Linda Hinkleman Gunter | |
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North Carolina Senate 36th District | |
In office 1993–1998 | |
Personal details | |
Born | c. 1951 New York. U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Profession | high school teacher |
Linda Hinkleman Gunter (born circa 1951) is an American politician and educator. [1] [2]
Gunter was born in New York state to parents Helen and Walter Norman Hinkleman. [3] [4] The family moved to Cary, North Carolina in 1965 so her father could work for IBM in the nearby Research Triangle Park. [5] [4] She graduated from Cary High School in 1967. [6]
Gunter was a social studies teacher at Cary High School from 1971 to 2002. [1] [7] She was known for encouraging civic involvement by her students. [7]
In 1988, she received $1,000 along with the John Stevens Excellence in Teaching Award from the Wake Education Foundation. [7]
In the fall of 1991, her classes began the Adopt-A-GI project in which students corresponded with local soldiers serving in the Gulf War. [7] Two years later, the project resulted in a student-generated book. [7]
In 1992, Gunter was elected to the North Carolina Senate, representing the 36th district, as a member of the Democratic Party. [3] [2] [7] In 1998, she had an unsuccessful run for the North Carolina House District 62. [8]
In 2004, she campaigned for presidential candidate John Edwards in North Carolina and New Hampshire. [9]
She was a member and president of North Carolina's Electoral College delegation during the 2008 presidential election. [10] In 2019, she served North Carolina Democratic Party's State Executive Committee. [1] She was also president of the Democratic Women of Wake County. [1]
Governor Roy Cooper appointed Gunter to the Teachers and State Employees Retirement System Board of Trustees in 2018 and 2019. [11] She served as the vice president of the North Carolina Retired State Personnel in 2019. [1] From 2005 to 2015, she was also the North Carolina Association of Educators (NCAE) UniServ Director and Government Relations Specialist. [1] She also served as the vice president of Wake NCAE and president of Wake Retired School Personnel. [1] [12]
Gunter was married and has a son named Tracy Gunter and a daughter named Jamye Gunter. [3] [4] She was president of the South Raleigh Civitan Club. [1]
Linda Hinkleman Gunter | |
---|---|
North Carolina Senate 36th District | |
In office 1993–1998 | |
Personal details | |
Born | c. 1951 New York. U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Profession | high school teacher |
Linda Hinkleman Gunter (born circa 1951) is an American politician and educator. [1] [2]
Gunter was born in New York state to parents Helen and Walter Norman Hinkleman. [3] [4] The family moved to Cary, North Carolina in 1965 so her father could work for IBM in the nearby Research Triangle Park. [5] [4] She graduated from Cary High School in 1967. [6]
Gunter was a social studies teacher at Cary High School from 1971 to 2002. [1] [7] She was known for encouraging civic involvement by her students. [7]
In 1988, she received $1,000 along with the John Stevens Excellence in Teaching Award from the Wake Education Foundation. [7]
In the fall of 1991, her classes began the Adopt-A-GI project in which students corresponded with local soldiers serving in the Gulf War. [7] Two years later, the project resulted in a student-generated book. [7]
In 1992, Gunter was elected to the North Carolina Senate, representing the 36th district, as a member of the Democratic Party. [3] [2] [7] In 1998, she had an unsuccessful run for the North Carolina House District 62. [8]
In 2004, she campaigned for presidential candidate John Edwards in North Carolina and New Hampshire. [9]
She was a member and president of North Carolina's Electoral College delegation during the 2008 presidential election. [10] In 2019, she served North Carolina Democratic Party's State Executive Committee. [1] She was also president of the Democratic Women of Wake County. [1]
Governor Roy Cooper appointed Gunter to the Teachers and State Employees Retirement System Board of Trustees in 2018 and 2019. [11] She served as the vice president of the North Carolina Retired State Personnel in 2019. [1] From 2005 to 2015, she was also the North Carolina Association of Educators (NCAE) UniServ Director and Government Relations Specialist. [1] She also served as the vice president of Wake NCAE and president of Wake Retired School Personnel. [1] [12]
Gunter was married and has a son named Tracy Gunter and a daughter named Jamye Gunter. [3] [4] She was president of the South Raleigh Civitan Club. [1]