| Bobbie Richardson | |
| Office: | Chair of the North Carolina Democratic Party |
| Term Start: | February 27, 2021 |
| Term End: | February 11, 2023 |
| Predecessor: | Wayne Goodwin |
| Successor: | Anderson Clayton |
| State House1: | North Carolina |
| District1: | 7th |
| Term Start1: | January 9, 2013 |
| Term End1: | January 1, 2019 |
| Predecessor1: | Angela Bryant |
| Successor1: | Lisa Stone Barnes |
| Birth Date: | 25 December 1949 |
| Birth Place: | Wood, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Education: | North Carolina Central University (BA, MA) University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (PhD) |
Bobbie J. Richardson (born December 25, 1949) is an American politician. She is the former Chair of the North Carolina Democratic Party, former First Vice Chair of the North Carolina Democratic Party and a former Democratic member of the North Carolina House of Representatives.[1] She was appointed to represent the 7th District (which includes portions of Franklin and Nash counties) in January 2013 after then-state representative Angela Bryant was appointed to complete the unexpired term of late state senator Edward Jones.[2] Richardson is a retired educator and administrator, with 35 years of experience as an educator in North Carolina public schools.[3] She earned her undergraduate and master's degrees from North Carolina Central University in Durham and her doctorate from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Richardson is African-American.[4]
On November 24, 2020, Richardson announced her candidacy to succeed Wayne Goodwin as the Chair of the North Carolina Democratic Party via social media and email. She was elected on Feb. 27, 2021, becoming the first Black person in that position.[5]
On February 11, 2023, Richardson lost re-election as Chair of the North Carolina Democratic Party to Anderson Clayton, a 25 year old activist from Roxboro, by a margin of 272-223.[6]
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