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'''W. Britt Cobb, Jr.''' is the Secretary of Administration for [[North Carolina]], a member of the Governor's [[North Carolina Cabinet|Cabinet]]. He was [[North Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture|Commissioner of Agriculture]] for the state of [[North Carolina]] between June 2003 and February 2005. He was appointed to the post in June 2003 following the resignation of Agriculture Commissioner [[Meg Scott Phipps]] and lost a hotly disputed race for the seat in 2004 to Republican [[Steve Troxler]]. |
'''W. Britt Cobb, Jr.''' is the Secretary of Administration for [[North Carolina]], a member of the Governor's [[North Carolina Cabinet|Cabinet]]. He was [[North Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture|Commissioner of Agriculture]] for the state of [[North Carolina]] between June 2003 and February 2005. He was appointed to the post in June 2003 following the resignation of Agriculture Commissioner [[Meg Scott Phipps]] and lost a hotly disputed race for the seat in 2004 to Republican [[Steve Troxler]]. |
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Cobb was born in [[Elm City, North Carolina]], and earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from the [[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill]]. Cobb |
Cobb was born in [[Elm City, North Carolina]], and earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from the [[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill]]. Cobb ,000 lost votes in [[Carteret County, North Carolina|Carteret County]] led to an extended legal dispute, in which Cobb and his attorneys pressed for a new statewide election for the race. On [[February 4]], [[2005]], Cobb conceded the race and Troxler was sworn in as Agriculture Commissioner on [[February 8]]. |
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In 2005, Cobb became a Deputy _the_dome/more_perdue_cabinet_appointees News & Observer: More Perdue Cabinet Appointees]</ref> |
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In 1991, Cobb was named assistant director of marketing for the Agriculture department, and he was appointed to the post of interim agriculture commissioner in June 2003 following the resignation of [[Meg Scott Phipps]]. His appointment by Governor [[Mike Easley]] as North Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture was made official in December 2003; that same month, he announced his candidacy for the post in the [[North Carolina Council of State election, 2004|2004 statewide general elections]]. Cobb faced [[United States Republican Party|Republican]] [[Steve Troxler]] and finished only about 2,000 votes behind his opponent; however, 4,000 lost votes in [[Carteret County, North Carolina|Carteret County]] led to an extended legal dispute, in which Cobb and his attorneys pressed for a new statewide election for the race. On [[February 4]], [[2005]], Cobb conceded the race and Troxler was sworn in as Agriculture Commissioner on [[February 8]]. |
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In 2005, Cobb became a Deputy Secretary in the North Carolina Department of Administration, and in January 2006, Gov. Easley appointed him Secretary for the Department, succeeding Secretary Gwynn Swinson. In 2009, newly elected Gov. [[Beverly Perdue]] chose to keep Cobb in her cabinet.<ref>[http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/more_perdue_cabinet_appointees News & Observer: More Perdue Cabinet Appointees]</ref> |
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Revision as of 22:15, 24 September 2009
W. Britt Cobb, Jr. is the Secretary of Administration for North Carolina, a member of the Governor's Cabinet. He was Commissioner of Agriculture for the state of North Carolina between June 2003 and February 2005. He was appointed to the post in June 2003 following the resignation of Agriculture Commissioner Meg Scott Phipps and lost a hotly disputed race for the seat in 2004 to Republican Steve Troxler.
Cobb was born in Elm City, North Carolina, and earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Cobb ,000 lost votes in Carteret County led to an extended legal dispute, in which Cobb and his attorneys pressed for a new statewide election for the race. On February 4, 2005, Cobb conceded the race and Troxler was sworn in as Agriculture Commissioner on February 8.
In 2005, Cobb became a Deputy _the_dome/more_perdue_cabinet_appointees News & Observer: More Perdue Cabinet Appointees]</ref>
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