Joyce Waddell

Joyce Lucille Davis Waddell (born July 11, 1944) is an American politician who has served in the North Carolina Senate from the 40th district since 2015. Waddell is a graduate of South Carolina State University and holds master's degrees from UNC Charlotte, North Carolina A&T State University and Appalachian State University. She earned her Ph.D from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

Waddell, a Mullins, SC native is the widow of Dr. E. E. Waddell, a longtime Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools administrator and superintendent.