Michael Francis Easley is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 72nd governor of North Carolina from 2001 to 2009. He is the first
governor of North Carolina to have been convicted of a felony. The conviction was later expunged by the Chief Judge of the Superior Court of Wake County.
A member of the Democratic Party, Easley was North Carolina's second Catholic governor.
Mike Easley
Easley was elected Attorney General in 1992
Easley with President George W. Bush, Nebraska governor Dave Heineman, and New York governor Eliot Spitzer in 2007.
Easley speaking at his second inauguration, 2005
Rocky Mount, North Carolina
Rocky Mount is a city in Nash and Edgecombe counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The city's population was 54,341 as of the 2020 census, making it the 20th-most populous city in North Carolina. The city is 45 mi (72 km) east of Raleigh, the state capital.
Rocky Mount City Lake Park
Downtown Rocky Mount, 1962
Southern Bank Business Center in downtown Rocky Mount
North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles headquarters