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Jennifer Roberts
58th Mayor of Charlotte
Incumbent
Assumed office
December 7, 2015
Preceded byDan Clodfelter
Member of the Mecklenburg County Board of Commissioners
In office
2004–2012
Personal details
Born
Jennifer Watson

Charlotte, North Carolina
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseManley Roberts
ChildrenMontana
Manley Jr.
EducationEast Mecklenburg High School
Alma mater
Websitejenniferrobertsformayor.com

Jennifer Watson Roberts is an American politician who serves as Mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina. She was elected on November 3, 2015[1] having previously served four terms on the Mecklenburg County Board of Commissioners. In, 2012 she was the Democratic nominee for the United States House of Representatives, North Carolina 9th District.

Roberts is a leading opponent of North Carolina's controversial HB2 law.

Biography

Roberts was raised in Charlotte, North Carolina. She graduated from East Mecklenburg High School in 1978, and from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, which she attended on a Morehead Scholarship. Roberts earned two master's degrees in international affairs from Johns Hopkins University and from the University of Toronto.[citation needed]

She worked as a diplomat for four years with the United States Department of State, serving in the Dominican Republic as a consular officer and then as a political officer on the Mexico desk before returning to Charlotte.[citation needed]

During her years in Charlotte, Roberts has been director of the Mayor’s International Cabinet, a lending officer in international corporate banking at First Union, and executive director of the Charlotte World Affairs Council.[citation needed]

Roberts has served on the boards of ArtsTeach, the Centralina Council of Governments, the Charlotte Chamber, the Girls Scouts Hornets Nest Council, Keep Mecklenburg Beautiful, and the Women’s Commission. She is a recipient of the Maya Angelou Women Who Lead award.[2]

Roberts is a volunteer on children’s issues, alleviating poverty and homelessness, and environmental protection.[3]

2012 Congressional campaign

In 2012, Roberts ran for election to the U.S. House of Representatives to represent North Carolina's 9th congressional district, a seat held by retiring Rep. Sue Myrick (R). She won the nomination on the Democratic ticket after running unopposed in the primary. Roberts was defeated by Republican Robert Pittenger on November 6, 2012. Despite her loss, the race was the most competitive that the 9th district had seen in nearly 60 years.[4][5] The 9th had been one of the first districts in North Carolina to turn Republican; it and its predecessors have been in GOP hands since 1953.[citation needed]

North Carolina 9th Congressional District 2012 [6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Robert Pittenger 194,537 51.78
Democratic Jennifer Roberts 171,503 45.65
Libertarian Curtis Campbell 9,650 2.57
Total votes 375,690 100.0

Charlotte mayoral election, 2015

Main article: Charlotte mayoral election, 2015

The 2015 biennial Charlotte mayoral election took place on November 3, 2015. Primary elections were held on September 15, 2015, with primary runoffs held on October 6, as no candidate cleared the 40% threshold. Roberts defeated incumbent Dan Clodfelter in the primary and faced Republican Edwin Peacock III in the general election. Roberts defeated Peacock with just over 52% of the vote.[7] She took office in December 2015.

References

  1. ^ Morrill, Jim (4 November 2015). "Charlotte Mayor-elect Jennifer Roberts played 'outside game' to win". The Charlotte Observer. Charlotte, North Carolina: McClatchy Publications.
  2. ^ "About". Jennifer Roberts for Mayor. Retrieved 2015-11-05.
  3. ^ "Is Jennifer Roberts really a longshot?". charlotteobserver. Retrieved 2015-11-05.
  4. ^ "North Carolina's 9th Congressional District elections, 2012 - Ballotpedia". ballotpedia.org. Retrieved 2015-11-05.
  5. ^ "Jennifer Roberts - Candidate for U.S. President, Republican Nomination - Election 2012". WSJ.com. Retrieved 2015-11-05.
  6. ^ NC State Board of Elections 2012 Election Results
  7. ^ North Carolina State Board of Elections - 11/03/2015 Unofficial General Election Results - Mecklenburg

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