Michael Beitler is an author, business professor, and Republican

Republican Party (United States)

The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...

 candidate for North Carolina Secretary of State

North Carolina Secretary of State

The North Carolina Secretary of State is an elected official in the U.S. state of North Carolina, heading the Department of the Secretary of State, which oversees many of the economic and business-related operations of the state government...

 in the 2012 election

North Carolina Council of State elections, 2012

The North Carolina Council of State elections, 2012 will be held November 6, 2012 to select the nine officers of the North Carolina Council of State. This will coincide with the U.S. presidential election, U.S. House elections, N.C. gubernatorial elections, and the statewide judicial elections...

. He is married to spouse, Danielle, and has three children. He received his BS in Finance/Economics from the University of Central Florida

University of Central Florida

The University of Central Florida, commonly referred to as UCF, is a metropolitan public research university located in Orlando, Florida, United States...

 in 1976, his MA in Psychology from Norwich University

Norwich University

Norwich University is a private university located in Northfield, Vermont . The university was founded in 1819 at Norwich, Vermont, as the American Literary, Scientific and Military Academy. It is the oldest of six Senior Military Colleges, and is recognized by the United States Department of...

 in 1994 and his PhD in Leadership Development from the The Union Institute in 1997. Dr. Beitler is a former business professor at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

The University of North Carolina at Greensboro , also known as UNC Greensboro, is a public university in Greensboro, North Carolina, United States and is a constituent institution of the University of North Carolina system. The university offers more than 100 undergraduate, 61 master's and 26...

, business consultant, host of “Free Markets” radio show, author of three books, and a former Chief Financial Officer.

Beitler, who ran in 2010

United States Senate election in North Carolina, 2010

The 2010 United States Senate election in North Carolina was held on November 2, 2010. The filing deadline for the primaries was February 26; the primaries were held on May 4, with a Democratic primary runoff held on June 22. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Richard Burr won re-election to a...

 as a Libertarian for U.S. Senate, has rejoined the Republican Party and has spent much of the last several months touring the state and gauging support for his candidacy. On Monday August 1, 2011, he told Curtis Wright on his morning radio show that is broadcast in southeastern North Carolina each weekday morning that he was running. “I, Mike Beitler, am an official candidate for Secretary of State,” Beitler said. “The reason I am seeking the position is because Elaine Marshall has been there fifteen years and she missed part of her job description which is to facilitate business in North Carolina."

External links

• Michael Beitler, Ph.D. professional site
• Michael Beitler for NC Secretary of State official campaign site