Jean Farmer-Butterfield | |
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Member of the
North Carolina House of Representatives from the 24th district | |
In office January 29, 2003 [1] – July 25, 2020 [2] | |
Preceded by | Shelly Willingham [3] [4] |
Succeeded by | Linda Cooper-Suggs |
Personal details | |
Born | Wilson, North Carolina, U.S. | October 21, 1947
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | |
Children | 2 |
Education | North Carolina Central University ( BA, MA) |
Jean Farmer-Butterfield (born October 21, 1947) is an American politician who served as a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives for the 24th district from January 2003 to July 2020. [5]
Farmer-Butterfield was born in Wilson, North Carolina. She earned a Bachelor and Master of Arts from North Carolina Central University.
Farmer-Butterfield has worked as a consultant and manager of non-profits in the health and human services field for many years. [6]
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 [7] 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. [8]
In 2020, Governor Roy Cooper nominated Farmer-Butterfield to the state Employment Security Board of Review, an appointment that requires confirmation by the legislature. [9] She was confirmed on July 8, 2020 and resigned from her seat in the House. [10]
In 1971, Farmer-Butterfield married G. K. Butterfield, an attorney, jurist, and politician who has served as a member of the United States House of Representatives since 2004. They have two adult daughters, Valeisha Butterfield Jones and Lenai Butterfield. The couple divorced in 1991. [11]