Kelly Alexander
Kelly Alexander | |
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Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 107th district | |
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Assumed office January 1, 2009 | |
Preceded by | Pete Cunningham |
Personal details | |
Born | Kelly M. Alexander Jr. (1948-10-17) October 17, 1948 (age 75) Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Relatives | Kelly Alexander Sr. (father) Frederick Alexander (uncle) |
Residence(s) | Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. |
Alma mater | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (BS, MPA)[1] |
Kelly M. Alexander Jr. (born October 17, 1948) is a Democratic member of the North Carolina House of Representatives.[2] He represents the 107th district.[3][4] During the 2015 legislative session, Alexander is one of 22 African Americans in the North Carolina House of Representatives.[5]
Alexander is the son of NAACP chair Kelly Alexander Sr. and nephew of civil rights activist Frederick Alexander.[6]
He attended West Charlotte High School and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.[7] Alexander returned to Charlotte after college to manage the Alexander Funeral Home.[7] He has taught classes at Central Piedmont Community College, Johnson C. Smith University, Queens University of Charlotte and University of North Carolina at Charlotte.[8]
Following in his father's footsteps, Alexander became President of the NC NAACP and served on the national NAACP board.[7] He first ran for NC General Assembly in 2008 and won, taking his oath in 2009.[8]
Alexander was the first African American to be appointed to the Airport Advisory Committee from 1978 to 1984. He was involved in preventing an NC amendment that would allow state assemblymen to serve for four terms instead of two.[4]
Electoral history
2022
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Kelly Alexander (incumbent) | 5,602 | 83.50% | |
Democratic | Vermanno Bowman | 1,107 | 16.50% | |
Total votes | 6,709 | 100% |
2020
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Kelly Alexander (incumbent) | 37,421 | 81.33% | |
Republican | Richard Rivette | 8,591 | 18.67% | |
Total votes | 46,012 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
2018
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Kelly Alexander (incumbent) | 24,453 | 100% | |
Total votes | 24,453 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
2016
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Kelly Alexander (incumbent) | 10,304 | 90.14% | |
Democratic | Robert Blok | 1,127 | 9.86% | |
Total votes | 11,431 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Kelly Alexander (incumbent) | 34,305 | 100% | |
Total votes | 34,305 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
2014
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Kelly Alexander (incumbent) | 18,049 | 100% | |
Total votes | 18,049 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
2012
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Kelly Alexander (incumbent) | 32,275 | 100% | |
Total votes | 32,275 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
2010
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Kelly Alexander (incumbent) | 13,132 | 67.26% | |
Republican | Debbie Ware | 6,392 | 32.74% | |
Total votes | 19,524 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
2008
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Kelly Alexander | 8,542 | 63.53% | |
Democratic | Mary Nixon Richardson | 4,903 | 36.47% | |
Total votes | 13,445 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Kelly Alexander | 27,502 | 75.26% | |
Republican | Gary Hardee | 9,043 | 24.74% | |
Total votes | 36,545 | 100% | ||
Democratic hold |
References
- ^ "Kelly Alexander, Jr".
- ^ "The Voter's Self Defense System".
- ^ "North Carolina State House of Representatives 2009-2010". Retrieved April 3, 2021.
- ^ a b "Capwiz is Unavailable". Archived from the original on 2020-05-03. Retrieved 2015-06-01.
- ^ "North Carolina African-American Legislators 1969-2015*" (PDF). Retrieved 27 February 2016.
- ^ "Remembering the Fathers Who Fought for Civil Rights". spectrumlocalnews.com. Retrieved 2021-01-20.
- ^ a b c "About". Kelly Alexander. Retrieved 2021-01-20.
- ^ a b "About". Kelly Alexander. Retrieved 2016-11-08.
- ^ [1] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
- ^ [2] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
- ^ [3] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
- ^ [4] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
- ^ [5] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
- ^ [6] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
- ^ [7] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
- ^ [8] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
- ^ [9] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
- ^ [10] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
External links
- Interview with Kelly Alexander Jr
- Kelly M Alexander Papers, J Murrey Atkins Library, UNC Charlotte.
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Preceded by | Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 107th district 2009–Present | Incumbent |
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