Pam Hemminger

Pam Hemminger
Hemminger in 2019
Mayor of Chapel Hill
In office
December 2, 2015 โ€“ December 18, 2023
Preceded byMark Kleinschmidt
Succeeded byJessica Anderson
Orange County Commissioner
In office
2008โ€“2012
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools
Board of Education
In office
2004โ€“2008
Personal details
Born (1960-03-20) March 20, 1960
PartyDemocratic
SpouseBradley Hemminger
Children4
Alma materVanderbilt University (BA)
Occupation
  • Politician
  • business owner
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Pamela Somers Hemminger (born March 20, 1960) is an American politician who served as the mayor of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, from 2015 to 2023. She owns a small real-estate company and previously served on the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools board of education and the Orange County Board of County Commissioners. She is a member of the Democratic Party.

In the town's 2015 mayoral race, Hemminger was endorsed by a new local political action committee and unseated Mark Kleinschmidt by a 9% margin. She won reelection three times, in 2017, 2019, and 2021.