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."
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Re: Perdue: I trust Garrett not to lobby
Wouldn't it be easier if they just went ahead and registered him as a lobyist for North Carolina, let him work on NC issues, then had him follow the rules? As it is, unless they want to release a full accounting of his travels, meetings, and conversations, anytime he and a politician are in the same room, we're going to have these questions come up. That or move him to DC and let him play in the big leagues there until Gov. Perdue is out of office.