Rachel Henderson Hunt is a Democrat serving as the 36th Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina since 2025 under Governor Josh Stein. The Lieutenant Governor is the second-highest elected official in the state, presiding over the North Carolina Senate and serving on key boards including the State Board of Education and State Board of Community Colleges. Daughter of former Governor Jim Hunt, she lives in Charlotte with her husband Olav and two children, Katia and Jonas. Notable achievements include defeating a four-term Republican incumbent in the North Carolina House in 2018 under gerrymandered maps, passing bipartisan clean energy legislation to cut carbon emissions by 70%, co-sponsoring bills to codify Roe v. Wade and expand Medicaid, and winning the 2024 Lieutenant Governor race—the first Democratic victory in that office since 2008.

Education and Political Experience

• Education: BA in English and Political Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ; JD, University of South Carolina School of Law; Certified in College Counseling/Education, University of California at Los Angeles .
• Professional Background: Practiced law focusing on women and children ; founded educational consulting businesses Charlotte School Search and Huntforcollege to assist families with college applications.
• Political Experience:
  • North Carolina House of Representatives, District 103 , defeating Republican incumbent William M. Brawley twice.
  • North Carolina State Senate, District 42 , elected after Jeff Jackson vacated for U.S. House.
  • Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina .