Carla D. Cunningham (born January 12, 1962) is an American
Democratic politician. She has served as a member of the
North Carolina House of Representatives
The North Carolina House of Representatives is one of the two houses of the North Carolina General Assembly. The House is a 120-member body led by a Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives, Speaker of the House, who holds powers si ...
from the 106th district since 2012.
Education and career
She was born in
Wadesboro, North Carolina
Wadesboro is a town in and the county seat of Anson County, North Carolina, Anson County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 5,008 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. The town was originally found in 1783 as New Town but ...
, and graduated from
Anson High School in 1980.
She earned a diploma in nursing from
Central Piedmont Community College
Central Piedmont Community College (Central Piedmont) is a Public college, public community college in Charlotte, North Carolina. With an enrollment of more than 40,000 students annually, Central Piedmont is the second-largest community college ...
in 1981, an associate's degree in nursing from
Gaston College in 1996, and a bachelor's of science in nursing from
Winston-Salem State University in 2009.
She practiced nursing for more than 30 years.
Electoral history
2020
2018
2016
2014
2012
References
Living people
1962 births
People from Wadesboro, North Carolina
Politicians from Charlotte, North Carolina
Winston-Salem State University alumni
20th-century African-American politicians
20th-century African-American women politicians
20th-century American women politicians
21st-century African-American women politicians
21st-century American women politicians
21st-century African-American politicians
Women state legislators in North Carolina
African-American state legislators in North Carolina
Democratic Party members of the North Carolina House of Representatives
21st-century members of the North Carolina General Assembly
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