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Wednesday, 22 February 2012 06:01 |
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State Rep. Larry Womble announced Tuesday he will not run for re-election in District 32 in his first public comment since he was seriously injured in a car accident in December.
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 22 February 2012 06:47 |
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Thursday, 16 February 2012 15:08 |
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RALEIGH, (AP) - Two Democrats serving in the North Carolina General Assembly and facing potential primaries with fellow legislators aren't running for re-election this year.
Rep. Maggie Jeffus of Greensboro and Sen. Bob Atwater of Chatham County announced their decisions Wednesday in the middle of the candidate filing period.
Jeffus has been in the House since 1991 and was recently a House education budget-writer. She was drawn into the same district with Rep. Pricey Harrison. The 77-year-old Jeffus says the Legislature feels like a full-time job and leaves her little time for her family.
Atwater was drawn into the same district with Sen. Ellie Kinnaird of Orange County. The 66-year-old Atwater joined the Senate in 2005.
The departure continues an exodus of Democratic lawmakers since 2009. |
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Friday, 10 February 2012 13:16 |
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RALEIGH, SGRToday.com - After nine terms representing North Carolina's 9th district in the U.S. Congress, Rep. Sue Myrick has announced she will not seek a tenth term. Myrick, who is 70 years old, said in her announcement that she talked with her family before making her decision.
"I'm grateful for the privilege of serving you," Myrick said. "Thanks for the trust you've placed in us all these years," she added, after praising her staff.
Myrick is chairwoman of the Select Committee on Intelligence's Terrorism, HUMINT, Analysis and Counterintelligence subcommittee. She is a former mayor of Charlotte.
The North Carolina Free Enterprise Foundation's Preliminary Partisan District Rankings lists the 9th district seat as "Leaning Republican."
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Saturday, 04 February 2012 06:49 |
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RALEIGH, (AP) - Former U.S. Rep. Bob Etheridge said Friday he doesn't believe his age or political history will negatively influence voters when it comes to him becoming North Carolina governor. Etherisge is 70 years old and would be among the state's oldest governors if he won in November.
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