| Honorific-Prefix: | Representative |
| James Gailliard | |
| State House: | North Carolina |
| State: | North Carolina |
| District: | 25th |
| Term Start: | January 1, 2019 |
| Term End: | January 1, 2023 |
| Predecessor: | Jeff Collins |
| Successor: | Allen Chesser |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Birth Name: | James David Gailliard |
| Birth Date: | 9 January 1965 |
| Birth Place: | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Alma Mater: | Morehouse College (BS) |
| Occupation: | Pastor CEO |
| Residence: | Rocky Mount, North Carolina, U.S. |
James David Gailliard (born January 9, 1965) is an American pastor and politician. He is senior pastor and CEO of Word Tabernacle Church in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, and a Democratic former member of the North Carolina House of Representatives. Gailliard represented the 25th district (including most of Nash County) from 2019 to 2023.[1] He attended Morehouse College and St. Joseph's University.
Gailliard won the November 2018 general election for House District 25 (Nash County/Rocky Mount); the first African-American to hold this seat. He secured fifty-one percent of the vote while his closest rival, Republican John Check, secured forty-five percent.[2]
Gailliard was defeated for reelection in the November 2022 general election for House District 25 (Nash County/Rocky Mount) by Republican Allen Chesser. Chesser secured fifty-two percent of the vote to Gailliard's forty-four percent.[3]