Michael R. Nelson
Michael R. Nelson | |
|---|---|
| Orange County Commissioner | |
| In office 2006–2009 | |
| Mayor of Carrboro, North Carolina | |
| In office December 5, 1995 – December 6, 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Eleanor Kinnaird |
| Succeeded by | Mark Chilton |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Democratic Party |
| Education | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
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Michael R. Nelson is an American politician who served as Mayor of Carrboro, North Carolina from 1995 to 2005 and as a county commissioner for Orange County from 2006 to 2009. Nelson, who is a co-founder of Equality North Carolina, was the first openly gay mayor in North Carolina. At the time of his inauguration, he was one of five openly gay mayors in the United States. When he left his mayoral office in 2005, he was the longest-serving mayor in Carrboro's history.