Kelly Alexander

American politician from North Carolina
Kelly Alexander
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 107th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 1, 2009
Preceded byPete Cunningham
Personal details
Born
Kelly M. Alexander Jr.

(1948-10-17) October 17, 1948 (age 75)
Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
RelativesKelly Alexander Sr. (father)
Frederick Alexander (uncle)
Residence(s)Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
Alma materUniversity 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

North Carolina House of Representatives 107th district Democratic primary election, 2022[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kelly Alexander (incumbent) 5,602 83.50%
Democratic Vermanno Bowman 1,107 16.50%
Total votes 6,709 100%

2020

North Carolina House of Representatives 107th district general election, 2020[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kelly Alexander (incumbent) 37,421 81.33%
Republican Richard Rivette 8,591 18.67%
Total votes 46,012 100%
Democratic hold

2018

North Carolina House of Representatives 107th district general election, 2018[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kelly Alexander (incumbent) 24,453 100%
Total votes 24,453 100%
Democratic hold

2016

North Carolina House of Representatives 107th district Democratic primary election, 2016[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kelly Alexander (incumbent) 10,304 90.14%
Democratic Robert Blok 1,127 9.86%
Total votes 11,431 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 107th district general election, 2016[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kelly Alexander (incumbent) 34,305 100%
Total votes 34,305 100%
Democratic hold

2014

North Carolina House of Representatives 107th district general election, 2014[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kelly Alexander (incumbent) 18,049 100%
Total votes 18,049 100%
Democratic hold

2012

North Carolina House of Representatives 107th district general election, 2012[15]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kelly Alexander (incumbent) 32,275 100%
Total votes 32,275 100%
Democratic hold

2010

North Carolina House of Representatives 107th district general election, 2010[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kelly Alexander (incumbent) 13,132 67.26%
Republican Debbie Ware 6,392 32.74%
Total votes 19,524 100%
Democratic hold

2008

North Carolina House of Representatives 107th district Democratic primary election, 2008[17]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kelly Alexander 8,542 63.53%
Democratic Mary Nixon Richardson 4,903 36.47%
Total votes 13,445 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 107th district general election, 2008[18]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kelly Alexander 27,502 75.26%
Republican Gary Hardee 9,043 24.74%
Total votes 36,545 100%
Democratic hold

References

  1. ^ "Kelly Alexander, Jr".
  2. ^ "The Voter's Self Defense System".
  3. ^ "North Carolina State House of Representatives 2009-2010". Retrieved April 3, 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Capwiz is Unavailable". Archived from the original on 2020-05-03. Retrieved 2015-06-01.
  5. ^ "North Carolina African-American Legislators 1969-2015*" (PDF). Retrieved 27 February 2016.
  6. ^ "Remembering the Fathers Who Fought for Civil Rights". spectrumlocalnews.com. Retrieved 2021-01-20.
  7. ^ a b c "About". Kelly Alexander. Retrieved 2021-01-20.
  8. ^ a b "About". Kelly Alexander. Retrieved 2016-11-08.
  9. ^ [1] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  10. ^ [2] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  11. ^ [3] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  12. ^ [4] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  13. ^ [5] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  14. ^ [6] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  15. ^ [7] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  16. ^ [8] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  17. ^ [9] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  18. ^ [10] North Carolina State Board of Elections.

External links

  • Interview with Kelly Alexander Jr
  • Kelly M Alexander Papers, J Murrey Atkins Library, UNC Charlotte.
North Carolina House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 107th district
2009–Present 		Incumbent
  • v
  • t
  • e
156th General Assembly (2023–2024)
Speaker of the House
Tim Moore (R)
Speaker pro tempore
Sarah Stevens (R)
Majority Leader
John Bell (R)
Minority Leader
Robert Reives (D)
  1. ▌Ed Goodwin (R)
  2. ▌Ray Jeffers (D)
  3. ▌Steve Tyson (R)
  4. ▌Jimmy Dixon (R)
  5. ▌Bill Ward (R)
  6. ▌Joe Pike (R)
  7. ▌Matthew Winslow (R)
  8. ▌Gloristine Brown (D)
  9. ▌Timothy Reeder (R)
  10. ▌John Bell (R)
  11. ▌Allison Dahle (D)
  12. ▌Chris Humphrey (R)
  13. ▌Celeste Cairns (R)
  14. ▌George Cleveland (R)
  15. ▌Phil Shepard (R)
  16. ▌Carson Smith (R)
  17. ▌Frank Iler (R)
  18. ▌Deb Butler (D)
  19. ▌Charlie Miller (R)
  20. ▌Ted Davis Jr. (R)
  21. ▌Ya Liu (D)
  22. ▌William Brisson (R)
  23. ▌Shelly Willingham (D)
  24. ▌Ken Fontenot (R)
  25. ▌Allen Chesser (R)
  26. ▌Donna McDowell White (R)
  27. ▌Michael Wray (D)
  28. ▌Larry Strickland (R)
  29. ▌Vernetta Alston (D)
  30. ▌Marcia Morey (D)
  31. ▌Zack Forde-Hawkins (D)
  32. ▌Frank Sossamon (R)
  33. ▌Rosa Gill (D)
  34. ▌Tim Longest (D)
  35. ▌Terence Everitt (D)
  36. ▌Julie von Haefen (D)
  37. ▌Erin Paré (R)
  38. ▌Abe Jones (D)
  39. ▌James Roberson (D)
  40. ▌Joe John (D)
  41. ▌Maria Cervania (D)
  42. ▌Marvin Lucas (D)
  43. ▌Diane Wheatley (R)
  44. ▌Charles Smith (D)
  45. ▌Frances Jackson (D)
  46. ▌Brenden Jones (R)
  47. ▌Jarrod Lowery (R)
  48. ▌Garland Pierce (D)
  49. ▌Cynthia Ball (D)
  50. ▌Renee Price (D)
  51. ▌John Sauls (R)
  52. ▌Ben Moss (R)
  53. ▌Howard Penny Jr. (R)
  54. ▌Robert Reives (D)
  55. ▌Mark Brody (R)
  56. ▌Allen Buansi (D)
  57. ▌Ashton Clemmons (D)
  58. ▌Amos Quick (D)
  59. ▌Alan Branson (R)
  60. ▌Cecil Brockman (D)
  61. ▌Pricey Harrison (D)
  62. ▌John Faircloth (R)
  63. ▌Stephen Ross (R)
  64. ▌Dennis Riddell (R)
  65. ▌Reece Pyrtle (R)
  66. ▌Sarah Crawford (D)
  67. ▌Wayne Sasser (R)
  68. ▌David Willis (R)
  69. ▌Dean Arp (R)
  70. ▌Brian Biggs (R)
  71. ▌Kanika Brown (D)
  72. ▌Amber Baker (D)
  73. ▌Diamond Staton-Williams (D)
  74. ▌Jeff Zenger (R)
  75. ▌Donny Lambeth (R)
  76. ▌Harry Warren (R)
  77. ▌Julia Craven Howard (R)
  78. ▌Neal Jackson (R)
  79. ▌Keith Kidwell (R)
  80. ▌Sam Watford (R)
  81. ▌Larry Potts (R)
  82. ▌Kristin Baker (R)
  83. ▌Kevin Crutchfield (R)
  84. ▌Jeffrey McNeely (R)
  85. ▌Dudley Greene (R)
  86. ▌Hugh Blackwell (R)
  87. ▌Destin Hall (R)
  88. ▌Mary Belk (D)
  89. ▌Mitchell Setzer (R)
  90. ▌Sarah Stevens (R)
  91. ▌Kyle Hall (R)
  92. ▌Terry Brown (D)
  93. ▌Ray Pickett (R)
  94. ▌Jeffrey Elmore (R)
  95. ▌Grey Mills (R)
  96. ▌Jay Adams (R)
  97. ▌Jason Saine (R)
  98. ▌John Bradford (R)
  99. ▌Nasif Majeed (D)
  100. ▌John Autry (D)
  101. ▌Carolyn Logan (D)
  102. ▌Becky Carney (D)
  103. ▌Laura Budd (D)
  104. ▌Brandon Lofton (D)
  105. ▌Wesley Harris (D)
  106. ▌Carla Cunningham (D)
  107. ▌Kelly Alexander (D)
  108. ▌John Torbett (R)
  109. ▌Donnie Loftis (R)
  110. ▌Kelly Hastings (R)
  111. ▌Tim Moore (R)
  112. ▌Tricia Cotham (R)
  113. ▌Jake Johnson (R)
  114. ▌Eric Ager (D)
  115. ▌Lindsey Prather (D)
  116. ▌Caleb Rudow (D)
  117. ▌Jennifer Balkcom (R)
  118. ▌Mark Pless (R)
  119. ▌Mike Clampitt (R)
  120. ▌Karl Gillespie (R)
Authority control databases Edit this at Wikidata
International
  • VIAF
  • WorldCat
National
  • United States


Flag of North CarolinaPolitician icon

This article about a North Carolina politician is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

  • v
  • t
  • e