George Dunlap
District 3 · Chairman Emeritus · NACo President-Elect · 9th Term
George Dunlap represents District 3 on the Mecklenburg Board of County Commissioners. He has served for 17 consecutive years across nine terms, making him the board’s chairman emeritus and one of its longest-serving members alongside Vilma D. Leake.
Dunlap was elected First Vice President of the National Association of Counties (NACo) on July 14, 2025, and is ascending to the presidency of an organization representing more than 3,000 county governments, 40,000 elected officials, and millions of government employees. Chair Jerrell said this is “bigger than Commissioner Dunlap because this will yield much greater visibility and a louder voice to some of the challenges and opportunities we face as a county, region, and state.”
Dunlap’s NACo role is already producing for Mecklenburg: the large urban county conference will be held in Charlotte in December 2026, bringing county leaders from across the country. He has more than 30 years of total public service, has served as board chair, and has chaired multiple committees.
In The Mercury
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