| Joyce Waddell | |
| State Senate: | North Carolina |
| State: | North Carolina |
| Term Start: | January 1, 2015 |
| Predecessor: | Malcolm Graham |
| Birth Date: | 11 July 1944 |
| Party: | Democratic |
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.[1] [2] 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.