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presentation by saying, "Let me thank the secretary for her magnanimous gesture of working together as I pull the daggers and the arrows out of my back from the beginning part of that presentation." His comment elicited gasps from the audience, and after he summarized the report, the legislators intensively questioned Odom on the spending of the
Medicaid funds. In June he was elected president of the National State Auditors Association.
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from state funds and it later filed for bankruptcy. In May 2001, the auditor's office began exploring the cybersecurity vulnerabilities of state computer networks. In
December 2002 Campbell was elected president of the National Electronic Commerce Coordinating Council. The following year his office reported on the John A. Hyman Foundation, a nonprofit founded by Congressman
378:, assuming office on December 3. He was re-elected in 1987, 1989, and 1991. In the city council, he chaired the Law and Finance Committee and Intergovernmental Committee from 1985 to 1989 and served as mayor pro tempore in his final full term from 1989 to 1991. He resigned from the council effective January 1, 1993.
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Carolina flags at state facilities were to be flown at half-staff in his honor. Perdue stated, "His entire life Ralph Campbell was a gift to the people of North Carolina." A funeral was held at St. Ambrose Church in Raleigh on January 15 and he was subsequently buried. On
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Carolina Technological Development Authority, a nonprofit designed to promote small technology companies, of wasting its money on frivolous travel and entertainment expenses and excessive salaries. As a result, Easley—who was governor—cut off the organization
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January. Facing two other candidates in the Democratic Party's primary election, he took a leave of absence from his job in the Department of Insurance and travelled across the state to hold meetings and rallies. He won the May 5 primary, securing the Democratic
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program of misallocating $ 414 million in federal funding. Campbell sent the audit to state and federal prosecutors for review, and said, "This is the most damaging audit that we have ever had to release in my 11, 12 years as state auditor." The audit led to a public dispute between Campbell and
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committee hearing, asserted that what problems existed would have been fixed if Campbell had followed-up on issues his office discovered in 1997, and stated that she wished to return to the "very good relationship" she had with Campbell before the release of the audit. Campbell followed her
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Vernon Abernethy in the general election. Campbell pledged that if he was elected he would create an advisory council for the office and establish a technical assistance program to educate officials in other state agencies on cost-controlling methods. Abernethy emphasized his
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and sponsored another former client to run in the primary. Ralph Campbell stated that Kenneth had been deceived, and the latter's candidacy was invalidated by election officials after one asserted that the move was done to confuse voters in the primary. Campbell attended the
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vehicle and criticized him for the 1995 collision, saying he should resign from office. Campbell rejected the allegations. He ultimately won re-election with less than 50 percent of the vote, receiving the fewest votes among the Democratic candidates on the
374:, and from 1986 to 1990 as a plan auditor for the State Health Benefits Office. In 1990, Campbell took an administrative job in the North Carolina Department of Insurance, holding the job until 1992. In 1985, Campbell was elected to the
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which led its chief executive officer to resign and the board of directors to revise its rules regarding credit cards and travel expenses. The following month the auditor's office released a report which accused the North Carolina
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Judd, Alan; Whitt, Richard (October 25, 2000). "Campbell kin's N.C. campaign partly fueled by area money Election: Contributors to state auditor's race include Atlanta's police chief and city attorney".
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Ranii, David; Krueger, Bill (October 4, 2003). "North Carolina Technological Development Authority Files for Bankruptcy".
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Schreiner, Mark (March 31, 2004). "Ports director ousted ; Authority requests resignation after critical audit".
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Weigl, Andrea (December 16, 2002). "Raleigh, N.C., Hackers Show Vulnerability of State Agencies' Computer Security".
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Gardner, Amy (April 20, 2004). "North Carolina Medicaid Problems Remain Unfixed after 1997 Audit".
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Bonner, Lynn (April 14, 2004). "Federal, State Prosecutors Get North Carolina's Medicaid Audit".
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legislative panel to study the matter. In June he audited the expenses of State Attorney General
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Maley, Frank (April 1, 2005). "State auditor figured he could do better job".
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Ellison, Quinten (May 11, 2003). "Audit changes policy on neglect reports".
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McGrath, Gareth (April 13, 2004). "Ports board ready to move on".
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1560:"Campbell: Race May Have Been Factor In State Auditor Campaign"
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was elected Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina in 2020.
1177:"Homeless auditor candidate's voter registration rejected"
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1092:"Auditor dismisses opponent's allegations of wrongdoings"
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664:"Political leader for blacks, Ralph Campbell, dies at 67"
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833:"Campbell Gets State Auditor Nod, Clayton Faces Runoff"
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Campbell accompanied his father and sister to the 1963
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759:"Ralph Campbell Jr. Gets Audit Campaign in High Gear"
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Ralph Campbell Jr. was born on December 7, 1946, in
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1111:"Women May hold the Wild Card in 2000 Elections"
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1772:. Raleigh: North Carolina Secretary of State.
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815:"District C. Councilman Announces For Auditor"
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717:"Campbell Says He Would Be Effective Auditor"
362:From 1971 until 1977, Campbell served in the
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851:"Democrats United Behind Ralph Campbell, Jr"
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