Mecklenburg County is a county located in the southwestern region of the state of North Carolina,in the United States. As of the 2020 census,the population was 1,115,482,making it the second-most populous county in North Carolina and the first county in the Carolinas to surpass one million in population. Its county seat is Charlotte,the state's largest community.
Matthews is a town in southeastern Mecklenburg County,North Carolina,United States. It is a suburb of Charlotte. The population was 27,198 according to the 2010 census.
Alma Shealey Adams is an American politician who represents North Carolina's 12th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives. A Democrat,Adams represented the state's 58th House district in Guilford County in the North Carolina General Assembly from her appointment in April 1994 until her election to Congress,succeeded by Ralph C. Johnson. A college administrator and art professor from Greensboro,Adams is known for her many distinctive hats. She won the 2014 special election in North Carolina's 12th congressional district to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Mel Watt,becoming the 100th woman serving in the 113th Congress. She won election to a full two-year term at the same time.
Beverly Miller Earle is a former Democratic member of the North Carolina House of Representatives,having represented the 101st district,including constituents in Mecklenburg County from 1995 to 2019. A retiree from Charlotte,North Carolina,Earle served twelve terms in the state House.
James Monroe Gulley was a Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's 103rd House district,including constituents in Mecklenburg County. From Matthews,North Carolina,Gulley served seven terms in the state House.
Martha Bedell Alexander is a former Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly. She represented the state's one hundred sixth House district that included constituents in Mecklenburg county. A homemaker from Charlotte,North Carolina,Alexander served ten terms in the NC House from 1993 to 2013. After redistricting,she lost re-election to her seat in 2012.
Rebecca Ann "Becky" Carney is a Democratic member of the North Carolina House of Representatives representing the 102nd district since 2003. Her district includes constituents in Mecklenburg county. Carney is a homemaker from Charlotte,North Carolina.
Ruth Culbertson Samuelson was a Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly,representing the 104th district in the North Carolina House of Representatives from 2007 to 2015. From 2000 to 2004,Samuelson served as a member of the Mecklenburg County Board of Commissioners,representing the Fifth District. In 2004,she ran for an At-Large seat on the Board of Commissioners,but lost in a tight general election race.
The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina were held on November 8,2016,to elect the 13 U.S. representatives from the state of North Carolina,one from each of the state's 13 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2016 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections.
Jennifer Roberts is an American politician,businesswoman and former diplomat who served as the 58th mayor of Charlotte,North Carolina. She was elected on November 3,2015 having previously served four terms on the Mecklenburg County Board of Commissioners. In 2012,she was the Democratic nominee for the United States House of Representatives in North Carolina's 9th congressional district.
Robert P. Bryan III is an American politician and attorney serving as a member of the North Carolina Senate for the 39th district. A Republican,he served as a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from Mecklenburg County from 2013,when he defeated long-time Democratic incumbent Martha Alexander,until 2016,when he was defeated by Democratic candidate Mary Gardner Belk. After leaving the House,Bryan accepted an appointment to the UNC Board of Governors.
Theodore Paul Budd is an American businessman and politician serving as the junior United States senator for North Carolina since 2023. A member of the Republican Party,he was the U.S. representative for North Carolina's 13th congressional district from 2017 to 2023.
Pat Cotham is serving her third term on the Mecklenburg Board County Commission from the at-large district. During her first term she served as Chair of the Board. She earned a BA in Spanish and a BJ in journalism from the University of Missouri.
Mary Gardner Belk is a Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's eighty-eighth House district,which includes portions of Southeast Mecklenburg County. 2017 was her first year in North Carolina House. In the 2017–2018 session,Belk served on the Transportation,Banking,and Justice and Public Safety Appropriations Committees.
The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina were held on November 3,2020,to elect the 13 U.S. representatives from the state of North Carolina,one from each of the state's 13 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2020 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections.
The 2022 United States Senate election in North Carolina was held on November 8,2022 to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of North Carolina. Primary elections were scheduled for March 8,2022,but were delayed by the North Carolina Supreme Court and rescheduled for May 17.
A special election was held on September 10,2019,to fill the vacancy in North Carolina's 9th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives for the remainder of the 116th United States Congress. The seat had been vacant since the opening of the 116th Congress,following the refusal of the North Carolina State Board of Elections to certify the results of the November 2018 election in the district due to allegations of electoral fraud. Because of the allegations,the race received substantial national attention.
Kathy Ellen Manning is an American lawyer and politician from North Carolina,presently representing the state's North 6th congressional district. A member of the Democratic Party,her district is in the heart of the Piedmont Triad and includes Greensboro and most of Winston-Salem. She was the nominee for North Carolina's 13th congressional district in the 2018 election,and ran for and won the neighboring 6th in the 2020 election after court-ordered redistricting.
Terry M. Brown Jr. is an American attorney and politician in Charlotte,North Carolina. Brown represents District 92 in the North Carolina House of Representatives.
Nikita V. Mackey is an American former police officer,lawyer,and politician who served as a Democratic member of the North Carolina House of Representatives,representing the 99th district.
