Pam Hemminger

Pam Hemminger
Hemminger in 2019
Mayor of Chapel Hill
In office
December 2, 2015 – December 18, 2023
Preceded byMark Kleinschmidt
Succeeded byJessica Anderson
Orange County Commissioner
In office
2008–2012
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools
Board of Education
In office
2004–2008
Personal details
Born (1960-03-20) March 20, 1960 (age 64)
NationalityAmerican
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseBradley Hemminger
Children4
Alma materVanderbilt University (BA)
Occupation
  • Politician
  • business owner

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.

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ 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.