Dan Soucek Files for the NC State Senate

BOONE, N.C., February 8, 2010 — Republican Dan Soucek of Watauga County, having run for the state house of representatives in 2008, has officially filed to run for North Carolina’s 45^th Senate district in 2010 serving Wilkes, Watauga, Ashe and Alexander counties. 

“The leadership lessons I had at West Point, the humanitarian experience I have at Samaritan’s Purse and the knowledge I have from owning a small business are things no other candidate for this Senate seat possesses and will best enable me to serve this district in a way the people deserve.”

NC05: Virginia Foxx files for re-election

via: http://www.nc05.com/ ~ via: http://twitter.com/foxxforcongress

Clemmons, NC—Congresswoman Virginia Foxx today announced that she will run for reelection for North Carolina’s Fifth Congressional District. Foxx has represented the Fifth District in Congress since 2005.

 

“Representing the people of North Carolina’s Fifth District in Congress is a great honor, Foxx said. “During this era of record deficits I promise to continue to hold Washington accountable and rein in its reckless spending and wasting of taxpayers’ hard-earned money.

 

Elmore Seeks NC Senate Seat

For Immediate Release
Contact: Jeffrey Elmore
(336) 984-0423
E-mail address: elmoreforncsenate@gmail.com

North Wilkesboro Commissioner Jeffrey Elmore announces run for NC Senate, District 45

North Wilkesboro, NC (January 15, 2010) – Today, Jeffrey Elmore, teacher and Commissioner in the Town of North Wilkesboro formally announces his bid for the North Carolina Senate in District 45. Commissioner Elmore made the following statement:

Gavenus for Judge

Assistant District Attorney GARY GAVENUS of Burnsville, North Carolina announced his candidacy for one of the two seats in the non-partisan Superior Court Judgeships for the 24th Judicial District. The 24th Judicial District is comprised of Avery, Mitchell, Madison, Yancey and Watauga Counties. 

Since January of 2003, Mr. Gavenus has served as an Assistant District Attorney in the 24th Judicial District. During his tenure as a prosecutor he has been the lead prosecutor responsible for the prosecution of all Superior Court Criminal cases in no less than two of the five counties comprising the District, having been assigned to Madison, Mitchell and Yancey Counties over this period. As the lead prosecutor in the counties to which he is assigned he has been and remains solely responsible for the prosecution of such serious felonies as homicides, sexual assaults, serious assaults, arson, drug trafficking and drug offenses, breaking and enterings, and larcenies. He has vigilantly sought and obtained homicide convictions against drug dealers who have been responsible for the death of another through their drug sales; he has consistently sought enhanced punishment for those criminals who have obtained Habitual Felon status and prosecuted Habitual Impaired Drivers. In addition to his Superior Court duties, he has also been responsible for the majority of district court cases for the counties to which he was assigned handling everything from misdemeanors to speeding tickets. He currently is the only prosecutor in the district assigned to represent the State in two counties. 

Wanda Howell for Clerk of Court

PRESS RELEASE

Wanda Howell, Watauga County Clerk of Superior Court will file for Election.

Wanda was hired by former Clerk of Superior Court, John T. Bingham, in June of 1987, as a Deputy Clerk of Court. When Clerk of Court Glenn Hodges became Clerk in 1992 she had already been working for almost 5 years. Wanda continued to work as a Deputy Clerk until April 1993, when she accepted the position of Judicial Assistant with former Superior Court Judge Charles Lamm. When Senior Resident Superior Court Judge James L. Baker took office in January 1995, he requested Wanda remain in that position. She later became Trial Court Coordinator for the 24th Judicial District and remained there until she took office as Clerk of Superior Court April 1, 2009. Wanda has worked in the court system for almost 23 years.

I have worked in every aspect of the clerk’s office including estates, special proceedings, civil district and superior, criminal district and superior, juvenile and jury clerk. I feel that I am more qualified than any candidate seeking the Clerk’s position. Being a Clerk of Superior Court entails more than just administration. You are the judge of probate, incompetency proceedings and guardianships. You will be called upon to rule on default judgments, extension of times and many more tasks. I am experienced and feel that I can handle any situation that comes before me as the Clerk for Watauga County with ease.

Nathan Miller for County Commissioner

I am running for district 5 seat of the Watauga County Commissioners.  I am a native of Watauga County whose family has resided in this area for many years and many have served their fellow citizens in many different offices.  I graduated from Watauga High School in 1999.  I went on to UNC-Chapel Hill where I graduated with a BA in Political Science and a BA in American History in 2003.  I furthered my studies by attending St. Mary’s School of Law in Texas where I received my JD in 2006. 

 I look forward to being able to serve my fellow citizens of Watauga County in ensuring that their tax dollars are efficiently spent and to see that we keep the tax burden as low as possible while still providing all required services.  I believe in strong conservative principles which I feel will serve as a good guide in the majority of the items brought before the board. 

Lowell Younce for Clerk of Court

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Today I am formally announcing my candidacy for the office of Clerk of Superior Court of Watauga County. My decision is based on my willingness to serve all the people of Watauga County to the best of my ability. My qualifications include : experience in administration, finances, supervising employees and working well with the people of Watauga County.

I have been humbled and honored by the citizens of Watauga County for electing me to serve three terms as a member of the Watauga County Board of Education. While serving with other school board members, we have been able to work well with others to improve an already successful school system The Clerk of Superior Court office , as with the school system, should not be status quo, but always seeking ways to improve their performance of duties and responsibilities. I do not have an ax to grind nor an agenda, I am simply seeking the position of Clerk of Superior Court to help make the office the best performing office in the state of North Carolina.

Monthly Meeting

The Watauga GOP Executive Committee will have its monthly meeting at the Golden Corrall in Boone.
on Thursday January 28, 2010 @ 630 PM. Come a little early if you want to eat.

Please remember, if you have resolutions to submit, please be prepared to leave them with the Resolutions Committee that afternoon.

Also, Our Annual Convention will be held on Saturday March 6 @ 9 AM in the Watauga County Courthouse.

Pay after the pump

Submitted by markjohnson on September 24, 2009 – 8:06am.
Tags: campaign finance | Gary Bartlett | State Board of Elections | Steve Goss | Under the Dome

Sen. Steve Goss racked up $19,000 worth of mileage on his car over three years, but his campaign paid him for it over the course of four months.

That’s not how campaign finance is supposed to work, according to State Board of Elections officials.

Goss, a Democrat from Boone, received three payments for mileage between October of last year and January of this year that totaled about $19,000. At the current federal reimbursement rate of 55 cents a mile, that’s about 35,000 miles.

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Goss said this week that during his first campaign, in 2006, he didn’t want to deplete his campaign account by paying mileage.

“That goes all the way back to 2006, when I started this,” Goss said. “I never had enough money to pay myself travel.”

Instead, he kept a log of the mileage, including driving around his district on official business after he was elected. By late last year, when he ran for re-election, that mileage had added up.

In October 2008, Goss paid himself $4,000 in campaign money for mileage and another $5,800 in November. He paid himself another $9,000 in January of this year.

State elections officials, however, said mileage should be paid during the reporting period in which it is accrued. Candidates file quarterly reports during election years and semi-annually in non-election years. Goss could have recorded the mileage in each report as a loan to his campaign and then paid himself after building up enough in the campaign account, said Gary Bartlett, the elections board’s executive director. Bartlett said Goss will have to amend his reports to correct the information.

http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/pay_after_the_pump#comment-26442

H1101 – Letter to Cullie Tarleton

Representative Cullie Tarleton
1109 Legislative Building
Raleigh, NC 27601-1096
(919) 733-7727

Dear Representative Tarleton:

Please protect the private property water rights of property owners. Remove your support for H1101 the Water Resources Policy Act of 2009. This appears to be another effort of the government to control our lives. I ask you to fight expansion of government, of any kind.

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