Pam Hemminger

Pam Hemminger
Hemminger in 2019
Mayor of Chapel Hill
In office
December 2, 2015  December 18, 2023
Preceded byMark Kleinschmidt
Succeeded byJessica Anderson
Orange County Commissioner
In office
2008–2012
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools
Board of Education
In office
2004–2008
Personal details
Born (1960-03-20) March 20, 1960
NationalityAmerican
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseBradley Hemminger
Children4
Alma materVanderbilt University (BA)
Occupation
  • Politician
  • business owner

Pamela Somers Hemminger (born March 20, 1960) is an American politician who served as the mayor of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, from 2015 to 2023. She owns a small real-estate company and previously served on the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools board of education and the Orange County Board of County Commissioners. She is a member of the Democratic Party.

In the town's 2015 mayoral race, Hemminger was endorsed by a new local political action committee and unseated Mark Kleinschmidt by a 9% margin. She won reelection three times, in 2017, 2019, and 2021.