Congressional Black Caucus chairman to speak Dec. 3 at VUU
11/25/2015, 10:10 p.m.
Congressman George Kenneth “G. K.” Butterfield, chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus, will address students at Virginia Union University at 3 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 3.
The event, which is free and open to the public, will be held in Wall Auditorium at Ellison Hall on the North Side campus.
Congressman Butterfield was elected to represent North Carolina’s 1st Congressional District in July 2004. He was unanimously elected chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus in November 2014. His focus has been on promoting anti-poverty programs, expanding economic development and job creation, protecting voting rights, advocating for the appointment of African-American judges and increasing diversity in leadership positions in corporate America.
He also sits on the House Committee on Energy and Commerce and serves on the subcommittees of Communications and Technology, and Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade.
Rep. Butterfield is a graduate of North Carolina Central University’s undergraduate program and law school. He practiced law in North Carolina for 13 years.
In 1988, he was elected Resident Superior Court Judge for the First Judicial Division and presided over civil and criminal courts in 46 counties throughout North Carolina. He served two years on the North Carolina Supreme Court.
