Chapel Hill, North Carolina Mayor Mark Kleinschmidt lost his reelection bid last week during Chapel Hill's mayoral election.
Kleinschmidt, who has served as mayor since 2009 and is the city's first openly gay mayor, was defeated by former school board executive and Orange county commissioner Pam Hemminger. The total vote tally was Hemminger's 54 percent to Kleinschmidt's 45 percent.
"This has been an incredible experience," Hemminger said according to WRAL. "I have really enjoyed listening to all the voices in the community and hearing people's thoughts."
Kleinschmidt says he isn't through with local politics despite the loss. He emphasized his policies that included bring more businesses to North Carolina.
"We created a vision for our community that has the potential and I challenge all of you to make sure its going to be true," he said according to WNCN.
No comments:
Post a Comment