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)
  • City of Greensboro
    • Councilwoman Goldie F. Wells (District 2)