Charlotte names NC Sen. Dan Clodfelter to be new mayor

CHARLOTTE — The man tapped Monday night to be the next mayor of The Queen City has strong Raleigh ties. Charlotte City Council named N.C. Sen. Dan Clodfelter to replace Patrick Cannon, who resigned nearly two weeks ago after his arrest on federal corruption charges. Clodfelter said he’ll resign from the General Assembly Tuesday. The city plans a small swearing-in ceremony Wednesday. After serving on the Charlotte City Council from 1987 until 1993, he was elected to the N.C. Senate in 1998. Now in his eighth term, Clodfelter earned a reputation as a workhorse, more intent on getting something done than on self-promotion. “One thing I’m not comfortable with,” he once...