Nancy Vaughan
Nancy Vaughan | |
---|---|
Mayor of Greensboro | |
Assumed office December 3, 2013 | |
Preceded by | Robbie Perkins |
Personal details | |
Born | New Jersey, U.S. | February 26, 1961
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) | Don Vaughan |
Children | 3 |
Relatives | Fred Barakat (Father) |
Education | Fairfield University |
Nancy Vaughan (née Barakat) is the 48th mayor of Greensboro, North Carolina.[1] Having previously served on the city council at large, she was elected mayor on November 5, 2013, with 59% of the vote.[2][3] Vaughan was sworn in on December 3, 2013.[4] She was reelected in 2017. She is the daughter of Fred Barakat.[5]
Vaughan served as the Executive Directory of the Guilford Green Foundation from February 2016 until January 2018.[6]
Tenure as Mayor[edit]
Vaughan has come under criticism for enforcing an arbitrary code of conduct at city council meetings. These rules prohibit citizens from speaking on matters "in litigation" or speaking in a way that Vaughan "deem[s] to be an 'attack'" on any city employee.[7] This move was criticized by citizens, watch groups, and multiple members of city council who say they were not informed of the code of conduct before Vaughan began enforcing it an the October 2 city council meeting.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ "Greensboro mayors - N&R Copy Desk". nrcopydesk.wikifoundry.com. Retrieved Oct 5, 2019.
- ^ Choate, Paul. "Vaughan wins Greensboro mayoral election, defeats Perkins". Fox8 WGHP. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
- ^ "Nancy Vaughan cruises in Greensboro mayor's seat". Retrieved 10 January 2014.
- ^ "New city council members, mayor in Greensboro". Fox 8 WGHP. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
- ^ Newsom, John. "Campaign spending pays off in most city races". News & Record. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
- ^ "Guilford Green Foundation History · Guilford Green Foundation". Guilford Green Foundation. Retrieved 2019-06-21.
- ^ Matsuoka, Sayaka (2019-10-08). "Citizens concerned that new Greensboro city council rules infringe on right to free speech". The NC Triad's altweekly. Retrieved 2019-10-15.
- ^ Tansino, Marissa (2019-10-08). "'We Shouldn't Be Doing It,' Not All Greensboro City Council Members On Board With New Public Comment Guidelines". WFMY. Retrieved 2019-10-15.
![]() ![]() | This article about a mayor in North Carolina is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- Greensboro, North Carolina City Council members
- Living people
- North Carolina Democrats
- Women mayors of places in North Carolina
- Fairfield University alumni
- 21st-century American politicians
- 21st-century American women politicians
- 1961 births
- Mayors of Greensboro, North Carolina
- Southern United States mayor stubs
- North Carolina politician stubs