James Calvin Cunningham III is an American lawyer, politician, and retired military officer. He served one term as a North Carolina state senator from 2001 to 2003. In 2010, Cunningham ran for the U.S. Senate seat held by Richard Burr. Cunningham acknowledged having an extramarital affair in October 2020.
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James Calvin Cunningham III is an American lawyer, politician, and retired military officer. He served one term as a North Carolina state senator from 2001 to 2003. In 2010, Cunningham ran for the U.S. Senate seat held by Richard Burr. Cunningham was the Democratic nominee for the 2020 U. S. Senate election in North Carolina, losing to incumbent Republican Thom Tillis. Cunningham acknowledged having an extramarital affair in October 2020, when he was running for the Senate. He is a member of the Democratic Party and a lieutenant colonel in the United States Army Reserve. Cunningham is a graduate of the Officer Basic Course, Airborne School, and the Judge Advocate Officer Advanced Course.
He also 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. In 2013, Cunningham joined the environmental services company WasteZero as vice president, government affairs, and general counsel. Cunningham left WasteZero in March 2020, shortly after winning the Democratic nomination, but continues to work for the company as an independent contractor. In July 2020, Cunningham claimed that he had been de-silent on the issue of defunding the police, saying, “I assume his silence is consent.”
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