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Charlotte/Mecklenburg County
Civic Life
Mecklenburg Board of County Commissioners
(elected in even-numbered years/six from districts/three at-large)
Charlotte Mecklenburg Government Center
600 E. 4th St.
Charlotte, NC 28202
704-336-2472
charmeck.org/mecklenburg/county/BOCC
Regular Meetings:
Tuesdays, 6 p.m., Meeting Chamber
The commission is currently dominated by Democrats and is largely supportive of the LGBT community.
Trevor Fuller, Chairman (D)
Trevor.Fuller@MecklenburgCountyNC.gov
704-724-5831
Dumont Clarke, Vice Chairman (D)
dumontclarke@mvalaw.com
704-331-1051
Pat Cotham, At Large (D)
Pat.Cotham@MecklenburgCountyNC.gov
704-336-3866
Kim M. Ratliff, At Large (D)
Kim.Ratliff@MecklenburgCountyNC.gov
704-336-2641
Karen Bentley, District 1 (R)
Karen.Bentley@MecklenburgCountyNC.gov
704-432-3997
Vilma Leake, District 2 (D)
Vilma.Leake@MecklenburgCountyNC.gov
704-336 2088
George Dunlap, District 3 (D)
George.Dunlap@MecklenburgCountyNC.gov
704-336-4419
Matthew Ridenhour, District 5 (R)
Matthew.Ridenhour@MecklenburgCountyNC.gov
Bill James, District 6 (R)
wjames@carolina.rr.com
Charlotte City Council
(elected in odd-numbered years/seven from districts/four at-large)
Charlotte Mecklenburg Government Center
600 E. 4th St.
Charlotte, NC 28202
704-336-7600
charmeck.org/city/charlotte/citycouncil
Regular Meetings:
Mondays, 7 p.m., Meeting Chamber
The current council is filled to the brim with Democrats who are supportive of the LGBT community. One of its members, LaWana Mayfield, stands as the first openly LGBT elected official elected in Charlotte in 2011. She is a long-time community advocate and organizer, having worked with the American Red Cross, Mecklenburg LGBT Political Action Committee, Charlotte Lesbian & Gay Fund, the Human Rights Campaign and more. Council’s second openly-gay member, Al Austin, was elected in 2013.
Dan Clodfelter, Mayor (D)
mayor@charlottenc.gov
704-336-2241
Michael D. Barnes, Mayor Pro Tem, At-Large (D)
barnesforcharlotte@gmail.com
704-509-6141
Claire Green Fallon, At-Large (D)
cfallon@charlottenc.gov
704-336-6105
David Howard, At-Large (D)
info@davidhowardclt.com
704-336-4099
Vi Lyles, At-Large (D)
vlyles@charlottenc.gov
704-336-3431
Patsy B. Kinsey, District 1 (D)
pkinsey@charlottenc.gov
704-336-3432
Al Austin, District 2 (D)
aaustin@charlottenc.gov
704-336-3185
LaWana Mayfield, District 3 (D)
lmayfield@charlottenc.gov
704-336-3435
Gregory A. Phipps, District 4 (D)
gaphipps@charlottenc.gov
704-336-3436
John N. Autry, District 5 (D)
jautry@charlottenc.gov
704-336-2777
Kenny Smith, District 6 (R)
krsmith@charlottenc.gov
704-574-7241
Edmund H. Driggs, District 7 (R)
ed@eddriggs.com
704-432-7077
Ron Carlee, City Manager
rcarlee@charlottenc.gov
704-336-2241
Other Charlotte/Mecklenburg Government Offices:
Charlotte Area Transit System
charmeck.org/city/charlotte/cats
Charlotte Fire Department
charmeck.org/city/charlotte/fire
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department
charmeck.org/city/charlotte/CMPD
Emergency: 911
Non-Emergency: 311
Health and Human Services: 211
Crime Stoppers: 704-334-1600
Victim Assistance/Rape Crisis: 704-332-9034
Mecklenburg County Board of Elections
charmeck.org/mecklenburg/county/BOE
Mecklenburg County Domestic Violence Division
charmeck.org/mecklenburg/county/CommunitySupportServices/WomensCommission/InfoEdu/DV
Mecklenburg County Health Department
charmeck.org/mecklenburg/county/HealthDepartment
Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office
mecksheriff.com
704-336-2543
State Government
Governor: Pat McCrory (R)
Office of the Governor
20301 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-0301
919-814-2000
governor.state.nc.us
North Carolina General Assembly
Legislative Building
16 W. Jones St.
Raleigh, NC 27601
919-733-4111
ncleg.net
Mecklenburg County Representation
House Members
Rob Bryan, District 88 (R)
Rob.Bryan@ncleg.net
Charles Jeter, District 92 (R)
Charles.Jeter@ncleg.net
Thom Tillis, District 98 (R)
Thom.Tillis@ncleg.net
Rodney W. Moore, District 99 (D)
Rodney.Moore@ncleg.net
Tricia Ann Cotham, District 100 (D)
Tricia.Cotham@ncleg.net
Beverly M. Earle, District 101 (D)
Beverly.Earle@ncleg.net
Becky Carney, District 102 (D)
Becky.Carney@ncleg.net
William Brawley, District 103 (R)
Bill.Brawley@ncleg.net
Ruth Samuelson, District 104 (R)
Ruth.Samuelson@ncleg.net
Jacqueline Michelle Schaffer, District 105 (R)
Jacqueline.Schaffer@ncleg.net
Carla D. Cunningham, District 106 (D)
Carla.Cunningham@ncleg.net
M. Alexander, Jr., District 107 (D)
Kelly.Alexander@ncleg.net
Senate Members
Jeff Jackson, District 37 (D)
Jeff.Jackson@ncleg.net
Joel D. M. Ford, District 38 (D)
Joel.Ford@ncleg.net
Bob Rucho, District 39 (R)
Bob.Rucho@ncleg.net
Malcolm Graham, District 40 (D)
Malcolm.Graham@ncleg.net
Jeff Tarte, District 41 (R)
Jeff.Tarte@ncleg.net
National
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20500
202-456-1414
whitehouse.gov
President Barack Obama (D)
Vice President Joe Biden (D)
U.S. Capitol
East Capitol St NE & First St SE
Washington, DC 20004
visitthecapitol.gov
U.S. Senate
Sen. Richard M. Burr (R)
burr.senate.gov
Sen. Kay Hagan (D)
hagan.senate.gov
U.S. House of Representatives
Rep. Richard Hudson, District 8 (R)
hudson.house.gov
Rep. Robert Pittenger, District 9 (R)
pittenger.house.gov
Vacant due to resignation in January 2014 of Democrat Rep. Mel Watt, District 12
currently being managed under the supervision of the Clerk of the House of Representatives until the seat has been filled.
clerk.house.gov
— compiled by Lainey Millen