On The Ballot: Running, Democratic for State House (NC) - District 106
Full Name:
Carla D. Cunningham
Gender:
Female
Family:
Widowed; 2 Children: Kyle, Kamesha
Birth Date:
01/12/1962
Birth Place:
Wadesboro, NC
Home City:
Charlotte, NC
Religion:
Baptist
Attended, Anatomy/Physiology/Abnormal Psychology/Biology, Central Carolina Community College
Attended, Biology/Chemistry, Halifax Community College
BS, Nursing, Winston-Salem State University, 2007-2009, Grade Point Average of 3.9
AAS, Nursing, Gaston College, 1994-1996
Licensed Practice Nurse (LPN), Nursing, Central Piedmont Community College, 1980-1981
Representative, North Carolina State House of Representatives, District 106, 2013-present
Candidate, North Carolina State House of Representatives, District 106, 2024
Minority Whip, North Carolina State House of Representatives, 2019-2021
Candidate, United States House of Representatives, North Carolina, District 12, 2016
Member, Appropriations Committee
Member, Child Fatality Task Force
Member, Commerce Committee
Member, Energy and Public Utilities Committee
Vice Chair, Health Committee
Member, Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Health and Human Services
Member, Rules, Calendar and Operations of the House Committee
Member, Subcommittee on Appropriations, Health and Human Services
Member, Wildlife Resources Committee
Former Member, Aging Committee, North Carolina State House of Representatives
Former Member, Banking Committee, North Carolina State House of Representatives
Former Member, Children, Youth, and Families Committee, North Carolina State House of Representatives
Former Vice Chair, Energy and Public Utilities Committee, North Carolina State House of Representatives
Former Member, Finance Committee, North Carolina State House of Representatives
Former Member, Health Care Reform Committee, North Carolina State House of Representatives
Former Member, Regulatory Reform Committee, North Carolina State House of Representatives
Former Member, Select Committee on School Safety, North Carolina State House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Education, Community Colleges, North Carolina State House of Representatives
Licensed Practice Nurse (LPN) Staff, Carolinas Medical Center
Licensed Practice Nurse (LPN) Staff, Mercy Hospital
Staff Member, Nurse Finders/Medstaff/ATS
Hospice Nurse, Maxim Healthcare Services, 2011-2014
Healthcare Educator, HPE Healthcare Professional Education Institute, 2010-2012
PRN, Maxim Healthcare Services, 2012
Member, American Nurses Association, present
Vice Chair, Heath Affairs for the Council of State Government, present
Member, Mecklenburg County Democratic Women, present
Member, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), present
Member, North Carolina Nursing Association, present
Member, African American Caucus
Member, Black Leadership Caucus, North Carolina
Member, Black Women Caucus, Mecklenberg County
Member, Council of State Governments Health Public Policy Committee
Member, Crime Watch Program
Chair, Democratic House Caucus Womens Issues Work Group
Member, First Baptist Church, Charlotte, North Carolina
Member, Lillian's List
Member, Mecklenburg County Black Political Caucus
Member, Minority Health Advisory Council
President, Sunstone Community Organization
Chair, 12th Congressional District Minority Affairs, 2010-2014
Member, North Carolina Commission for Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services, 2011-2012
Appointed by Governor Beverly Perdue, Member, North Carolina Commission for Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services, 2011
Co-Chair, Charlotte Health Care Coalition, 2009
Mecklenberg County Outreach Chair, Obama Primary Faith Based Outreach Liaison, 2008
Member, North Carolina, State Executive Committee, 2006
Precinct Chair 213, Democratic Party, Monroe County, 2005
Awards:
Rosa Parks Award for Innovative Leadership, 2010, Mecklenburg County Democratic Party
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Award, 2010, President Barack Obama and Organizing for America
Courage Award, 2011, Black Political Caucus of Charlotte Mecklenburg
H. Keith Brunnemer, Jr. Award, 2014, Mental Health Association
Certificate of Excellence Award, 2015, Regional Council Legislative Honoree
ERA-NC Champion Award, 2017
Legislative Lifesaver Award, 2017, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention NC-Chapter
Names of Grandchildren:
Janiya, Sade, and Roman