Member of the North Carolina Senate from the 23rd district
In office January 1, 2001 – January 1, 2003
Preceded by
Jim Phillips Sr.
Succeeded by
Stan Bingham (Redistricting)
Personal details
Born
James Calvin Cunningham III
(1973-08-06) August 6, 1973 (age 50) Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Political party
Democratic
Education
Vanderbilt University University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (BA, JD) London School of Economics (MSc)
Military service
Allegiance
United States
Branch/service
United States Army
Years of service
2002–present
Rank
Lieutenant Colonel
Unit
United States Army Reserve
Battles/wars
Iraq War War in Afghanistan
Awards
Bronze Star Medal
James Calvin "Cal" Cunningham III (born August 6, 1973) is an American lawyer, politician, and retired military officer. A member of the Democratic Party and a lieutenant colonel in the United States Army Reserve, he served one term as a North Carolina state senator from 2001 to 2003. Having previously run for United States Senate in a 2010 primary, Cunningham was the Democratic nominee[1] for the 2020 U.S. Senate election in North Carolina, narrowly losing to incumbent Republican Thom Tillis.[2]
^"North Carolina U.S. Senate Primary Election Results". The New York Times. March 3, 2020. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
^Snell, Kelsey; Walsh, Deirdre (November 10, 2020). "GOP Sen. Thom Tillis Wins Reelection In North Carolina After Democrat Concedes". NPR.org. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
James Calvin "Cal" Cunningham III (born August 6, 1973) is an American lawyer, politician, and retired military officer. A member of the Democratic Party...
Thom Tillis and Democratic former state senator CalCunningham won their respective primaries. Cunningham led Tillis in the polls throughout much of the...
re-elected in 2020 with 48.7% of the vote against former State Senator CalCunningham. On June 10, 2023, the North Carolina Republican Party had censured...
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October 7, 2020, Patrick Howley of National File broke the story that CalCunningham, then a democratic candidate in the 2020 Senate election in North Carolina...
electoral history of CalCunningham. He was a member of the North Carolina Senate from the 23rd district from 2001 to 2003. Cunningham sought the Democratic...
incumbent Kay Hagan, and reelected in 2020, defeating Democratic nominee CalCunningham. He became the state's senior U.S. senator when Richard Burr retired...
2010 Senate race against incumbent Republican Richard Burr. She faced CalCunningham, Ken Lewis, and other lesser-known candidates in the May 2010 primary...
of the United States Bill Clinton – President of the United States CalCunningham – North Carolina State Senator Gerald Ford – President of the United...
re-election to a second term in the Senate, defeating Democratic challenger CalCunningham, and his term will last through January 3, 2027. "May 2, 2006 Primary...
second term in office, defeating Democratic former state senator CalCunningham. Cunningham defeated state senator Erica D. Smith and Mecklenburg County commissioner...
Staff Erskine Bowles. From the North Carolina State Board of Elections: CalCunningham, former State Senator Susan Harris, retired accountant Ken Lewis, attorney...
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its list of endorsements included candidates such as Jaime Harrison, CalCunningham, Gina Ortiz Jones, Christine Hunschofsky, and Levar Stoney. On June...
raising $7.42 million, narrowly beating a second quarter record set by CalCunningham in 2020. Aggregate polls Graphical summary Hypothetical polling Marjorie...
(March 24, 2011). "Ward Cunningham, inventor of the wiki, has a new job in SoCal". The Oregonian business blog. "Ward Cunningham Joins CitizenGlobal". Blog...
of the Gaston County Democratic Party Terry Van Duyn, state senator CalCunningham, former state senator (ran for the U.S. Senate) Because no candidate...
File, Howley broke the story of then-Democratic U.S. Senate candidate CalCunningham exchanging sexually suggestive texts with a woman who was not his wife...
representative, state personnel director Eric L. Mansfield, state senator CalCunningham, former state senator Hampton Dellinger, attorney Declared Dale Folwell...
"second primary") election if requested by the second-place finisher. Cunningham requested such a runoff. Incumbent Democrat Byron Dorgan did not seek...
U.S. Senator from North Carolina (Class 2) 2008, 2014 Succeeded by CalCunningham U.S. Senate Preceded by Elizabeth Dole U.S. Senator (Class 2) from North...
Carolina was seen as a highly likely flip, until the Democratic nominee, CalCunningham, got involved in a sex scandal that significantly hurt his candidacy...
Cooper, Attorney General of North Carolina Janet Cowell, state treasurer CalCunningham, former state senator Anthony Foxx, mayor of Charlotte Kay Hagan, U...
"Duke" Cunningham (born December 8, 1941) is an American former politician, a highly decorated Vietnam War veteran and fighter ace. Cunningham served...
Served alongside: Howard Lee Succeeded by Eric Miller Reeves Preceded by CalCunningham Member of the North Carolina Senate from the 23rd district 2003–2013...
Global Information
United States
United States Army
Lieutenant Colonel
Bronze Star Medal