Malcolm Graham (politician)

Malcolm Graham (born January 14, 1963) is a former Democratic member of the North Carolina Senate, where he represented District 40 (Mecklenburg County). He was first elected in 2004, defeating former senator Fountain Odom in the Democratic primary and Republican Brian Sisson in the general election. He served in the Senate through 2014, when he ran unsuccessfully ran for the United States House of Representatives in District 12.

Malcolm Graham
Member of the Charlotte City Council
Assumed office
2019
Preceded byJustin Harlow
Constituency2nd District
In office
1999–2004
Preceded byNasif Majeed
Succeeded byGreg Phipps
Constituency4th District
Member of the North Carolina Senate
from the 40th district
In office
January 1, 2005 – January 1, 2015
Preceded byConstituency Established
Succeeded byJoyce Waddell
Personal details
Born (1963-01-14) January 14, 1963
Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)Kim
Alma materJohnson C. Smith University (BA)
Professionbusiness consultant

From 1999 till his election to the Senate in 2004, Graham served as a Charlotte City Council Member representing the city's 4th District.

In 2019, Graham ran for the Charlotte City Council again. He won the Democratic primary for the District 2 seat on Sept. 10, 2019,[1] and the general election on Nov. 5, 2019.[2]

Personal life and family

Graham was born in Charleston, South Carolina and first came to Charlotte in 1981 to attend Johnson C. Smith University on a tennis scholarship. He is the founder of the Center for Supplier Diversity and has served in leadership roles for Bank of America and Time-Warner Cable. Graham currently serves as Special Assistant to the President for Government and Community Relations at Johnson C. Smith University.

Graham and his wife, Kim, have two daughters, Cortney and Nicole. His sister, Cynthia, was murdered in the Charleston church shooting in 2015.

References
  1. NC State Board of Elections
  2. NC State Board of Elections: Nov. 5, 2019
North Carolina Senate
Preceded by
Robert Pittenger		 Member of the North Carolina Senate
from the 40th district
2005–2015		 Succeeded by
Joyce Waddell


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.