Patsy Kinsey

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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. 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. North Carolina state law required that Foxx's appointed successor be of the same political party. Both Kinsey and Foxx are members of the Democratic Party and Democrats held a 9-2 majority on the city council in July 2013. Five Democratic city council members and one Republican member, Warren Cooksey, voted for Kinsey. Two Democratic council members, Beth Pickering and Claire Fallon, voted against Kinsey. Three other council members - Republican Andy Dulin and Democrats Patrick Cannon and Michael Barnes - missed the meeting and did not vote. Kinsey was sworn in as Mayor on July 1, 2013, the same day as her election.…

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