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{{short description|American politician}} | {{short description|American politician}} | ||
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| | | name = Dan Clodfelter | ||
| image | | image = Dan Clodfelter.jpg | ||
| office = 57th [[Mayor of Charlotte]] | |||
| term_start = April 9, 2014 | |||
| office | | term_end = December 7, 2015 | ||
| term_start | | predecessor = [[Michael Barnes (North Carolina politician)|Michael Barnes]] (acting) | ||
| term_end | | successor = [[Jennifer Roberts (politician)|Jennifer Roberts]] | ||
| predecessor | | office1 = Member of the [[North Carolina Senate]] | ||
| successor | | term_start1 = January 1, 1999 | ||
| office1 | | term_end1 = April 8, 2014 | ||
| term_start1 | | predecessor1 = [[Leslie Winner]] | ||
| term_end1 | | successor1 = [[Jeff Jackson (politician)|Jeff Jackson]] | ||
| predecessor1 | | constituency1 = [[North Carolina's 40th Senate district|40th]] district (1999–2003)<br>[[North Carolina's 37th Senate district|37th]] district (2003–2014) | ||
| successor1 | | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1950|6|2}} | ||
| constituency1 | | birth_place = [[Thomasville, North Carolina]], U.S. | ||
| death_date = | |||
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| birth_date= {{birth date and age|1950|6|2}} | | party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] | ||
| birth_place= [[Thomasville, North Carolina]], U.S. | | spouse = Elizabeth | ||
| death_date= | | children = 2 | ||
| death_place= | | education = [[Davidson College]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])<br>[[Corpus Christi College, Oxford]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])<br>[[Yale University]] ([[Juris Doctor|JD]]) | ||
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'''Daniel G. Clodfelter''' (born June 2, 1950) is an American politician and attorney from [[North Carolina]]. He served as a [[United States Democratic Party|Democratic]] member of the [[North Carolina General Assembly]] representing the State's thirty-seventh Senate district, which includes constituents in [[Mecklenburg County, North Carolina|Mecklenburg]] County, from January 1999 through April 8, 2014, when he resigned after being appointed [[Mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina]]. | '''Daniel G. Clodfelter''' (born June 2, 1950) is an American politician and attorney from [[North Carolina]]. He served as a [[United States Democratic Party|Democratic]] member of the [[North Carolina General Assembly]] representing the State's thirty-seventh Senate district, which includes constituents in [[Mecklenburg County, North Carolina|Mecklenburg]] County, from January 1999 through April 8, 2014, when he resigned after being appointed [[Mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina]]. | ||
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Clodfelter was born in [[Thomasville, North Carolina]] and graduated from Thomasville Senior High School, after attending one of the first sessions of the [[Governor's School of North Carolina]] in 1966.<ref name=WGHP/> He earned a bachelor's degree from [[Davidson College]], where he was a brother of [[Sigma Phi Epsilon]] fraternity.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/northcarolinaman20032004nort/page/402/mode/2up?view=theater|title=North Carolina manual [serial]}}</ref> | Clodfelter was born in [[Thomasville, North Carolina]] and graduated from Thomasville Senior High School, after attending one of the first sessions of the [[Governor's School of North Carolina]] in 1966.<ref name=WGHP/> He earned a bachelor's degree from [[Davidson College]], where he was a brother of [[Sigma Phi Epsilon]] fraternity.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/northcarolinaman20032004nort/page/402/mode/2up?view=theater|title=North Carolina manual [serial]}}</ref> | ||
In 1972 and was named a [[Rhodes Scholar]] and earned another bachelor's degree from [[Oxford | In 1972 and was named a [[Rhodes Scholar]] and earned another bachelor's degree from [[Corpus Christi College, Oxford]] in 1974. He then attended the [[Yale Law School]], earning his [[Juris Doctor|J.D.]] degree in 1977. Clodfelter served as a law clerk for Judge [[James B. McMillan]] of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of N.C. from 1977–78, after which he entered private practice in Charlotte. | ||
==Political career== | ==Political career== | ||
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Latest revision as of 03:37, 30 June 2025
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Daniel G. Clodfelter (born June 2, 1950) is an American politician and attorney from North Carolina. He served as a Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the State's thirty-seventh Senate district, which includes constituents in Mecklenburg County, from January 1999 through April 8, 2014, when he resigned after being appointed Mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina.
Education and legal career
Template:BLP unreferenced section Clodfelter was born in Thomasville, North Carolina and graduated from Thomasville Senior High School, after attending one of the first sessions of the Governor's School of North Carolina in 1966.[1] He earned a bachelor's degree from Davidson College, where he was a brother of Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity.[2]
In 1972 and was named a Rhodes Scholar and earned another bachelor's degree from Corpus Christi College, Oxford in 1974. He then attended the Yale Law School, earning his J.D. degree in 1977. Clodfelter served as a law clerk for Judge James B. McMillan of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of N.C. from 1977–78, after which he entered private practice in Charlotte.
Political career
Clodfelter served as a member of the Charlotte City Council, representing District One (East Charlotte) from 1987 to 1993. Clodfelter was elected to the North Carolina Senate in 1998 and for many years served as Co-Chair of the powerful Senate Finance Committee and as Vice Chair of the Judiciary One Committee. Clodfelter has been a Trustee of the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation since 1982.[1]
Mayor of Charlotte
After Charlotte Mayor Patrick Cannon resigned from his office on 26 March 2014, several members of the Charlotte City Council expressed their support for Clodfelter to fill out Cannon's term. His appointment as mayor was endorsed by The Charlotte Observer.[3][4] On April 7, 2014, the City Council appointed Clodfelter as mayor. He resigned as a member of the North Carolina Senate on April 8, and was sworn in as mayor of Charlotte on April 9.[1][5] He ran for a full term in 2015 but was defeated in the primary by Jennifer Roberts.
Family
Daniel Clodfelter is married to Elizabeth K. Bevan; they have two adult children.[1]
See also
References
External links
- North Carolina General Assembly (official site)
- N.C Bar Association Bio
- Moore Van Allen News
- Moore Van Allen Bio
- Z.Smith Reynolds Foundation
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- 1950 births
- 21st-century mayors of places in North Carolina
- 21st-century members of the North Carolina General Assembly
- Charlotte, North Carolina, city council members
- Davidson College alumni
- Democratic Party North Carolina state senators
- Living people
- Mayors of Charlotte, North Carolina
- North Carolina lawyers