Bernita Sims
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Preceded byBecky Smothers
Succeeded byBill Bencini
Bernita Sims | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of High Point, North Carolina | |
| In office December 3, 2012 – September 10, 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Becky Smothers |
| Succeeded by | Bill Bencini |
| High Point City Council member, Ward 1 | |
| In office December 2003 – December 2012 | |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | University of the District of Columbia University of North Carolina Wilmington |
Bernita Sims was the mayor of High Point, North Carolina. She was elected November 6, 2012 with 33% of the vote. Sims, a Democrat, was the city's first African American mayor.[1] On November 18, 2013, Sims was indicted by a Guilford County grand jury for allegedly writing a worthless $7,000 check. She resigned on September 10, 2014, after pleading guilty to a felony worthless check charge.
