James Gailliard
James David Gailliard is an American pastor and politician. He is senior pastor and CEO of Word Tabernacle Church in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, and a Democratic former member of the North Carolina House of Representatives. Gailliard represented the 25th district from 2019 to 2023. He attended Morehouse College and St. Joseph's University.
Gailliard won the November 2018 general election for House District 25 ; the first African-American to hold this seat. He secured fifty-one percent of the vote while his closest rival, Republican John Check, secured forty-five percent.
Gailliard was defeated for reelection in the November 2022 general election for House District 25 by Republican Allen Chesser. Chesser secured fifty-two percent of the vote to Gailliard's forty-four percent.
Committee assignments
2021-2022 session
- Appropriations
- Appropriations - Capital
- Education - Community Colleges
- Education - K-12
- Health
2019-2020 session
- Appropriations
- Appropriations - Education
- Education - K-12
- Health