John Autry, a Democrat, represents District 5 on Charlotte City Council. He was elected in 2011 and is serving his first term on Council.
 
Autry is a member of the executive committee of the North Carolina Democratic Party and has served on the Mecklenburg Soil and Water Conservation District Board since 2006. He is a member of the Urban League Guild and chair of Precinct 6. Autry was a co-recipient of the 2010 Courage Award from the Charlotte Black Political Caucus. He is a Brotherhood member of the Order of the Arrow, Boy Scouts of America, and serves on the board of the Coventry Woods Neighborhood Association.
 
A native of North Carolina, he served in the US Navy from 1972 to 1976.
 
Autry is chief technology officer and partner at W.A.R.N., LLC.
 
He and his wife, Rebecca, have four children and two grandchildren.

Contact John Autry
Charlotte City Council Office
600 East 4th Street
Charlotte, NC 28202
Email: jautry@charlottenc.gov
Phone: 704-336-2777