Patrick Cannon

Patrick Cannon
Cannon's mugshot, taken in March 2016
56th Mayor of Charlotte
In office December 2, 2013 – March 26, 2014
Preceded by	Patsy Kinsey
Succeeded by	Michael Barnes (as Mayor Pro Tempore/Acting Mayor)
City Council At-Large Member
In office January 2001 – December 2005 January 2010 – December 2013
City Council Member for District 3 of Charlotte
In office January 1994 – January 2001
Personal details
Born	(1966-11-27) November 27, 1966 (age 50)
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Trenna Cannon
Children	One daughter, One son
Residence	South Charlotte, North Carolina
Alma mater	North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
High School	South Mecklenburg High School

Patrick Damon Cannon (born November 27, 1966) is an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party, Cannon served on the City Council of Charlotte, North Carolina from 1994 through 2013 and was subsequently elected the city's 56th Mayor in November 2013. On March 26, 2014, Cannon was arrested on charges of accepting over $48,000 in bribes from undercover FBI agents posing as businessmen wanting to work with the city. Cannon resigned as mayor later that evening, and was later sentenced to 44 months in prison.

Cannon received a bachelor's degree in communications with a concentration in business marketing from North Carolina A&T State University in Greensboro, North Carolina. He also holds a certification from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Government.

Cannon was elected to the Charlotte City Council in 1993. When he was sworn in, he became the youngest council member in Charlotte history, at age 26. Originally representing District 3 on the city's west side, he was elected to an at-large seat in 2001. He stepped down in 2005, but was reelected in 2009.

Cannon declared his candidacy in the 2013 mayoral election after Mayor Anthony Foxx declined to run again in order to become U.S. Secretary of Transportation. On November 5, 2013, he was elected as the mayor of Charlotte with approximately 53 percent of the vote. He was sworn in as mayor on December 2, 2013 at the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Government Center. At the time of his election as mayor, Cannon was a member of the Charlotte City Council and Mayor Pro Tempore.

Cannon was arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation on public corruption charges of theft and bribery on March 26, 2014, following an FBI sting investigation that dated back to 2010, when Cannon was a member of the Charlotte City Council. He was released on bond at his initial court appearance later that day. He resigned as mayor of Charlotte on March 26, 2014.