Charlie Smith Dannelly

Submitted by ryanteaguebeckwith on March 11, 2009 - 12:09pm.
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Office District Status
N.C. Senator N.C. Senate 38 Incumbent
Party In Office Since Term Ends
Democrat 1994 2010
Level of Government  
N.C. Senate  
Date of Birth Birthplace Now Lives In
August 13, 1924 Bishopville, SC Charlotte, NC

Synopsis

Charlie Smith Dannelly is a state senator from Mecklenburg County and a top lieutenant for Senate leader Marc Basnight. A native of South Carolina, he worked as a principal in Charlotte schools for decades and served on the Charlotte City Council for 12 years. He was appointed to the state Senate in 1994 and has been deputy president pro tem since 2003.

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Biography

Marital Status
Married
Spouse
Rose
Children
Son, Charlie II

Charlie Smith Dannelly is a state senator and a top lieutenant for Senate leader Marc Basnight.

Early Life and Education 

Charlie Smith Dannelly was born Aug. 13, 1924, in Bishopville, S.C.

He graduated from Mather Academy, in Camden, S.C., in 1944.

He earned a bachelor of arts from Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte in 1962.

He earned a master's degree from UNC-Chapel Hill in 1966. 

Military Service

He served in the Army's 82nd Airborne Division during the Korean War from 1951 to 1954.

Professional Career

After graduation, he worked for the Charlotte-Mecklenburg school system as an elementary, middle-school and high-school principal. He retired in 1991.

Political Career 

He served on the Charlotte City Council from 1977 to 1989.

He was appointed to the state Senate in 1994 to replace Sen. Jim Richardson.

He ran successfully for the seat that fall. 

In recent years, he has been a top lieutenant for Senator Basnight, the long-serving head of the Senate, serving as deputy president pro tem and co-chairman of the budget committee.

Shortly before the Democratic presidential primary in 2008, he joined a group of 29 state legislators who endorsed Barack Obama.

In recent years, he has pushed unsuccessfully for bills that would make it a traffic infraction to use a cell phone while driving and sought money for athletic scholarships at historically black colleges.

Research and reporting by Ryan Teague Beckwith. 

Occupation

Retired educator
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools





Community Involvement:
Not specified.

Contact Info

Email: charlie.dannelly@ncleg.net

Legislative Office
16 W. Jones St., Room 2010, Raleigh, N.C. 27601-2808
919-733-5955



Education

bachelor's
Johnson C. Smith University
Graduated: 1962		 master's
UNC-Chapel Hill
Graduated: 1966

Military

Years of service:
1951-1954		 Branch:
Army

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