Floyd McKissick

Submitted by jaydub on April 15, 2008 - 5:20pm.
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Office District Status
N.C. Senate N.C. Senate 20 Incumbent
Party In Office Since Term Ends
Democrat 2007 2010
Level of Government  
N.C. Senate  
Date of Birth Birthplace Now Lives In
November 21, 1952 Durham, NC, NC Durham, NC

Synopsis

Floyd McKissick was chairman of the Durham County Democratic Party when he won the party's nomination to succeed the late state Sen. Jeanne Lucas in 2007. The son of civil-rights leader Floyd B. McKissick Sr., McKissick grew up in a politically active home in Durham and was one of the first black pupils to enroll at previously segregated Durham public schools. The family moved to New York after McKissick's father became director of the National Urban League. 

Trivia

In 1981, McKissick co-authored a guide book for the International Trade Administration in the U.S. Department of Commerce on Attracting Foreign Direct Investment to the United States. 

Endorsements

Durham Committee on the Affairs of Black People, N.C. Association of Educators, State Employees Association of N.C., Durham People's Alliance, Friends of Durham, N.C. Sheriff Police Alliance, Triangle Labor Council

Biography

Marital Status
Divorced
Spouse
Children
Biography to come.

Occupation

Attorney
McKissick & McKissick





Community Involvement:
Rural Advancement Fund International, board member; Triangle J Council of Governments former board member and chairman; N.C. Museum of Life and Science, former board member; Durham Board of Adjustment, former member; Triangle Regional Council, former board member; Hayti Heritage Center , former board member; Lyon Park Advisory Board former member

Contact Info

Email: Floydm@ncleg.net

Durham Office
4011 University Drive, Suite 203, Durham, NC 27707
(919) 490-5373		 General Assembly office
621 Legislative Office Building, 300 N. Salisbury Street, Raleigh, NC 27603-5925
(919) 733-4599		 Residence
835 N. Mangum St., Durham, NC 27701
(919) 294-4614

Education

BA
Clark University (Worcester, Mass.)
Graduated: 1971		 Master of Regional Planning
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
Graduated: 1975		 Master of Public Administration, Juris Doctor
Harvard University, Duke University
Graduated: 1979, 1983

Military

Not specified.

Issues

Name one way you would change government.

Decrease the bureaucracy and red tape that's frequently involved in making decisions ... make government more responsive to citizens. It's one problem that really needs to be tackled.... You're there to facilitate decisions, as opposed to being an obstruction. I think some people confuse the roles, especially on the state level.

What is the most pressing problem affecting the function of district court?



Links

http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/gascripts/members/viewMember.pl?sChamber=Senate&nUse...








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