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Former Raleigh Mayor, NC Secretary of Transportation Tom Bradshaw dies at 87

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Thursday, January 1, 2026
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RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- Former Raleigh Mayor Tom Bradshaw passed away Wednesday.

He served as mayor from 1971 to 1973 and was the youngest one in the city's history. Bradshaw was also the North Carolina Secretary of Transportation under Governor Jim Hunt.

He was 87.

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