A scion of an influential civil rights family in North Carolina and its largest city has died. The family of North Carolina state Rep. Kelly Alexander Jr. of Charlotte said he died Friday. He was 75. The statement didn't give a cause of death.
FILE - North Carolina state Rep. Kelly Alexander Jr., a Mecklenburg County Democrat, presents his proposal for a constitutional amendment that would repeal an unenforced voter literacy test requirement during a House committee meeting at the Legislative Office Building in Raleigh, N.C., on March 1, 2023. CHARLOTTE , N.C. — State Rep. Kelly Alexander Jr., a scion of an influential civil rights family in North Carolina who advocated for legalizing medical cannabis, died Friday. He was 75.
A former president of the state NAACP, Alexander was appointed to the House in mid-2008 and had been reelected to a Charlotte-area district ever since. He did not seek reelection this fall, telling“Kelly’s unwavering commitment to his city, district, state, and this nation has been both profound and heartfelt throughout the years,” the family statement said.
While at the General Assembly, the younger Alexander was a strong and early advocate for the legalization of medical cannabis. Such a bill has since passed the Senate but it has not found enough support in the House.
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