James Gailliard
James Gailliard | |
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| Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 25th district | |
| Assumed office January 1, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Jeff Collins |
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| Born | January 9, 1965 North Philadelphia |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | Morehouse College |
| Occupation | Pastor and CEO |
James David Gailliard (born January 9, 1965) is an American pastor and politician. He is senior pastor and CEO of Word Tabernacle Church in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, and a Democratic member of the North Carolina Assembly representing the State's 25th House district. He attended Morehouse College and St. Joseph's University.
Gailliard won the November 2018 general election for House District 25 (Nash County/Rocky Mount); the first African-American to hold this seat. He secured fifty-one percent of the vote while his closest rival, Republican John Check, secured forty-five percent.[1]
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- ^ "North Carolina Election Results - Election Results 2018 - The New York Times". nytimes.com. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
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- North Carolina Democrats
- Members of the North Carolina House of Representatives
- Living people
- 21st-century American politicians
- 1965 births