Garrett Perdue has never registered as a lobbyist.
A search of state lobbying databases back to 1993 found no record of the son of Gov. Beverly Perdue having registered.
Two online biographies note that Perdue worked as an "associate" and a "government relations liaison" in 1998 for Zeb Alley, a Raleigh lobbyist who is regularly ranked among the five most effective in the state.
He was a senior in college at the time.
Liz Proctor, a spokeswoman for the N.C. Secretary of State's office, said that a person has to register as a lobbyist if they have a client and are paid for their work. She said she could not comment on any specific cases without knowing the details.
"It would be hard to say just based on a title whether or not they should be registered," she said.
State law allows some economic development lobbyists to register without their records being made public until the project is announced, but Proctor said no one is currently registered under that provision.
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