Mickey Michaux

Henry M. "Mickey" Michaux
Member of the North Carolina Senate
from the 20th district
In office
January 13, 2020 – March 31, 2020
Preceded byFloyd McKissick, Jr.
Succeeded byNatalie Murdock
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 31st district
In office
2003–2019
Preceded byRichard T. Morgan
Succeeded byZack Forde-Hawkins
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 23rd district
In office
1985–2003
Preceded byGeorge W. Miller Jr.
W. Paul Pulley, Jr.
Kenneth B. Spaulding
Succeeded byJoe P. Tolson
United States Attorney for the Middle District of North Carolina
In office
1977–1980
PresidentJimmy Carter
Preceded byBenjamin H. White, Jr.
Succeeded byKenneth W. McAllister
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 16th district
In office
1973 – July 18, 1977
Preceded byBobby W. Rogers
James D. Speed
Succeeded byA. J. Howard Clement, III
Personal details
Born
Henry McKinley Michaux

(1930-09-04) September 4, 1930 (age 94)
Durham, North Carolina
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseJune Michaux
ResidenceDurham, North Carolina
Alma materNorth Carolina Central University (BS, JD)
ProfessionAttorney, real estate, insurance

Henry McKinley "Mickey" Michaux Jr. (born September 4, 1930) is an American civil rights activist and Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly. He represented the state's thirty-first House district from 1983 to 2019 and previously served from 1973 through 1977. The district included constituents in Durham County. Upon his retirement, Michaux was the longest-serving member of the North Carolina General Assembly.[1] In the 2007-2008 session, Michaux served as senior chairman of the House Appropriations Committee and chairman of the House Select Committee on Street Gang Prevention.[2][3]

In 2020, at age 89, Michaux was appointed to fill a seat in the North Carolina Senate temporarily, following the resignation of Sen. Floyd McKissick, Jr.[4]

  1. ^ "H1470 [Edition 1]". www.ncleg.net. Retrieved Apr 4, 2021.
  2. ^ "Representative Henry M. Michaux, Jr. (Dem) Committee Assignments (2015-2016 Session)". North Carolina General Assembly. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016.
  3. ^ "Primary Winner Murdock Appointed to North Carolina Senate". U.S. News. Associated Press. April 1, 2020. Gov. Roy Cooper formally appointed Natalie Murdock the day after Durham County Democratic activists meeting online chose her to succeed Sen. Mickey Michaux, who resigned from the seat earlier in the day.
  4. ^ "Retired Rep. Michaux joining North Carolina Senate briefly". AP NEWS. Jan 13, 2020. Retrieved Apr 4, 2021.