Bobbie Richardson

This article is about the politician. She should not be confused with the baseball player Bobby Richardson or the football player Bobby Richardson (American football)
Bobbie Richardson
Chair of the North Carolina Democratic Party
In office
February 27, 2021 – February 11, 2023
Preceded byWayne Goodwin
Succeeded byAnderson Clayton
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 7th district
In office
January 9, 2013 – January 1, 2019
Preceded byAngela Bryant
Succeeded byLisa Stone Barnes
Personal details
Born (1949-12-25) December 25, 1949 (age 74)
Wood, North Carolina, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationNorth Carolina Central University (BA, MA)
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (PhD)

Bobbie J. Richardson (born December 25, 1949) is an American politician. She is the former Chair of the North Carolina Democratic Party, former First Vice Chair of the North Carolina Democratic Party and a former Democratic member of the North Carolina House of Representatives.[1] She was appointed to represent the 7th District (which includes portions of Franklin and Nash counties) in January 2013 after then-state representative Angela Bryant was appointed to complete the unexpired term of late state senator Edward Jones.[2] Richardson is a retired educator and administrator, with 35 years of experience as an educator in North Carolina public schools.[3] She earned her undergraduate and master's degrees from North Carolina Central University in Durham and her doctorate from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Richardson is African-American.[4]

On November 24, 2020, Richardson announced her candidacy to succeed Wayne Goodwin as the Chair of the North Carolina Democratic Party via social media and email. She was elected on Feb. 27, 2021, becoming the first Black person in that position.[5]

On February 11, 2023, Richardson lost re-election as Chair of the North Carolina Democratic Party to Anderson Clayton, a 25 year old activist from Roxboro, by a margin of 272-223.[6]

  1. ^ "Representative Bobbie Richardson's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved October 8, 2013.
  2. ^ "The Appointment Of Bobbie J. Richardson". Governor Pat McCrory. January 9, 2013. Retrieved October 8, 2013.
  3. ^ [1] [dead link‍]
  4. ^ "North Carolina African-American Legislators 1969-2015*" (PDF). Retrieved 28 February 2016.
  5. ^ WRAL.com
  6. ^ WRAL (2023-02-11). "NC Democratic Party ousts Richardson, shakes up party leadership". WRAL.com. Retrieved 2023-02-11.