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Nasif Majeed

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Nasif Majeed
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 99th district
Assumed office
January 1, 2019
Preceded byRodney Moore
Personal details
Born
Nasif Rashad Majeed
Political partyDemocratic
ResidenceCharlotte, North Carolina
EducationNorth Carolina A&T State University (BS, MS)
Military service
Branch/serviceUnited States Air Force

Nasif Rashad Majeed is a Democratic member of the North Carolina House of Representatives. He has represented the 99th district since 2019.

Career

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Majeed flew combat missions as a B-52 pilot over North Vietnam.[1] In 2018 Majeed won the general election for a seat in the North Carolina House of Representatives. He secured eighty-two percent of the vote while his closest rival, Republican Joshua Niday, secured eighteen percent.[2] Majeed served on the Charlotte City Council for eight years, Housing Authority, Planning Commission and the Governor’s Commission on Education for Economic Growth. He is a graduate of North Carolina A&T State University, earning a BS in Business Administration and a Masters in Agricultural Education. Majeed is a decorated Air Force combat pilot. He is the recipient of the North Carolina Department of Military & Veterans Affairs, African American Veterans Lineage Medal of Distinction. He was a Captain and Aircraft Commander of a B-52 Strategic Bomber, flying over 120 combat missions over North Vietnam. He later was a pilot with Piedmont Airlines, now American Airlines. In 1975, Majeed served as the Director of Aviation for the World Community of Islam in the West under the Leadership of Imam W. Deen Mohammed in Chicago, Illinois. As President of the West Charlotte Merchants Association and the Plaza Eastway Partners Coalition of Neighborhoods, he spearheaded the creation of two major community based building projects in Charlotte. The West Charlotfe Business Incubator and the $40 million dollar Eastway Regional Recreation Center.[citation needed]

Majeed owned and operated a Burger King franchise in Charlotte. He is the former Chairman of the American Coalition for Good Government, a national political education organization. Majeed served fourteen years as a Clinical Chaplain for the North Carolina Department of Corrections. He is an Associate Imam at Masjid Ash-Shaheed in Charlotte.

Electoral history

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2020

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North Carolina House of Representatives 99th district general election, 2020[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Nasif Majeed (incumbent) 28,226 64.57%
Republican Russell Rowe 15,486 35.43%
Total votes 43,712 100%
Democratic hold

2018

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North Carolina House of Representatives 99th district Democratic primary election, 2018[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Nasif Majeed 3,010 57.27%
Democratic Priscilla "PJ" Johnson 1,187 22.58%
Democratic Rodney Moore (incumbent) 879 16.72%
Democratic Jackson Pethal 180 3.42%
Total votes 5,256 100%
North Carolina House of Representatives 99th district general election, 2018[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Nasif Majeed 21,915 82.35%
Republican Joshua Niday 4,696 17.65%
Total votes 26,611 100%
Democratic hold

References

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  1. ^ Galloway, Joseph L.; Wolf, Marvin J. (2020). They Were Soldiers: The Sacrifices and Contributions of Our Vietnam Veterans. Thomas Nelson. pp. 250–54.
  2. ^ "North Carolina Election Results - Election Results 2018 - The New York Times". The New York Times. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  3. ^ [1] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  4. ^ [2] North Carolina State Board Of Elections.
  5. ^ [3] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
North Carolina House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 99th district

2019-Present
Incumbent