McKinley L. Price
McKinley L. Price DDS | |
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Mayor of Newport News, Virginia | |
In office July 1, 2010 – December 31, 2022 | |
Preceded by | Joe Frank |
Succeeded by | Phillip Jones |
Personal details | |
Born | McKinley Lenard Price March 10, 1949 Newport News, Virginia, U.S. |
Political party | Independent |
Spouse | Valerie Lynn Scott |
Children | McKinley II Marcia |
Alma mater | Hampton Institute (B.A.) Howard University (D.D.S.)[1] |
Occupation | Dentist, soldier, politician |
Website | http://www.nngov.com/ |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United States |
Branch/service | United States Army |
Years of service | 1972 |
Rank | First lieutenant[1] |
McKinley Lenard Price (born March 10, 1949) is an American politician and dentist who served as the mayor of the city of Newport News, Virginia from 2010 until 2022.[1]
Career
[edit]Price graduated from Collis P. Huntington High School in 1967 and Hampton Institute in 1971 before serving in the United States Army as a commissioned officer. He was honorably discharged as a first lieutenant in 1972.[1] Price attended Howard University College of Dentistry, after which he performed a general anesthesia residency at Providence Hospital in Baltimore.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Price helped by encouraging people to get vaccinated and administering vaccinations himself.[2]
Personal life
[edit]Price is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity. Price is married to Valerie Scott Price, a retired teacher of thirty years who worked with the Newport News Public School System. Together, they have two children.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Mayor McKinley L. Price, DDS - City of Newport News". City of Newport News. Retrieved November 14, 2014.
- ^ "Newport News mayor administers COVID-19 vaccine shots at clinic". 6 March 2021.
- African-American mayors in Virginia
- American dentists
- 1949 births
- Living people
- Mayors of Newport News, Virginia
- Military personnel from Virginia
- United States Army officers
- Virginia independents
- Hampton University alumni
- Howard University alumni
- 21st-century African-American politicians
- 21st-century mayors of places in Virginia