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RALEIGH — Governor Bev Perdue's decision to be a one-term governor means her long tenure in elected office is coming to an end.

Perdue started her political career serving in the legislature in the 1980's, then in 2000 was elected as Lt. Governor, moving on to governor from there when she won the General Election in 2008 by three percentage points.

Gov. Perdue's top priority has been education. With Republicans recently taking control of the state Legislature, Gov. Perdue has been extremely vocal about funding issues for North Carolina schools.

 "I'm sure she hopes that's what her legacy will be is that when the Republicans took over the legislature and tried to cut teachers tried to cut education funding, she said she wasn't going to stand for it," said Director of Public Policy Polling Tom Jensen.

GOP officials say it is not surprising that Perdue is not running. They point to an ongoing investigation into her 2008 campaign as a barrier to her re-election.

"Governor Perdue's top aides were indicted criminally for helping fudge campaign finance reports last fall. Gov. Perdue took zero responsibility for that. These were her top aides that were with her constantly," said N.C. GOP communications director Rob Lockwood.

Gov. Perdue said she will finish out her term, focusing on priorities like putting North Carolinians back to work.