7 new faces running to become NC's No. 2 executive
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Accomplished newcomers and veteran politicians who haven't run for statewide office are among the seven candidates from the two major political parties vying to be North Carolina's next lieutenant governor.
The job has limited authority and exists mainly to identify who takes over if something happens to the governor, which has happened five times. The lieutenant governor also presides over the state Senate, sits on the state's community college and school boards and can be assigned other duties by the governor. The job pays $123,198 a year and is considered a stepping stone to higher office.
Lieutenant governors are elected independently from governors and the two offices can be held by members of opposing political parties.
The primary is May 8.





























