. Ballantine |
30.4% | 110,726 |
| Richard Vinroot | 30% | 109,217 |
| Bill Cobey | 26.7% | 97,461 |
| Dan Barrett | 5.2% | 19,097 |
| Fern H. Shubert | 4% | 14,445 |
| George W. Little | 3.7% | 13,474 |
| Total Votes | 364,420 | |
2002
Shubert was elected to District 35 of the North Carolina State Senate in 2002. She defeated Democrat Frank McGuirt in the general election on November 5, 2002.[8]
| North Carolina State Senate District 35 general election, 2002 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Fern Shubert |
66.7% | 33,822 | |
| Democratic | Frank McGuirt | 33.3% | 16,903 | |
| Total Votes | 50,725 | |||
Campaign donors
Ballotpedia collects information on campaign donors for each year in which a candidate or incumbent is running for election. The following table offers a breakdown of Fern Shubert's donors each year.[9] Click [show] for more information.
| Fern Shubert's Campaign Contributions | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 North Carolina State Senate District 35 | 2004 North Carolina Governor | 2002 North Carolina State Senate District 35 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total Raised | $12,298 (Lost in primary) | $231,948 (Lost in primary) | $72,920 (Won) | ||||||||||||||||
| Total Raised by General Election Opponent | - | - | $54,063 | ||||||||||||||||
| Top 5 contributors | Fern H. Shubert | $8,815 | Fern H. Shubert | $181,904 | Fern Shubert | $38,000 | |||||||||||||
| Blackwood for North Carolina House | $500 | Fern H. Shubert | $3,602 | Betty Jordan | $2,000 | ||||||||||||||
| North Carolina Association of Electric Cooperatives | $500 | Danny Pardue | $2,000 | Stephen A. Rosenburgh | $2,000 | ||||||||||||||
| Robert D. Calabria | $500 | Robert L. Luddy | Eugene Boyce | Southeast Anesthesia Associates | $2,000 | ||||||||||||||
| Patricia H.D. Joklik | $400 | Patricia H.D. Joklik | $1,500 | Robin Hayes | $1,000 | ||||||||||||||
| Individuals | $2,054 | $31,533 | $12,297 | ||||||||||||||||
| Institutions | $500 | $2,589 | $16,237 | ||||||||||||||||
| In-state donations | $11,869 | $47,207 | $67,433 | ||||||||||||||||
| Out-of-state donations | $395 | $2,600 | $1,600 | ||||||||||||||||
See also
External links
- Official campaign website
- "Fern Shubert for NC Governor" - 2004 campaign website
- "Fern Shubert for NC Senate" 2010 Facebook campaign page
- Project Vote Smart biographical profile
- Campaign contributions: 2010, 2004, 2002, 2000, 1998,1996
References
- ↑ Fern Shubert for NC Governor in 2004, "Bio," accessed March 6, 2012
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Biography of Fern Haywood Shubert," accessed March 6, 2012
- ↑ Fern Shubert for State Auditor, "Fern's Bio," accessed March 6, 2012
- ↑ Reflector, "GOP slot for NC auditor heads for summer runoff," May 9, 2012
- ↑ Independent Weekly, "2012 Primary Endorsements," April 18, 2012
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Official Results - May 4, 2010 primary," accessed March 6, 2012
- ↑ North Carolina Board of Elections, "Official results – July 20, 2004 primary," accessed March 6, 2012
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Official election results - November 5, 2002," accessed March 6, 2012
- ↑ Follow the Money.org
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