Kelly Alexander
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 107th district
Assumed office
January 1, 2009
Preceded byPete Cunningham
Personal details
Born
Kelly M. Alexander Jr.

(1948-10-17) October 17, 1948
Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
RelativesKelly Alexander Sr. (father)
Frederick Alexander (uncle)
Residence(s)Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (BS, MPA)[1]

Kelly M. Alexander Jr. (born October 17, 1948) is a Democratic member of the North Carolina House of Representatives.[2] He represents the 107th district.[3][4] During the 2015 legislative session, Alexander is one of 22 African Americans in the North Carolina House of Representatives.[5]

Alexander is the son of NAACP chair Kelly Alexander Sr. and nephew of civil rights activist Frederick Alexander.[6]

He attended West Charlotte High School and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.[7] Alexander returned to Charlotte after college to manage the Alexander Funeral Home.[7] He has taught classes at Central Piedmont Community College, Johnson C. Smith University, Queens University of Charlotte and University of North Carolina at Charlotte.[8]

Following in his father's footsteps, Alexander became President of the NC NAACP and served on the national NAACP board.[7] He first ran for NC General Assembly in 2008 and won, taking his oath in 2009.[8]

Alexander was the first African American to be appointed to the Airport Advisory Committee from 1978 to 1984. He was involved in preventing an NC amendment that would allow state assemblymen to serve for four terms instead of two.[4]

Electoral history

2022

North Carolina House of Representatives 107th district Democratic primary election, 2022[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kelly Alexander (incumbent) 5,602 83.50%
Democratic Vermanno Bowman 1,107 16.50%
Total votes 6,709 100%

2020

North Carolina House of Representatives 107th district general election, 2020[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kelly Alexander (incumbent) 37,421 81.33%
Republican Richard Rivette 8,591 18.67%
Total votes 46,012 100%
Democratic hold

2018

North Carolina House of Representatives 107th district general election, 2018[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kelly Alexander (incumbent) 24,453 100%
Total votes 24,453 100%
Democratic hold

2016

North Carolina House of Representatives 107th district Democratic primary election, 2016[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kelly Alexander (incumbent) 10,304 90.14%
Democratic Robert Blok 1,127 9.86%
Total votes 11,431 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 107th district general election, 2016[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kelly Alexander (incumbent) 34,305 100%
Total votes 34,305 100%
Democratic hold

2014

North Carolina House of Representatives 107th district general election, 2014[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kelly Alexander (incumbent) 18,049 100%
Total votes 18,049 100%
Democratic hold

2012

North Carolina House of Representatives 107th district general election, 2012[15]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kelly Alexander (incumbent) 32,275 100%
Total votes 32,275 100%
Democratic hold

2010

North Carolina House of Representatives 107th district general election, 2010[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kelly Alexander (incumbent) 13,132 67.26%
Republican Debbie Ware 6,392 32.74%
Total votes 19,524 100%
Democratic hold

2008

North Carolina House of Representatives 107th district Democratic primary election, 2008[17]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kelly Alexander 8,542 63.53%
Democratic Mary Nixon Richardson 4,903 36.47%
Total votes 13,445 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 107th district general election, 2008[18]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kelly Alexander 27,502 75.26%
Republican Gary Hardee 9,043 24.74%
Total votes 36,545 100%
Democratic hold

References

  1. ↑ "Kelly Alexander, Jr".
  2. ↑ "The Voter's Self Defense System".
  3. ↑ "North Carolina State House of Representatives 2009-2010". Retrieved April 3, 2021.
  4. 1 2 "Capwiz is Unavailable".
  5. ↑ "North Carolina African-American Legislators 1969-2015*" (PDF). Retrieved 27 February 2016.
  6. ↑ "Remembering the Fathers Who Fought for Civil Rights". spectrumlocalnews.com. Retrieved 2021-01-20.
  7. 1 2 3 "About". Kelly Alexander. Retrieved 2021-01-20.
  8. 1 2 "About". Kelly Alexander. Retrieved 2016-11-08.
  9. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  10. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  11. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  12. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  13. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  14. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  15. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  16. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  17. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  18. ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections.


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