# Pat McCrory Republican former Governor of North Carolina (2013–2017) and former longtime Mayor of Charlotte. McCrory won the governorship in 2012, ushering in unified Republican control of state government, and appointed [[Art Pope]] as his state Budget Director (2013–2014). His single term featured deep tax cuts, reductions to unemployment benefits, and the HB2 "bathroom bill" controversy; he narrowly lost reelection to Democrat Roy Cooper in 2016 and later lost a 2022 U.S. Senate primary. His administration is closely associated with the policy agenda of Pope's North Carolina think-tank network. ## See Also - [[Art Pope]] — His state Budget Director - [[Gerrymandering]] — The redistricting fights of the McCrory era