Richard Vinroot
Richard Vinroot (born 14 April 1941) is an attorney and politican from Charlotte, North Carolina. Vinroot served as mayor of Charlotte from 1991 to 1995. In 1996, he unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination for governor of North Carolina, losing in the primary to Robin Hayes. He took the Republican nomination in 2000, but lost the general election to Democrat Mike Easley. Vinroot has filed to run for governor again in 2004.
