Editing Stormie Forte

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|+'''Stormie Forte'''
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! Office
| [[Raleigh City Council]], At-Large (Mayor Pro Tem)
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! Term started
| At-Large: December 2022<br />District D (appointed): 2020
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! Education
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (BA; MS)<br />North Carolina Central University School of Law (JD)
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! Professional
| Attorney; licensed real estate agent
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'''Stormie Forte''' is an at-large member of the [[Raleigh City Council]] and serves as Raleigh's Mayor Pro Tem. She was elected as one of Raleigh’s two at-large council members in 2022, after first joining the council by appointment in 2020 to represent District D. She is the first African-American to serve on Raleigh's council.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Stormie Forte appointed to replace Saige Martin on Raleigh City Council|url=https://indyweek.com/news/stormie-forte-appointed-replace-saige-martin-raleigh-council/|website=INDY Week|date=July 14, 2020|access-date=January 30, 2026}}</ref>

Forte also hosts a weekly radio show, called ''The Art of Listening'', on [[WRSV|Choice FM 92.1]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/07/15/first-black-lgbtq-councilwoman-chosen-north-carolina-capitol-city-council/5441513002/|title=North Carolina capitol city chooses its first Black councilwoman|website=USA TODAY}}</ref>

== Raleigh City Council ==
=== Appointment to District D (2020) ===
In 2020, Forte was appointed to the City Council to fill the District D seat vacated by Council Member [[Saige Martin]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Raleigh City Council chooses first African American woman to fill vacant District D seat|url=https://www.wral.com/story/raleigh-city-council-chooses-first-african-american-woman-to-fill-vacant-district-d-seat/19188619/|website=WRAL News|date=July 14, 2020|access-date=January 30, 2026}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Stormie Forte appointed to replace Saige Martin on Raleigh City Council|url=https://indyweek.com/news/stormie-forte-appointed-replace-saige-martin-raleigh-council/|website=INDY Week|date=July 14, 2020|access-date=January 30, 2026}}</ref> WRAL reported she was set to join the council in August 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Raleigh City Council chooses first African American woman to fill vacant District D seat|url=https://www.wral.com/story/raleigh-city-council-chooses-first-african-american-woman-to-fill-vacant-district-d-seat/19188619/|website=WRAL News|date=July 14, 2020|access-date=January 30, 2026}}</ref>

=== Election to an at-large seat (2022) ===
Forte ran for an at-large council seat in 2022 and was elected as one of the city’s two at-large members.<ref>{{Cite web|title=11/08/2022 Official General Election Results|url=https://er.ncsbe.gov/?election_dt=11/08/2022&county_id=92&office=LOC&contest=920018|website=City of Raleigh|date=November 8, 2022|access-date=January 30, 2026}}</ref>


== References ==
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[[Category:Raleigh City Council members]]
[[Category:Living people]]