Lydia Lavelle Explained

Lydia Lavelle
Office1:Mayor of Carrboro
Term Start1:December 3, 2013
Term End1:2021
Predecessor1:Mark Chilton
Successor1:Damon Seils
Office2:Carrboro Alderman
Term Start2:2007
Term End2:2013
Nationality:American
Occupation:Law professor

Lydia E. Lavelle is an American academic and politician. She was the mayor of Carrboro, North Carolina, from 2013 to 2021, and is a professor of law at North Carolina Central University.[1] She was first elected mayor in 2013, after serving on the Board of Aldermen of Carrboro for six years from 2007 to 2013.[2] [3] [4] When she was elected, she became the first openly-lesbian mayor in North Carolina.[5] She served on the board of the North Carolina Metropolitan Mayors Coalition[6] and on the North Carolina Commission on Inclusion, to which she was appointed in 2018.[7] As a law professor, she has researched the effects of anti-discrimination laws on LGBT people.

In 2014, she and her wife, Alicia Stemper, were the first gay couple to receive a marriage certificate in Orange County, North Carolina, after having two previous ceremonies of union prior to the legalization of gay marriage in North Carolina.[8] [9] In 2015, after receiving their marriage certificate, they held a public celebration of their marriage.

Background

Lavelle was born in Athens, Ohio, and earned her bachelor's degree from St. Andrews University followed by a master's in parks and recreation administration from North Carolina State University. She worked in parks administration for several years, before earning her J.D. from North Carolina Central University in 1993.[10] [11] She then clerked for Clifton E. Johnson, North Carolina Court of Appeals judge from 1993 to 1995, and spent several years in private practice with Kevin Foy, who was mayor of Chapel Hill from 2001 to 2009.[12]

Positions

As a result of her research and her identity, she has led Carrboro in promoting policies inclusive of LGBT people and others. In response to the passage of House Bill 2 by the North Carolina General Assembly in 2016, the Carrboro Board of Alderman passed resolutions condemning the actions of the state legislature and Governor Pat McCrory. After the passage of the resolutions, she prepared a model resolution for other municipalities to use in condemning the bill.[13] She has opposed raids by Immigrations and Customs Enforcement, alongside her counterpart in neighboring Chapel Hill, Pam Hemminger.[14] She has also expressed an interest in continuing the development of public transportation in the region.

Electoral history

Carrboro Board of Aldermen Election, 2011[15]
CandidateVotes%
Michelle Johnson2,19629.89
Lydia Ellen Lavelle2,19129.82
Dan Coleman1,90725.95
Braxton Foushee98713.43
Write-In (Miscellaneous)690.91
Carrboro Mayor Election, 2013[16]
CandidateVotes%
Lydia E. Lavelle1,83896.18
Write-In (Miscellaneous)633.30
Mark Chilton (Write-In)50.26
Brian Voyce (Write-In)50.26
Carrboro Mayor Election, 2015[17]
CandidateVotes%
Lydia E. Lavelle1,74996.36
Write-In (Miscellaneous)663.64
Carrboro Mayor Election, 2017[18]
CandidateVotes%
Lydia E. Lavelle3,21187.85
Michael (Mike) Benson42111.52
Write-In (Miscellaneous)230.63

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lydia Lavelle running for re-election, looking to complete unfinished business. The Daily Tar Heel. 2019-05-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20190503231341/https://www.dailytarheel.com/article/2019/04/lydia-lavelle-reelection-0423. 2019-05-03. live.
  2. Web site: Lavelle Running for Re-Election as Carrboro Mayor. 2019-04-17. Chapelboro.com. en-US. 2019-05-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20190503231332/https://chapelboro.com/news/election/lavelle-running-for-re-election-as-carrboro-mayor. 2019-05-03. live.
  3. Web site: Q&A with Carrboro Mayor Pro Tempore Lydia Lavelle. The Daily Tar Heel. 2019-05-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20190504122854/https://www.dailytarheel.com/article/2013/07/qa-with-mayor-pro-tem-lydia-lavelle. 2019-05-04. live.
  4. Web site: Who's who: local government in Chapel Hill. The Daily Tar Heel. 2019-05-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20190504123351/https://www.dailytarheel.com/article/2017/07/whos-who-local-government-in-chapel-hill. 2019-05-04. live.
  5. Web site: Carrboro Celebrates NC's 1st Openly-Lesbian Mayor. 2013-12-04. Chapelboro.com. en-US. 2019-05-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20190504162100/https://chapelboro.com/news/local-government/carrboro-celebrates-ncs-first-openly-lesbian-mayor. 2019-05-04. live.
  6. Web site: North Carolina Mayors Discuss Tacking Common Issues. 2018-11-29. Chapelboro.com. en-US. 2019-05-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20190504113849/https://chapelboro.com/news/local-government/nc-metro-mayors-coalition-finds-common-ground-at-fall-meeting. 2019-05-04. live.
  7. Web site: Carrboro Mayor Lydia Lavelle appointed to N.C. Commission on Inclusion. The Daily Tar Heel. 2019-05-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20190403014027/https://www.dailytarheel.com/article/2018/07/carrboro-mayor-inclusion-0725. 2019-04-03. live.
  8. Web site: First gay couples get married in Orange County. March. Mary Tyler. The Daily Tar Heel. https://web.archive.org/web/20190504133409/https://www.dailytarheel.com/article/2014/10/first-gay-couples%20get%20married%20in%20orange%20county. 2019-05-04. live. 2019-05-04.
  9. Web site: Carrboro mayor Lydia Lavelle calls for national inclusivity. Risinger. Corey. The Daily Tar Heel. https://web.archive.org/web/20190504123339/https://www.dailytarheel.com/article/2015/01/carrboro-mayor-lydia-lavelle-calls-for-national-inclusivity. 2019-05-04. live. 2019-05-04.
  10. Web site: Lydia E. Lavelle . North Carolina Department of Administration . 9 June 2019.
  11. Web site: Lydia E. Lavelle . NCCU School of Law . 9 June 2019.
  12. Web site: How Our Mayors Manage More Than Just Local Politics. May 23, 2016. Chapel Hill Magazine. en-US. 2019-06-09.
  13. Web site: Carrboro Passes 'Model Resolution' Against HB2, Condemns State Lawmakers. Hooley. Danny. 2016-03-27. INDY Week. en-us. 2019-05-04.
  14. Web site: Chapel Hill and Carrboro mayors speak out against ICE raids in N.C.. The Daily Tar Heel. 2019-05-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20190504033130/https://www.dailytarheel.com/article/2019/02/increased-ice-raids-nc-0213. 2019-05-04. live.
  15. Web site: NC SBE Contest Results. er.ncsbe.gov. 2019-05-04.
  16. Web site: 2013 mayoral election Carrboro . 5 June 2019.
  17. Web site: NC SBE Election Contest Details. er.ncsbe.gov. 2019-05-04.
  18. Web site: NC SBE Election Contest Details. er.ncsbe.gov. 2019-05-04.

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