Linda Coleman (North Carolina politician)
Linda Coleman (born July 12, 1949) is an American politician from the state of North Carolina. Coleman was elected to three terms as a Democratic state representative in the North Carolina General Assembly before being appointed Director of the Office of State Personnel by the Governor in 2009. Early life and education She attended public schools in Greenville and North Carolina A&T University. She later earned a master's degree in public administration. Her first job out of college was as a classroom teacher. Early political career and state legislature Before serving in the North Carolina House of Representatives, Coleman was a Wake County Commissioner for four years, and worked as human resources management director at the State Departments of Agriculture and Administration and as personnel director for the Department of Community Colleges. In the legislature, she represented Eastern Wake County, North Carolina. Coleman was elected for the first time in 2004 and re-elected in 2006 and 2008. In her first term, she served as chair of her freshman class in the North Carolina House Democratic Caucus. Electoral history 2018 U.S. House election Coleman was the Democratic nominee for North Carolina's 2nd congressional district in the 2018 general election. She was