Mark Kleinschmidt (politician)

Mark Kleinschmidt
Mayor of Chapel Hill, North Carolina
In office
December 7, 2009 – December 2, 2015
Preceded byKevin Foy
Succeeded byPam Hemminger
Chapel Hill Town Council
In office
December 2001 – December 7, 2009
Personal details
Born (1970-03-25) March 25, 1970 (age 54)
Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseMatt DeBellis
Alma materUniversity of North Carolina School of Law
ProfessionLawyer, teacher, politician

Mark J. Kleinschmidt (born March 25, 1970) is an American lawyer, teacher, and politician. He served as the Mayor of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, from 2009 until 2015.

Kleinschmidt is the first openly gay mayor in the town's history.[1] He is also the third openly gay candidate to be elected mayor in North Carolina, following Mike Nelson of Carrboro (1995) and Elic Senter of Franklinton (2007).[2]

  1. ^ Stasio, Frank (November 5, 2014). "Chapel Hill's First Openly-Gay Mayor Reflects On His Home". WUNC. Archived from the original on September 25, 2015. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
  2. ^ Comer, Matt (November 3, 2014). "Openly gay Kleinschmidt is next Chapel Hill mayor". qnotes. Archived from the original on June 8, 2015. Retrieved June 15, 2015.