Cal Cunningham

Cal Cunningham
Member of the North Carolina Senate
from the 23rd district
In office
January 24, 2001 – January 29, 2003
Preceded byJim Phillips Sr.
Succeeded byEleanor Kinnaird
Personal details
Born
James Calvin Cunningham III

(1973-08-06) August 6, 1973 (age 51)
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationUniversity of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (BA, JD)
London School of Economics (MSc)
Websitewww.calfornc.com
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Army
Years of service2002–present
Rank Lieutenant Colonel
UnitUnited States Army Reserve
Battles/warsIraq War
War in Afghanistan
Awards

James Calvin Cunningham III (born August 6, 1973) is an American politician, lawyer, and veteran. He was the North Carolina State Senator from the 23rd district from 2001 to 2003. He is a member of the Democratic Party.

He had an unsuccessful primary campaign for the United States Senate in the 2010 election. In 2020, Cunningham became the Democratic nominee in the 2020 Senate election.[1][2][3]

In October 2020, it was revealed that Cunningham had an affair early in the year and sent sexual text messages to his mistress.[4] This was controversial and affected his polling lead against U.S. Senator Thom Tillis weeks before the election.[4] Cunningham lost the election to Tillis on November 10.

References

  1. ↑ "Pod Save America: "Coronavirus doesn't watch Fox News." on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
  2. ↑ "Cunningham Won't Run for Senate in 2010". Roll Call. November 10, 2009. Retrieved January 16, 2011.
  3. ↑ "North Carolina U.S. Senate Primary Election Results". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Arkin, James (October 6, 2020). "Cal Cunningham under fire after more texts revealed". POLITICO. Retrieved 7 October 2020.