Michael Barnes
Mayor of Charlotte
Acting
In office
March 26, 2014 – April 9, 2014[1]
Preceded byPatrick Cannon
Succeeded byDan Clodfelter
Mayor Pro Tem of Charlotte
In office
December 2013 – December 2015
Preceded byPatrick Cannon
Succeeded byVi Lyles
Personal details
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
North Carolina Central University School of Law

Michael Barnes was the mayor pro tempore of Charlotte, North Carolina. He also served as acting mayor for a short time following the resignation of former mayor Patrick Cannon, who was arrested on March 26, 2014 for corruption charges.[2][3][4] Barnes immediately became acting mayor upon Cannon's resignation. The City Council was then required to appoint a mayor to serve out the remainder of Cannon's term (through Dec. 2015).[5] On April 7, the council voted to appoint Dan Clodfelter, a state senator, as the new mayor.

Barnes, an attorney and a member of the Democratic Party, served as a member of the Charlotte City Council representing District 4 for four terms until he was elected to an at-large seat in the 2013 election. Following that election, he was chosen as the new mayor pro tem by his colleagues.[6]

In 2015, Barnes declined to run for re-election for his City Council seat and instead pursued the Democratic nomination for Mayor of Charlotte. He placed fourth in the primary, losing to former Chair of the Mecklenburg County Commission Jennifer Roberts, and left City Council in December 2015.[7] He was succeed as Mayor Pro Tem by at-large City Council member Vi Lyles.

References

  1. ↑ Charlotte Mecklenburg press release: Dan Clodfelter appointed mayor
  2. ↑ Washburn, Mark (2014-03-26). "Charlotte mayor resigns after arrest on corruption charges". CharlotteObserver.com. Retrieved 2014-04-11.
  3. ↑ BEN THOMPSON / NBC Charlotte. "Charlotte mayor resigns after corruption arrest | WCNC.com Charlotte". Wcnc.com. Archived from the original on 2014-03-27. Retrieved 2014-04-11.
  4. ↑ Harris, Emily (2014-03-26). "North Carolina mayor arrested on federal public corruption charges". Reuters. Retrieved 2014-04-11.
  5. ↑ Charlotte Observer: Charlotte City Council must appoint new mayor after Patrick Cannon's resignation
  6. ↑ Mayor Pro Tem Michael Barnes
  7. ↑ "NC SBE Contest Results".
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