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Berry was born in Newton, North Carolina and owned LGM Ltd., a spark plug wire manufacturing business in Catawba County, North Carolina.[2] A businesswoman, Berry served in the North Carolina House of Representatives from 1993 to 2000, where she chaired the welfare reform committee and co-chaired the commerce committee.[3] In November 2000, she was elected state labor commissioner, the first woman to hold the post.[1] A Republican, (the only Republican on the Council of State between 2001 and 2005), she bested DemocratWayne Goodwin to win a second term in the 2004 statewide elections.[1] Berry narrowly defeated Mary Fant Donnan to keep her seat in the 2008 election. Berry won a fourth four-year term in November 2012, defeating former Labor Commissioner John C. Brooks by more than 280,000 votes.[4] Berry won a fifth four-year term in November 2016 , defeating former Raleigh mayor Charles Meeker by more than 476,000 votes, her largest percentage margin of victory.[5]
Berry was criticized in a newspaper report on poultry plant oversight.[6] Berry's fundraising has also been called into question by the Charlotte Observer.[7]
Popular culture
Berry has received a small following among younger North Carolinians due to her catchy name (when mispronounced as CHAIR-ree Berry, like the fruit) and her picture inside elevators in North Carolina. Her picture and signature appear inside all elevators in North Carolina on the Certification of Operation leading to her receiving the unofficial title of "The Elevator Queen".
There have been multiple comicalsongs written about her.
Electoral history
North Carolina House of Representatives 45th District Election, 1996
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Joe Kiser (inc.)
29,173
50.64
Republican
Cherie Killian Berry (inc.)
28,436
49.36
North Carolina House of Representatives 45th District Election, 1998
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Joe Kiser (inc.)
20,275
39.02
Republican
Cherie Killian Berry (inc.)
20,122
38.72
Democratic
Columbus Turner
11,567
22.26
North Carolina Commissioner of Labor Republican Primary Election, 2000
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Cherie Killian Berry
92,695
38.39
Republican
John Miller
74,127
30.70
Republican
Mac Wetherman
49,468
20.49
Republican
Carl Southard
25,135
10.41
North Carolina Commissioner of Labor Election, 2000
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Cherie Killian Berry
1,379,417
50.13
Democratic
Doug Berger
1,372,165
49.87
North Carolina Commissioner of Labor Republican Primary Election, 2004
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Cherie Berry (inc.)
194,723
64.57
Republican
Lloyd Funderburk
106,841
35.43
North Carolina Commissioner of Labor Election, 2004
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Cherie Berry (inc.)
1,723,004
52.09
Democratic
Wayne Goodwin
1,584,488
47.91
North Carolina Commissioner of Labor Election, 2008
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Cherie Berry (inc.)
2,065,095
50.61
Democratic
Mary Fant Donnan
2,015,442
49.39
North Carolina Commissioner of Labor Election, 2012
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Cherie Berry (inc.)
2,300,500
53.26
Democratic
John Brooks
2,019,266
46.74
North Carolina Commissioner of Labor Election, 2016
^Alexander, Ames (9 March 2008). "BERRY PLANS NO CHANGES AFTER STORIES ON POULTRY". Charlotte Observer. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
