Jean Farmer-Butterfield
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Early life and education
Farmer-Butterfield was born in Wilson, North Carolina. She earned a Bachelor and Master of Arts from North Carolina Central University.
Career
Farmer-Butterfield has worked as a consultant and manager of non-profits in the health and human services field for many years.[2]
Farmer-Butterfield was elected to the North Carolina House of Representatives in 2002 and assumed office in 2003. During her tenure, she served as a House majority whip[3] from 2007 to 2011. She lost that position after the Republican Party members gained control of the North Carolina House of Representatives in the 2010 election.[4]
In 2020, Governor Roy Cooper nominated Farmer-Butterfield to the state Employment Security Board of Review, an appointment that requires confirmation by the legislature.[5] She was confirmed on July 8, 2020 and resigned from her seat in the House.[6]
Personal life
In 1971, Farmer-Butterfield married G. K. Butterfield, an attorney, jurist, and politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 2004 until 2022. They have two adult daughters, Valeisha Butterfield Jones and Lenai Butterfield. The couple divorced in 1991.[7]
References
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External links
- Profile at the North Carolina General Assembly
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- Democratic Party members of the North Carolina House of Representatives
- Living people
- Women state legislators in North Carolina
- People from Wilson, North Carolina
- 1947 births
- African-American state legislators in North Carolina
- 21st-century American women politicians
- 21st-century African-American women politicians
- 21st-century African-American politicians
- 20th-century African-American politicians
- 20th-century African-American women politicians
- 20th-century American women politicians
- 21st-century members of the North Carolina General Assembly