Vilma D. Leake

Leake is a longtime local politician and civil rights activist and the current incumbent in the District 2 seat. Over the years, her priorities have been public education, community advocacy and social action, support for small businesses and civic engagement at the county and national levels. Her record reflects long-standing involvement in education policy through service on the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education, the CMS Policy Committee, and the NC Association of County Commissioners Public Education Steering Committee, as well as initiatives such as founding the Small Business Consortium Group and the African American Faith Alliance Group.