Michael Barnes (North Carolina politician)

Michael Barnes
Mayor of Charlotte
Acting
In office
March 26, 2014 – April 9, 2014
Preceded byPatrick Cannon
Succeeded byDan Clodfelter
Mayor Pro Tempore of the Charlotte City Council
In office
December 2, 2013 – December 7, 2015
Preceded byPatrick Cannon
Succeeded byVi Lyles
Member of the Charlotte City Council
In office
December 2, 2013 – December 7, 2015
Preceded byPatrick Cannon/Beth Pickering
Succeeded byJulie Eiselt/James Mitchell
Constituencyat-large
In office
December 5, 2005 – December 2, 2013
Preceded byGregory Phipps
Succeeded byGregory Phipps
Constituencydistrict 4
Personal details
Born1970 or 1971 (age 54–55)
PartyDemocratic
EducationUniversity of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (BA)
North Carolina Central University (JD)

Michael Barnes (born 1970/1971) is an American politician and attorney from North Carolina. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a member of the Charlotte City Council from 2005 to 2013. Barnes served mayor pro tempore from 2013 to 2015, and briefly served as acting mayor of Charlotte in 2014 following the resignation of Patrick Cannon following his arrested on corruption charges. He unsuccessfully ran for mayor of Charlotte in the 2015 election.