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{{Short description|American politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Fern Shubert
| image = Fern Shubert.gif
| state_senate = North Carolina
| state = North Carolina
| district = [[North Carolina's 35th Senate district|35th]]
| predecessor = [[Aaron W. Plyler|Aaron Plyler]] (Redistricting)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ncleg.gov/Files/GIS/Plans_Main/Senate_1992/mapSimple.pdf|title=1992 Senate Base Plan #6|accessdate=2021-05-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ncleg.gov/Files/GIS/Plans_Main/Senate_2002_Court/mapGrouping.pdf|title=INTERIM SENATE REDISTRICTING PLAN FOR N.C. 2002 ELECTIONS|accessdate=2021-05-01}}</ref>
| successor = [[W. Edward Goodall|Eddie Goodall]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.carolana.com/NC/2000s/nc_2000s_house_2005-2006.html|title=North Carolina State House of Representatives 2005-2006|accessdate=2021-05-01}}</ref>
| term_start = January 1, 2003
| term_end = January 1, 2005
| state_house1 = North Carolina
| state1 = North Carolina
| district1 = 34th
| predecessor1 = O. Max Melton<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.carolana.com/NC/1900s/nc_1900s_house_1999-2000.html|title=North Carolina State House of Representatives 1999-2000|accessdate=2021-05-01}}</ref>
| successor1 = [[J. Curtis Blackwood Jr.|Curtis Blackwood]] (Redistricting)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ncleg.gov/Files/GIS/Plans_Main/House_1992/mapSimple.pdf|title=1992 House Base Plan 5|accessdate=2021-05-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ncleg.gov/Files/GIS/Plans_Main/House_2002_Court/mapSimple.pdf|title=INTERIM HOUSE REDISTRICTING PLAN FOR N.C. 2002 ELECTION|accessdate=2021-05-01}}</ref>
| term_start1 = January 1, 2001
| term_end1 = January 1, 2003
| predecessor2 = Bobby Griffin<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.carolana.com/NC/1900s/nc_1900s_house_1993-1994.html|title=North Carolina State House of Representatives 1993-1994|accessdate=2021-05-01}}</ref>
| successor2 = O. Max Melton
| term_start2 = January 1, 1995
| term_end2 = January 1, 1999
| residence = [[Marshville, North Carolina]]
| party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| birth_name = Fern Haywood Shubert
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1947|08|30}}
| birth_place = [[Durham, North Carolina|Durham]], [[North Carolina]], U.S.
| spouse = Jerry<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=http://archive.org/details/northcarolinaman20012002nort|title=North Carolina manual [serial]|year=1916 |publisher=[Raleigh] : North Carolina Historical Commission|via=Internet Archive}}</ref>
| children = 2<ref name="auto"/>
| alma_mater = [[Duke University]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/|title=The Voter's Self Defense System|website=Vote Smart}}</ref>
| occupation =
}}

'''Fern H. Shubert''' (born August 30, 1947) is a former [[United States Republican Party|Republican]] member of the [[North Carolina General Assembly]] representing the state's thirty-fifth [[North Carolina Senate|Senate]] district, including constituents in [[Mecklenburg County, North Carolina|Mecklenburg]] and [[Union County, North Carolina|Union]] counties. An accountant from [[Marshville, North Carolina]], Shubert served in the State House from 1994 to 1998 and again from 2000 to 2002.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wbt.radio.com/articles/nc-congressional-district-9-primaries-candidate-rundown|title = NC Congressional District 9 Primaries: Candidate Rundown|date = 12 April 2019}}</ref> She served in the State Senate from 2002 to 2004, where she was the Republican [[whip (politics)|whip]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=24607|title=Our Campaigns - NC State Senate 35 Race - Nov 05, 2002|website=www.ourcampaigns.com}}</ref>

Before it folded, she wrote a column in the ''County Edge'', a weekly publication in Union County, and still weighs in on local political issues including a fight against a half-cent prepared food and beverage tax that would have helped build a civic center in Monroe.

Shubert was one of the candidates for the Republican gubernatorial nomination to challenge Governor [[Mike Easley]] in the [[North Carolina gubernatorial election, 2004|2004 election]]. The sole woman in a field of six contenders for the GOP nomination, Shubert campaigned as an outsider to the party establishment, but placed fifth in the primary, gathering only 4% of votes cast.

Shubert ran to return to her old Senate seat in 2010.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.newsobserver.com/politics/story/293382.html |title=N.C. Senator says office doesn't pay the bills - Politics - NewsObserver.com |accessdate=2010-02-09 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100123033553/http://www.newsobserver.com/politics/story/293382.html |archivedate=2010-01-23 }}</ref> She lost the Republican primary on May 4 to [[Tommy Tucker (politician)|Tommy Tucker]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NC/15705/24367/en/summary.html|title=State Board of Elections - Primary Election Results}}</ref> In 2012, Shubert filed to run for [[North Carolina State Auditor]].<ref>[http://ncfef.org/Images/2012_Election_Tracker.pdf 2012 Election Tracker] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111111164934/http://ncfef.org/Images/2012_Election_Tracker.pdf |date=2011-11-11 }}</ref>

On March 11, 2019, Shubert filed to run in the Republican primary to select a candidate for the 9th Congressional district 2019 special election, ordered by the North Carolina State Board of Elections after the Board declined to certify the race's November 6, 2018 outcome due to allegations of election fraud.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/Elections/2019/District9Candidates.pdf|title=State Board of Elections Candidate Detail List|date=2019-03-11|access-date=2019-03-11}}</ref>

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{{s-ttl|title=Member of the [[North Carolina Senate]] <br/> from the [[North Carolina's 35th Senate district|35th]] district|years=2003–2005}}
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Fern Shubert - Revision history

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