Pam Hemminger | |
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.jpg) Hemminger in 2019 | |
| Mayor of Chapel Hill | |
| In office December 2, 2015 – December 18, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Mark Kleinschmidt |
| Succeeded by | Jessica Anderson |
| Orange County Commissioner | |
| In office 2008–2012 | |
| Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education | |
| In office 2004–2008 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 20, 1960 |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Bradley Hemminger |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | Vanderbilt University (BA) |
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Pamela Somers Hemminger (born March 20, 1960)[1] is an American politician who served as the mayor of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, from 2015 to 2023. She owns a small real-estate company and previously served on the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools board of education and the Orange County Board of County Commissioners. She is a member of the Democratic Party.
In the town's 2015 mayoral race, Hemminger was endorsed by a new local political action committee and unseated Mark Kleinschmidt by a 9% margin.[2] She won reelection three times, in 2017, 2019, and 2021.
- ^ "Pam Hemminger – Candidate for Orange Board of County Commissioners". Indy Week. April 18, 2012. Archived from the original on December 23, 2017. Retrieved December 22, 2017.
- ^ Grubb, Tammy (November 3, 2015). "Chapel Hill's mayor elect: 'I'm not planning a U-turn'". The News & Observer. Archived from the original on February 11, 2018. Retrieved February 10, 2018.