Malcolm Graham (politician) explained

Malcolm Graham
Office:Member of the Charlotte City Council
Term Start1:December 2, 2019
Predecessor1:Justin Harlow
Constituency1:2nd District
Term Start2:1999
Term End2:2004
Predecessor2:Nasif Majeed
Successor2:Greg Phipps
Constituency2:4th District
State Senate3:North Carolina
State3:North Carolina
District3:40th
Term Start3:January 1, 2005
Term End3:January 1, 2015
Predecessor3:Constituency established
Successor3:Joyce Waddell
Party:Democratic
Birth Date:14 January 1963
Birth Place:Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.
Alma Mater:Johnson C. Smith University (BA)
Spouse:Kim
Profession:business consultant

Malcolm Graham (born January 14, 1963) is a former Democratic member of the North Carolina Senate, US, 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 until 2014, when he ran unsuccessfully ran for the United States House of Representatives in District 12.

From 1999 until 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 September 10,[1] and the general election on November 5.[2] He was sworn into office on December 2, 2019.

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 by white supremacist Dylann Roof in the Charleston church shooting in 2015.

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Notes and References

  1. https://er.ncsbe.gov/contest_details.html?election_dt=09/10/2019&county_id=60&contest_id=17 NC State Board of Elections
  2. https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/05/2019&county_id=60&office=ALL&contest=0 NC State Board of Elections: Nov. 5, 2019