Gov. Beverly Perdue said she trusts her son.

Asked about Garrett Perdue's recent attendance at the "Rush the Growler" event in Raleigh, the governor said she does not think he is lobbying, according to a story on WRAL:

"I'm not aware of the specific events, but Garrett assures me he's not lobbying in Raleigh, and I take his word for it," she said in a statement.

Garrett Perdue declined to comment, but Womble Carlyle spokesman Russell Thomas said he wasn't lobbying and attended the event solely because he knew others there.

"Garrett attended a social event – nothing more, nothing less," Thomas said.

State Rep. Leo Daughtry, a Johnston County Republican, told the station that Garrett Perdue's attendance was not "good judgment." 

Garrett Perdue, lobbyist and son of Gov. Beverly Perdue, won't say why he was at the legislature two weeks ago.

The younger Perdue was hired as a lobbyist for Womble, Carlyle, Sandridge & Rice, the state's largest law firm, in February, one month after his mother was sworn in as governor. He previously worked there as an associate.

A Womble Carlyle spokesman at the time emphasized that Garrett Perdue would not deal with state government.

"He won't be doing any lobbying in Raleigh," Womble Carlyle spokesman Russell Thomas said then.

So why was he spotted at the legislature? Perdue did not return emails or voicemails left on his office and cell phones, all asking about his visit.

Thomas declined to comment Thursday.