Making History
Mark Cummings for Mayor
For our children. For our community. For each other.
Affordability, Public Safety, Economic opporunity
My Priorities
Making history as Greensboro's first African American man to serve as mayor is just the beginning.
Lead a Collaborative Agenda
One of my first undertakings as mayor will be to convene a special session of all my City Council colleagues to set priorities. Then, Mayor Mark will work every day to advance our shared agenda.
Vanquish Fear
What will we do without each other? I know you are tired of them keeping us divided so that they can continue to profit off our fear. God teaches us to love our neighbor, not to turn our backs on them. A Mayor Mark Administration will end the fear that has paralyzed us for far too long.
Defending Democracy
Will my opponents stand up to Donald Trump when he sends troops into our neighborhoods to round people up or when he federalizes local law enforcement to disappear our neighbors? I will. I will fight every day for this Democracy and our way of life.
Fight Crime and Protect Children
The increase in crime is a plague on our City. Even more odious is the increase in crime against — and in some cases, perpetrated by — children. I will tackle the root causes of crime with bold initiatives and better economic mobility.
High Costs
A Mayor Mark Administration will fight to bring prices down, work with state legislatures to increase the State minimum wage to $20.00 an hour, and create bold new local initiatives that help ensure we all have access to health care and affordable housing.
Transparency & Accountability
We will make government more transparent, more responsive and more efficient. Recent unethical shenanigans happened right under city council's noses. That will not happen under a Mayor Mark administration.
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About Mark
Father, Attorney, Champion for All
As a son of Greensboro, Mark Cummings attended public school in Greensboro graduating from James B. Dudley High School. He earned his Bachelors Degree in Political Science from the University of the South (Sewanee) where he graduated with honors. After attending Sewanee, Mark earned his Juris Doctorate Degree from Campbell University.
Mark joined the Greensboro Bar where he quickly began to distinguish himself as a trial litigator, successfully arguing civil and criminal cases throughout North Carolina. After becoming one of the youngest law partners, Mark became the first African-American General Counsel of the Greensboro Jaycees, and the youngest elected President of the Guilford County Black Lawyers Association.
Guided by his faith and determined to “Balance the Scales”, Mark ran for District Court Judge. Overwhelmingly elected by the Citizens of Guilford County, Judge Cummings became the youngest African American male elected to the Judiciary in Guilford County.
Though a point of pride, Mark’s greatest accomplishments have not been professional, but rather his beautiful twin daughters Evie and Addison Cummings. As a proud girl dad, Mark gained renewed inspiration to re-enter public service. Reminded by Congressman John Lewis that is righteous to get into “Good Trouble” Mark is determined to ensure that his girls have as many rights in their lifetime, as he has enjoyed in his
With a sense of purpose and an eye towards history, Mark humbly asks for your support.