Kinnaird, Ellie (Eleanor G.), 1931-

North Carolina State Senator Ellie Kinnaird was born in 1931 in Rochester, Minn. She has served in the North Carolina Senate since 1997, serving as co-chair of both the Appropriations on Justice and Public Safety Committee and the Mental Health/Youth Services Committee. Before being elected to the Senate, she was mayor of Carrboro, N.C., 1987-1996.

From the description of Ellie Kinnaird papers, 1999-2006. WorldCat record id: 262476910

North Carolina State Senator Ellie Kinnaird was born in 1931 in Rochester, Minn. She has served in the North Carolina Senate since 1997, serving as co-chair of both the Appropriations on Justice and Public Safety Committee and the Mental Health/Youth Services Committee. Before being elected to the Senate, she was mayor of Carrboro, N.C., 1987-1996. She received her bachelors degree from Carleton College, a masters in Music from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and a J.D. from North Carolina Central University.

As of 2008, her major accomplishments as state senator have included advocating for election and voting reform and accountability, promoting the self-determination movement for people with disabilities in North Carolina, stopping the execution of the mentally disabled and making widespread changes to make the death penalty more fairly applied, preventing the creation of a nuclear waste dumping site in Chatham County, and passing a moratorium on the creation of new hog waste lagoons.

From the guide to the Ellie Kinnaird Papers, 1999-2006, 2013, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.)