Education
Johnson C. Smith University. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Johnson C. Smith University. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
His district includes constituents in Mecklenburg County. A retired educator from Charlotte, North Carolina, Dannelly served several years as Deputy President Pro Tempore of the Senate. In 2012, Dannelly, then the longest-serving lawmaker representing Mecklenburg County, filed to run for another term but due to his wife"s deteriorating health, he dropped out and endorsed another candidate in the Democratic primary, Joel Ford.