Commissioners

Henry Tyson was elected to the Cumberland County Board of Commissioners as a District 2 representative in 2024 for a four-year term. His current term expires in 2028.

Tyson is a long-standing resident of Cumberland County and comes from a long line of family members who have dedicated their lives to public service in this community.

His grandfather, Henry M. Tyson, served on The Cumberland County Board of Commissioners from 1956-1968 with seven years of service as chairman, before joining the N.C. General Assembly in 1973. Henry McMillian Tyson II, his uncle, served on the commission from 1996 until 2000.

Judge John M. Tyson, Henry's father, currently serves the people of the state on the N.C. Court of Appeals.

Tyson previously served on the Fayetteville City Council’s joint sign ordinance review task force, which successfully revised the city’s sign ordinances for the first time in 19 years.

Tyson has served as chairman and vice chairman of the Government Relations Committee for the Greater Fayetteville Chamber of Commerce. He has also served as a past member of the Legislative Action Committee for The Long Leaf Pine Association of Realtors and a past member of the City of Fayetteville Historic Resources Commission, which helps guide the architectural character of Historic Downtown Fayetteville.

Tyson is a member of the Fayetteville Kiwanis Club.

Tyson graduated from Campbell University in 2006 with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Government.

He currently works as a commercial real estate broker and co-owner, with his mother Kirby, of Tyson Commercial Real Estate and The Hub Fayetteville, both of which are located downtown.

He is married to Lynnsey Taylor Tyson and has one son, Grady James Tyson.