(born November 21, 1952) is an American attorney and Democratic member of the North Carolina Senate.
He was appointed to the Senate by Governor Mike Easley on April 18, 2007 to replace the late Jeanne Hopkins Lucas and was later elected and re-elected in his own right.
In 2011, he became Deputy Minority Leader in the Senate and chairman of the North Carolina Legislative Black Caucus.McKissick is the son of the late civil rights activist Floyd McKissick.