Pat McCrory

Patrick Lloyd Pat McCrory is an American politician and the 74th Governor of North Carolina, in office since 2013. He previously served a recordyears as the 53rd Mayor of the city of Charlotte from 1995 to 2009, and as a Charlotte city councilman from 1989 to 1995. McCrory was also appointed by George W. Bush to serve on the United States Homeland Security Advisory Council from 2002 to 2006. In December 2015, McCrory was mentioned as a potential choice for Vice President in the 2016 election.

McCrory was born in Columbus, Ohio, the son of Audrey Mona and Rollin John McCrory. His family moved to North Carolina when he was a child. He was raised Presbyterian and his family attended First Presbyterian Church of Greensboro. He graduated from Ragsdale High School in Jamestown, North Carolina. He attended Catawba College in Salisbury, North Carolina, where he received degrees in Political Science and Education. McCrory was active in the Student Government Association and was part of a conservative backlash to the growing hippie culture at Catawba in the mid1970s. McCrory lost an initial bid for studentbody president before retooling his message to win on a second run.

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