James Gailliard

Representative
James Gailliard
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 25th district
In office
January 1, 2019 – January 1, 2023
Preceded byJeff Collins
Succeeded byAllen Chesser
Personal details
Born
James David Gailliard

(1965-01-09) January 9, 1965 (age 59)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Residence(s)Rocky Mount, North Carolina, U.S.
Alma materMorehouse College (BS)
OccupationPastor
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 former member of the North Carolina House of Representatives. Gailliard represented the 25th district (including most of Nash County) from 2019 to 2023.[1] 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.[2]

Gailliard was defeated for reelection in the November 2022 general election for House District 25 (Nash County/Rocky Mount) by Republican Allen Chesser. Chesser secured fifty-two percent of the vote to Gailliard's forty-four percent.[3]

  1. ^ "The Voter's Self Defense System". Vote Smart. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
  2. ^ "North Carolina Election Results - Election Results 2018 - The New York Times". The New York Times. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  3. ^ [1] North Carolina State Board of Elections.