GO ▁artist ▁Eric ▁Har sh bar ger . ▁ ▁Gib bs ▁attended ▁North ▁Carolina ▁State ▁University , ▁serving ▁as ▁goal keeper ▁for ▁the ▁North ▁Carolina ▁State ▁Wolf pack ▁s occer ▁team ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁Gib bs ▁graduated ▁from ▁North ▁Carolina ▁State ▁cum ▁la ude ▁with ▁a ▁B . A . ▁in ▁Political ▁Science ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁ ▁While ▁a ▁student ▁at ▁North ▁Carolina ▁State ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁Gib bs ▁became ▁an ▁intern ▁for ▁Alabama ' s ▁ 3 rd ▁con gression al ▁district ▁Congress man ▁Glen ▁Brow der . ▁Gib bs ▁quickly ▁rose ▁through ▁the ▁ranks ▁of ▁Brow der ' s ▁staff , ▁rising ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁representative ' s ▁executive ▁assistant ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁Gib bs ▁returned ▁to ▁Alabama ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁to ▁work ▁on ▁Brow der ' s ▁un success ful ▁Senate ▁campaign ▁that ▁year . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁Cong r essional ▁Press ▁Secretary , ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁Gib bs ▁was ▁Press ▁Secretary ▁for ▁Congress man ▁Bob ▁E ther idge ▁of ▁North ▁Carolina ▁and , ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁was ▁sp okes man ▁for ▁Senator ▁Fritz ▁H oll ings ' ▁successful ▁re - e lection ▁campaign . ▁He ▁worked ▁in ▁the ▁campaign s ▁of ▁two ▁other ▁sen ators , ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁Communic ations ▁Director ▁for ▁the ▁Democratic ▁Sen atorial ▁Camp aign ▁Committee ,