Julie Virginia Mayfield (born April 5, 1967) is an American attorney and politician serving as a Democratic member of the North Carolina Senate from the 49th district.
Julie Mayfield | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Member of the North Carolina Senate from the 49th district | |
| Assumed office January 1, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Terry Van Duyn |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 5, 1967 Atlanta, Georgia, United States |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | Emory University School of Law (JD) Davidson College (BA) |
Early life and education
editMayfield was born in Atlanta, Georgia. She graduated from Northside High School, then Davidson College with a Bachelor of Arts in religion, and earned her Juris Doctor from the Emory University School of Law.[1]
Career
editMayfield worked as an Intern/Death Penalty Program Assistant at Amnesty International USA between 1989 and 1991. She was a program assistant at the Atlanta Community Food Bank between 1992 and 1993.[1] In 1993, she worked as an intern at the Georgia Justice Project. Mayfield was an associate of Kilpatrick Stockton Limited Liability Partnership between 1996 and 1999. In 1999, she worked as a law clerk for Chief Judge Robert Castellani. She was a director at the Turner Environmental Law Clinic at the Emory University School of Law between 1999 and 2003.[1]
Mayfield was Vice President/General Counsel of the Georgia Conservancy between 2003 and 2008. Since 2008, she has been executive director of MountainTrue.[1]
Political career
editIn 2015, Mayfield was elected to the Asheville City Council as a member of the Democratic Party.[2]
Mayfield announced her candidacy for state senate at the county Democratic Party's annual convention on March 23, 2019.[3] She won the Democratic Primary on March 3, 2020.[4][5] Mayfield went on to win the general on November 3, 2020 to represent the 49th Senate district.[6] She was sworn into office on January 1, 2021.[5] She sits on the Appropriations on Agriculture, Natural and Economic Resources Committee, the Senate State and Local Government Committee, and the Senate Transportation Committee.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Julie Mayfield's Biography". justfacts.votesmart.org. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
- ^ "Young, Haynes, Mayfield win City Council seats". Citizen Times. November 2, 2015. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
- ^ "Asheville City Council member Julie Mayfield announces run for NC Senate". wlos.com. March 24, 2019. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
- ^ Brown, Elizabeth Anne (March 3, 2020). "Julie Mayfield nabs Democratic nomination for NC 49th Senate seat". Citizen Times. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
- ^ a b "Julie Mayfield". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
- ^ Kepley-Steward, Kristy (November 3, 2020). "Vote 2020: Mayfield projected winner for NC Senate District 49 seat". wlos.com. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
- ^ "SENATOR JULIE MAYFIELD (DEM)". North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved 17 July 2021.