Floyd McKissick, Jr.
| Floyd McKissick Jr. | |
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| Member of the North Carolina Senate from the 20th district |
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Assumed office 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Jeanne Hopkins Lucas |
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November 21, 1952 Durham, North Carolina |
| Political party | Democratic |
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Clark University UNC-Chapel Hill Harvard University Duke University |
| Occupation | Attorney |
Floyd Bixler McKissick Jr. (born November 21, 1952) is an American attorney and Democratic member of the North Carolina Senate. He was appointed to the Senate by Governor Mike Easley on April 18, 2007 to replace the late Jeanne Hopkins Lucas and was later elected and re-elected in his own right. In 2011, he became Deputy Minority Leader in the Senate and chairman of the North Carolina Legislative Black Caucus.
McKissick is the son of the late civil rights activist Floyd McKissick.
McKissick works in civil litigation. He practices business law, criminal defense, family law, and administrative law.
McKissick received an A.B. Degree in Geography, from Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts. He received a master's degree in Regional Planning from UNC-Chapel Hill, and a master's degree in Public Administration, from Harvard University. McKissick received a Juris Doctor Degree from the Duke University School of Law in Durham, North Carolina. McKissick has practiced law since 1983 with a number of law firms, including Dickstein Shapiro in Washington, D.C., and Faison, Brown & Brough in Durham, N.C. McKissick has practiced with McKissick & McKissick since 1990.
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