Floyd McKissick Jr. | |
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Member of the North Carolina Senate from the 20th district | |
In office 2007 – Jan. 7, 2020[1] | |
Preceded by | Jeanne Hopkins Lucas |
Succeeded by | Mickey Michaux[2] |
Personal details | |
Born | Durham, North Carolina | November 21, 1952
Political party | Democratic |
Alma mater | Clark University UNC-Chapel Hill Harvard University Duke University |
Occupation | Attorney |
Floyd Bixler McKissick Jr. (born November 21, 1952) is an American attorney who served as a Democratic member of the North Carolina Senate.[3][4] He was appointed to the Senate by Governor Mike Easley on April 18, 2007 to replace the late Jeanne Hopkins Lucas and was later elected and re-elected in his own right. In 2011, he became Deputy Minority Leader in the Senate and chairman of the North Carolina Legislative Black Caucus.[5] He resigned in 2020 after having been appointed by Gov. Roy Cooper to the state Utilities Commission.
McKissick is the son of the late civil rights activist Floyd McKissick.