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Sean Haugh, Candidate for U.S. Senate, watches as SBoE Director or Administration, Johnnie Mclean, receives the candidate list from LPNC Chairman, Barbara Howe. LPNC Treasurer, Bob Dorsey, observes.
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Libertarians File for Majority of General Assembly Seats
DURHAM (June 28) -- The Libertarian Party of North
Carolina has become the first "third party" to field a slate of candidates in a
majority of districts in both houses of the North Carolina General
Assembly.
Libertarian Party officials presented their candidate
list to the State Board of Elections June 28. It included 27 candidates for
the N.C. Senate (one more than a majority) and 61 for the N.C. House
of Representatives (a majority).
"To the best of our knowledge, this is the first time
any North Carolina party, other than the Republicans or Democrats, has run a
slate for a majority of the seats in the legislature," said Barbara Howe, LPNC
State Chair.
"The fact that we're running almost three times as
many candidates as we have before is a testament to the amazing growth of the
LPNC in the last two years," said Sean Haugh, LPNC Executive Director.
"We're putting the Democrats and Republicans on notice: look in your rear view
mirrors, because the Libertarians are gaining fast."
"We're even prouder of the increasing quality of our
candidates," added Howe. "We expect to compete for the win this year, especially
at the local level."
"Our candidate recruitment brought forward many
outstanding citizens who want to bring about a fundamental change in public
policy," she said. "This year North Carolina voters will have a chance to
completely change the makeup of the General Assembly. With the current
state of the budget in North Carolina, I'd say this couldn't happen at a better
time."
In addition to challenging for a majority in the
General Assembly, Libertarians are running candidates for all NC's seats in the
U.S. House of Representatives for the third election in row. Haugh is also
running as the Libertarian candidate for U.S. Senate.
There are a total of 150 Libertarians running for
office across the state. In addition to the 88 people running for the
legislature, there are 30 Libertarians running for county commissioner, four for
county sheriff, in Guilford, New Hanover, Onslow and Wake counties. There's a
Libertarian running for clerk of the court in Wake County and a Libertarian
running for county surveyor in Harnett County
The Libertarian Party has also endorsed 12 people
running for the non-partisan office of soil and water commissioner.
Libertarian Candidates 2002
Following is a list of Libertarian Candidates filed
with the Board of Elections. For candidate contact information, call the state BOE.
US Senate
US House of Representatives
- US House 1 - Mike Ruff, Greenville
- US House 2 - Gary Minter, Raleigh
- US House 3 - Gary Goodson, Apex
- US House 4 - Ken Nelson, Raleigh
- US House 5 - Tom Bailey, Greensboro
- US House 6 - Tara Grubb, High Point
- US House 7 - Tom Howe, Oxford
- US House 8 - Mark Andrew Johnson, Harrisburg
- US House 9 - Christopher Cole, Charlotte
- US House 10 - Christopher M Hill, Mooresville
- US House 11 - Eric Henry, Flat Rock
- US House 12 - Carey Head, Charlotte
- US House 13 - Alex MacDonald, Greensboro
North Carolina Senate
- NC Senate 3 - Henry Boschen, Roxobel
- NC Senate 4 - Tom Eisenmenger, Roanoke Rapids
- NC Senate 5 - Christopher Ruff, Greenville
- NC Senate 8 - Edward Gore, South Brunswick
- NC Senate 9 - Shaun Mitchell, Wilmington
- NC Senate 11 - AnnMarie DellaMorte', Youngsville
- NC Senate 14 - Richard Davison, Knightdale
- NC Senate 15 - Nathan Wilson, Raleigh
- NC Senate 16 - Jason Mara, Morrisville
- NC Senate 17 - Susan Hogarth, Raleigh
- NC Senate 18 - Mark Kitchens, Durham
- NC Senate 20 - Jonathan Guze, Durham
- NC Senate 22 - Jonathan Lubecky, Sanford
- NC Senate 23 - Christopher Todd Goss, Carrboro
- NC Senate 26 - Jim Capo, Greensboro
- NC Senate 27 - Tom Bailey, Greensboro
- NC Senate 28 - Eric Medlock, High Point
- NC Senate 29 - Douglas Kania, Archdale
- NC Senate 30 - James L Wentz, Walnut Cove
- NC Senate 31 - Donn Linton, Winston-Salem
- NC Senate 34 - J Conrad Jones, Advance
- NC Senate 36 - Mike Helms, Mt. Pleasant
- NC Senate 39 - Heather Head, Charlotte
- NC Senate 40 - Steven Wright, Charlotte
- NC Senate 45 - Fran Grig, Jefferson
- NC Senate 46 - Tony Brown, Shelby
- NC Senate 47 - Sherry Hill, Clyde
North Carolina House of Representatives
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