Cherie K. Berry

Cherie Killian Berry is the current North Carolina Commissioner of Labor, a member of the North Carolina Council of State and head of the North Carolina Department of Labor.

Berry was born in Newton, North Carolina and owned a spark plug manufacturing business in Catawba County, North Carolina. A businesswoman, Berry served in the North Carolina House of Representatives from 1993 to 2000, where she chaired the commerce committee. In November 2000, she was elected state labor commissioner, the first woman to hold the post. A Republican, (the only Republican on the Council of State between 2001 and 2005), she bested Democrat Wayne Goodwin to win a second term in the 2004 statewide elections. Berry narrowly defeated Mary Fant Donnan to keep her seat in the 2008 election.

Berry was criticized in a newspaper report on poultry plant oversight.^[1] Berry's fundraising has also been called into question by the Charlotte Observer.^[2]

References

1. ^ Alexander, Ames (9 March 2008). "BERRY PLANS NO CHANGES AFTER STORIES ON POULTRY". Charlotte Observer. 
2. ^ Alexander, Ames; Ingram, David (5 October 2008). "For donors to Berry, breaks on fines are larger". Charlotte Observer. http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2008/10/05/233983/for-donors-to-berry-breaks-on.html. Retrieved 19 October 2011. 

External links

• Official biography

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Name	Berry, Cherie
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Short description	American politician
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Place of birth	Newton, North Carolina
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