G. K. Butterfield

G. K. Butterfield
official portrait, 2019
House Democratic Senior Chief Deputy Whip
In office
January 3, 2021 – December 30, 2022
LeaderNancy Pelosi
Preceded byJohn Lewis
Succeeded byJan Schakowsky
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from North Carolina's 1st district
In office
July 20, 2004 – December 30, 2022
Preceded byFrank Ballance
Succeeded byDon Davis
Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus
In office
January 3, 2015 – January 3, 2017
Preceded byMarcia Fudge
Succeeded byCedric Richmond
Associate Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court
In office
February 5, 2001 – January 1, 2003
Appointed byMike Easley
Preceded byI. Beverly Lake
Succeeded byEdward Thomas Brady
Personal details
Born
George Kenneth Butterfield Jr.

(1947-04-27) April 27, 1947 (age 77)
Wilson, North Carolina, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouses
(m. 1971; div. 1991)
Sylvia Chester Butterfield
(m. 2021)
Children3
EducationNorth Carolina Central University (BA, JD)
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Army
Years of service1968–1970
RankSpecialist

George Kenneth Butterfield Jr. (born April 27, 1947) is an African-American lawyer and politician who served as the U.S. representative for North Carolina's 1st congressional district from 2004 to 2022. A member of the Democratic Party, he was first elected in a special election after the resignation of Frank Ballance.

His district was in the state's northeastern corner, which included all or parts of 19 counties. A longtime advocate of civil rights, Butterfield was appointed an associate justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court by Governor Mike Easley in 2001, retaining the position until 2003. He was a member of the Congressional Black Caucus and served as its chair from 2015 to 2017.

In November 2021, Butterfield announced that he would not run for re-election in 2022.[1]

On December 30, 2022, Butterfield resigned from his position to take up a lobbying position.[2]

  1. ^ Shepard, Steven; Everett, Burgess (November 17, 2021). "Another blow to Dems' House hopes: Butterfield retiring in N.C." Politico. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
  2. ^ Brooks, Emily (December 30, 2022). "Butterfield resigns from Congress ahead of starting lobbying job". The Hill. Archived from the original on December 30, 2022. Retrieved December 30, 2022.

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