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|office = 55th [[Mayor of Charlotte]]
|office = 55th [[Mayor of Charlotte]]
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|term_start = July 1, 2013
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|term_end1 = December 4, 2017
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'''Patsy Kinsey''' (born 1941) is an American politician and member of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]] who currently serves as the [[Mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina]]. She is serving the remaining five months of the term of former Mayor [[Anthony Foxx]], who resigned to become [[United States Secretary of Transportation]]. Kinsey is the second woman to serve as Mayor of Charlotte.<ref name=cbj>{{cite news|first=Erik |last=Spanberg|title=Charlotte's new mayor promises 'seamless transition' |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/blog/queen_city_agenda/2013/07/charlottes-new-mayor-promises.html?page=all |work=[[Charlotte Business Journal]] |publisher=|date=2013-07-01 |accessdate=2013-07-08}}</ref><ref name=chobserver>{{cite news|first=Steve |last=Harrison |title=Charlotte gets 2nd female mayor as Foxx resigns |url=http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2013/07/01/4141469/kinsey-is-favorite-to-become-next.html |work=[[Charlotte Observer]] |publisher=|date=2013-07-01 |accessdate=2013-07-08}}</ref> The city's first female mayor was [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[Sue Myrick]], who held the office from 1987 to 1991.<ref name=cbj/><ref name=chobserver/>
'''Patsy Kinsey''' (born 1941) is a former American politician and member of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]] who served as the [[Mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina]] for five months in 2013. She served out the remainder of the term of former Mayor [[Anthony Foxx]], who resigned to become [[United States Secretary of Transportation]]. Kinsey is the second woman to serve as Mayor of Charlotte.<ref name=cbj>{{cite news|first=Erik |last=Spanberg|title=Charlotte's new mayor promises 'seamless transition' |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/blog/queen_city_agenda/2013/07/charlottes-new-mayor-promises.html?page=all |work=[[Charlotte Business Journal]] |date=2013-07-01 |access-date=2013-07-08}}</ref><ref name=chobserver>{{cite news |first=Steve |last=Harrison |title=Charlotte gets 2nd female mayor as Foxx resigns |url=http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2013/07/01/4141469/kinsey-is-favorite-to-become-next.html |work=[[Charlotte Observer]] |date=2013-07-01 |access-date=2013-07-08 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102000529/http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2013/07/01/4141469/kinsey-is-favorite-to-become-next.html |archive-date=2013-11-02 }}</ref> The city's first female mayor was [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[Sue Myrick]], who held the office from 1987 to 1991.<ref name=cbj/><ref name=chobserver/>


A Democrat, Kinsey served as a [[Mecklenburg County, North Carolina|Mecklenburg County]] [[County commission|commissioner]] from 1990 to 1994. She was then elected as a member of the Charlotte City Council from District 1 for five consecutive terms, from 2003 until the Council elected her Mayor on July 1, 2013, minutes after Foxx resigned from office.<ref name=chobserver/><ref name=cbj/> North Carolina state law required that Foxx's appointed successor be of the same political party.<ref name=cbj/> Both Kinsey and Foxx are members of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]] and Democrats held a 9-2 majority on the city council in July 2013.<ref name=cbj/> Five Democratic city council members and one Republican member, Warren Cooksey, voted for Kinsey.<ref name=cbj/> Two Democratic council members, Beth Pickering and Claire Fallon, voted against Kinsey.<ref name=cbj/> Three other council members - Republican Andy Dulin and Democrats [[Patrick Cannon]] and Michael Barnes - missed the meeting and did not vote.<ref name=cbj/>
A Democrat, Kinsey served as a [[Mecklenburg County, North Carolina|Mecklenburg County]] [[County commission|commissioner]] from 1990 to 1994. She was then elected as a member of the Charlotte City Council from District 1 for five consecutive terms, from 2003 until the Council elected her Mayor on July 1, 2013, minutes after Foxx resigned from office.<ref name=cbj/><ref name=chobserver/> North Carolina state law required that Foxx's appointed successor be of the same political party.<ref name=cbj/> Both Kinsey and Foxx are members of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]] and Democrats held a 9-2 majority on the city council in July 2013.<ref name=cbj/> Five Democratic city council members and one Republican member, Warren Cooksey, voted for Kinsey.<ref name=cbj/> Two Democratic council members, Beth Pickering and Claire Fallon, voted against Kinsey.<ref name=cbj/> Three other council members - Republican Andy Dulin and Democrats [[Patrick Cannon]] and Michael Barnes - missed the meeting and did not vote.<ref name=cbj/>


Kinsey was sworn in as Mayor on July 1, 2013, the same day as her election. She resigned from her seat on the city council as part of the agreement to become mayor, which included the understanding that she would not stand in the [[Charlotte mayoral election, 2013|mayoral election in November]].<ref name=cbj/> Kinsey will thus serve until a new elected mayor takes office in December 2013.<ref name=cbj/> She is instead running to reclaim her former District 1 city council seat in the November 2013 election.<ref name=cbj/>
Kinsey was sworn in as Mayor on July 1, 2013, the same day as her election. She resigned from her seat on the city council as part of the agreement to become mayor, which included the understanding that she would not stand in the [[Charlotte mayoral election, 2013|mayoral election in November]].<ref name=cbj/> She instead ran to reclaim her former District 1 city council seat in the November 2013 election.<ref name=cbj/> She was elected with only write-in opposition, and resumed her service as a regular council member in December 2013, while [[Patrick Cannon]] took office as Mayor.<ref>[http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2013/11/05/4442512/five-democrats-two-republicans.html#.UnpI16zLsik Charlotte Observer]</ref>

Kinsey was named Charlotte's 2013 Woman of the Year by [[The Charlotte Observer]] in February 2014.<ref name=tco>{{cite news |first=David |last=Perlmutt |title=Council member and civic activist Patsy Kinsey named 2013 Woman of the Year |url=http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2014/02/18/4699992/council-member-and-civic-activist.html#.UwOQYv2N71o |work=[[The Charlotte Observer]] |date=2014-02-18 |access-date=2014-02-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221220700/http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2014/02/18/4699992/council-member-and-civic-activist.html#.UwOQYv2N71o |archive-date=2014-02-21 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 19:53, 9 November 2024

Patsy Kinsey
55th Mayor of Charlotte
In office
July 1, 2013 – December 2, 2013
Preceded byAnthony Foxx
Succeeded byPatrick Cannon
Member of the Charlotte City Council
In office
December 2, 2013 – December 4, 2017
In office
2003 – July 1, 2013
Member of the Mecklenburg County Board of Commissioners
In office
1990–1994
Personal details
Born1941 (age 83–84)
Political partyDemocratic

Patsy Kinsey (born 1941) is a former American politician and member of the Democratic Party who served as the Mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina for five months in 2013. She served out the remainder of the term of former Mayor Anthony Foxx, who resigned to become United States Secretary of Transportation. Kinsey is the second woman to serve as Mayor of Charlotte.[1][2] The city's first female mayor was Republican Sue Myrick, who held the office from 1987 to 1991.[1][2]

A Democrat, Kinsey served as a Mecklenburg County commissioner from 1990 to 1994. She was then elected as a member of the Charlotte City Council from District 1 for five consecutive terms, from 2003 until the Council elected her Mayor on July 1, 2013, minutes after Foxx resigned from office.[1][2] North Carolina state law required that Foxx's appointed successor be of the same political party.[1] Both Kinsey and Foxx are members of the Democratic Party and Democrats held a 9-2 majority on the city council in July 2013.[1] Five Democratic city council members and one Republican member, Warren Cooksey, voted for Kinsey.[1] Two Democratic council members, Beth Pickering and Claire Fallon, voted against Kinsey.[1] Three other council members - Republican Andy Dulin and Democrats Patrick Cannon and Michael Barnes - missed the meeting and did not vote.[1]

Kinsey was sworn in as Mayor on July 1, 2013, the same day as her election. She resigned from her seat on the city council as part of the agreement to become mayor, which included the understanding that she would not stand in the mayoral election in November.[1] She instead ran to reclaim her former District 1 city council seat in the November 2013 election.[1] She was elected with only write-in opposition, and resumed her service as a regular council member in December 2013, while Patrick Cannon took office as Mayor.[3]

Kinsey was named Charlotte's 2013 Woman of the Year by The Charlotte Observer in February 2014.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Spanberg, Erik (2013-07-01). "Charlotte's new mayor promises 'seamless transition'". Charlotte Business Journal. Retrieved 2013-07-08.
  2. ^ a b c Harrison, Steve (2013-07-01). "Charlotte gets 2nd female mayor as Foxx resigns". Charlotte Observer. Archived from the original on 2013-11-02. Retrieved 2013-07-08.
  3. ^ Charlotte Observer
  4. ^ Perlmutt, David (2014-02-18). "Council member and civic activist Patsy Kinsey named 2013 Woman of the Year". The Charlotte Observer. Archived from the original on 2014-02-21. Retrieved 2014-02-18.
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