Garrett Perdue worked for his mom in 2001.

The son of Gov. Beverly Perdue went to work for the then-lieutenant governor, according to a Feb. 14, 2001, article in the N&O:

Another top state official, Lt. Gov. Beverly Perdue, has turned to her son, Garrett, to help her with speech-writing and other office duties. But Garrett Perdue, 24, "is just helping out" before he heads to law school in the fall, and he does not work for the state, according to Perdue spokesman Derek J. Chernow. Whatever financial arrangement exists is "between him and his mom," Chernow said.

In the fall of 2001, he started law school at UNC-Chapel Hill, graduating in May of 2004.

Update: According to Beverly Perdue's 2001 mid-year campaign finance report, Garrett was paid $1,378.38 from campaign funds for his work.