Natalie Murdock

Natalie S. Murdock is an American politician, Co-Chair of the North Carolina Future Caucus under the Millennial Action Project and a Democratic member of the North Carolina Senate.[1] Upon being sworn in, she became the first black woman under the age of 40 to serve in the NC Senate.

Natalie Murdock
Member of the North Carolina Senate
from the 20th district
Assumed office
April 2, 2020
Preceded byMickey Michaux
Personal details
Born (1984-01-25) January 25, 1984
Greensboro, North Carolina
Political partyDemocratic
EducationUniversity of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (BA)
Websitenatalie-murdock.com

Early life

Murdock was born and raised in Greensboro, North Carolina, to Christine and Harold Murdock, a veteran and social worker who inspired her to pursue a career in politics.

While attending James B. Dudley High School, she served as a Girl Scout, debate team member, and often attended NAACP meetings with her father.[2] After graduating, she completed her Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and Communication Studies from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and completed graduate work at Western Carolina University and Pfeiffer University.[3]

Career

Upon completing her education, Murdock was appointed the North Carolina Department of Justice's Deputy Director of Communications and principle and chief strategist for Murdock Anderson Consulting.[4] She ran in the 2020 North Carolina state Senate primary to replace resigning member Mickey Michaux.[5] Upon being sworn in on April 2, 2020, she became the first black woman under the age of 40 to serve in the NC Senate.[3]

References
  1. "SENATOR NATALIE S. MURDOCK (DEM)". ncleg.gov. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
  2. McLaughlin, Nancy (April 3, 2020). "N.C.'s youngest black female state legislator says she was influenced by Greensboro's civil rights movement". News & Record. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
  3. Coley, Phyliss (April 2, 2020). "Natalie Murdock Becomes 1st Black Woman Under 40 To Serve As State Senator". spectacularmag.com. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
  4. "Natalie Murdock". ie.unc.edu. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
  5. "Primary Winner Murdock Appointed to North Carolina Senate". usnews.com. April 1, 2020. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
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