Sen. Ellie Kinnaird has announced she will seek reelection in 2012.
Kinnaird, who began her career in politics in 1987 when she was elected mayor of Carrboro, represents Orange and Person counties as District 23 in the N.C. Senate. However, with district maps changing for 2012, the 23rd District will most likely be switched to Chatham and Orange counties.
Kinnaird is in her seventh term in the N.C. Senate and serves as the co-chair for both the Senate Appropriations on Justice and Public Safety and the Senate Mental Health and Youth Services committees. Kinnaird serves on multiple other committees including the Energy Policy Council, Environmental Review Commission and the Senate Agriculture Environment and Natural Resources committee.