1. James Calvin Cunningham III was born on August 6,1973 and is an American lawyer, politician, and retired military officer.
24 Facts About Cal Cunningham
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Cal Cunningham was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and grew up in Lexington, North Carolina.
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Cal Cunningham attended Vanderbilt University before transferring to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, graduating in 1996 with a bachelor's degree in political science and philosophy.
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Cal Cunningham received a Master of Science in public policy and public administration from the London School of Economics and a Juris Doctor from the University of North Carolina School of Law.
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In 2002, Cal Cunningham was commissioned in the Army Reserve, Judge Advocate General's Corps.
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Cal Cunningham is a graduate of the Officer Basic Course, Airborne School, and the Judge Advocate Officer Advanced Course.
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From 2007 to 2008, Cal Cunningham was mobilized as the senior trial counsel for the Multi-National Corps in Iraq.
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Cal Cunningham was lead counsel in the first court-martial since 1968 of a contractor under the Uniform Code of Military Justice.
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In 2011, Cal Cunningham was assigned to work with a special operations task force in Afghanistan.
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In November 2000, Cal Cunningham was elected to represent the 23rd Senate district of the North Carolina General Assembly, which included parts of Davidson, Rowan, and Iredell Counties.
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Cal Cunningham declined to run for reelection after his district's territory was split between three Republican-leaning districts.
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Since 2003, Cal Cunningham has served as an appointee of the Governor on the Board of Trustees of Davidson County Community College.
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Cal Cunningham served as an appointee of the Governor on the North Carolina Banking Commission.
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Cal Cunningham is a former vice chair of the Governor's Crime Commission.
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In 2013, Cal Cunningham joined the environmental services company WasteZero as vice president, government affairs, and general counsel.
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Cal Cunningham left WasteZero in March 2020, shortly after winning the Democratic nomination, but continues to work for the company as an independent contractor.
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In 2010, Cal Cunningham ran for the US Senate seat held by Richard Burr.
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Cal Cunningham originally declared his candidacy for lieutenant governor of North Carolina, but he withdrew in June 2019 to run for the United States Senate seat held by Thom Tillis instead.
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Cal Cunningham stated his opposition to the Green New Deal and his support for significant investment in green jobs and achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050.
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Cal Cunningham narrowly led Tillis in the polls throughout much of the campaign.
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On November 10,2020, a week after Election Day, Cunningham called Tillis to concede the race.
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Cal Cunningham is a recipient of a Jaycees' Distinguished Service Award.
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In 2007, Cal Cunningham was selected for a Marshall Memorial Fellowship.
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Cal Cunningham confirmed the texts were authentic and apologized for his behavior.