Britt Cobb
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.
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