[1] He is also the third openly gay candidate to be elected mayor in North Carolina, following Mike Nelson of Carrboro (1995) and Elic Senter of Franklinton (2007).
[2] Kleinschmidt and his twin sister, Michelle, were born on March 25, on Scott Air Force Base in Belleville, Illinois, (although of Scottish and Chamorro descent) to Rebecca Hoover and David Nauta, a (now deceased) Master Sergeant, then adopted by (now retired) U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sergeant and Marge Kleinschmidt, a registered nurse.
[citation needed] Mark Kleinschmidt received a Bachelor of Arts in education from the University of North Carolina as part of UNC's first Teaching Fellows class in May 1992.
In addition to Kleinschmidt, the three other candidates for the 2009 mayoral election were town councilman Matt Czajkowski, former chairman of the Orange County Republican Party Augustus Cho, and patent lawyer Kevin Wolff.
[3] Approximately 500 voters wrote in write-in candidates, stemming from controversies over development in Chapel Hill's Central West area.
[3] Kleinschmidt promised to continue revitalization efforts in the city's Ephesus Church – Fordham Boulevard district during his third term.
"[9] In February 2018, Kleinschmidt filed to compete in the Democratic primary to serve as Clerk of Court in Orange County.