Elected and Appointed Officials
Aggies are increasingly well represented in federal, state and local government positions. These are among the most prominent elected and appointed “Aggie Trailblazers.”
- Executive Branch, Cabinet
- U.S. Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) Administrator Michael S. Regan (nominated 2021 by U.S. President Joseph Biden)
- House of Representatives
- U.S. Rep. Alma Adams (D-NC, 12th District)
- U.S. Rep. Jonathan Jackson (D-IL, 1st District)
- U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. (resigned, D-IL, 2nd District, 1995-2012)
- U.S. Rep. Edolphous Towns (retired, D-NY, 11th District, 1983-1993; 10th District, 1993-2013)
- Federal Agency Appointees
- U.S. Department of Energy, Dr. Tony Reames, Senior Advisor (appointed 2021 by President Biden)
- Executive Branch, North Carolina
- N.C. Department of Revenue, Secretary Ron Penny (nominated 2017 by Gov. Roy Cooper)
- General Assembly
- Senate
- Senator Gladys A. Robinson (District 28 – Guilford County)
- Senator Joyce Waddell (District 40 – Mecklenburg County)
- House of Representatives
- Representative Frances Jackson, Ph.D. (District 45 - Cumberland County)
- Representative Nasif Majeed (District 99 – Mecklenburg County)
- Senate
- City of Greensboro
- Councilwoman Goldie F. Wells (District 2)