Mark Kleinschmidt (politician)
| Mark Kleinschmidt | |
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| Mayor of Chapel Hill, North Carolina | |
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In office December 7, 2009 – December 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Kevin Foy |
| Succeeded by | Pam Hemminger |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
March 25, 1970 Scott Air Force Base, Belleville, Illinois |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Domestic partner | Matt DeBellis |
| Alma mater | University of North Carolina School of Law |
| Profession | Lawyer Teacher |
Mark J. Kleinschmidt (born March 25, 1970) is an American lawyer, educator, and politician. He served as the Mayor of Chapel Hill, North Carolina from 2009 until 2015.
Kleinschmidt is the first openly gay Mayor of Chapel Hill in the city's history. He is also the third openly gay candidate to be elected mayor of any North Carolina city, following Mike Nelson, the former Mayor of Carrboro, North Carolina elected in 1995, and Elic Senter, who was elected Mayor of Franklinton, North Carolina, in 2007.
Kleinschmidt and his twin sister, Michelle, were born on March 25, 1970, on Scott Air Force Base in Belleville, Illinois, to (now retired) U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sergeant and Marge Kleinschmidt, a registered nurse. The Kleinschmidts lived in Hawaii and New Mexico, before settling in Goldsboro, North Carolina, when Mark Kleinschmidt was 10 years old.
Mark Kleinschmidt received a Bachelor of Arts in education from the University of North Carolina as part of UNC's first Teaching Fellows class in May 1992. He taught social studies at West Mecklenburg High School within the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. In 1997, Kleinschmidt enrolled at the University of North Carolina School of Law, where he received his law degree in May 2000.
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