State Sen. Tom McInnis, R-Richmond, has moved his permanent residence from Richmond County to his second home in the Pinehurst area of Moore County to run for the newly-drawn state Senate District 21, which will include all of GOP-rich Moore County, and much of Cumberland County that mostly surrounds the city of Fayetteville but includes...
Senate District 19 (Cumberland County). • Wesley Meredith, Republican (four-term incumbent). Occupation: Small business owner. Education: Fayetteville Technical Community College, associate’s degree in horticulture technology and management. Career Highlights: General Assembly Republican Majority Whip. Former Fayetteville City Councilman including two years as mayor pro tem. Decorated Army veteran. • Kirk DeViere, Democrat. Occupation: Small business...
Within an hour of Senate leader Phil Berger comparing Gov. Roy Cooper to former President Richard Nixon, the Senate Commerce and Insurance Committee voted Thursday to subpoena Larry Hall, the governor’s nominee for secretary of military and veterans affairs. Hall has so far blown off three scheduled confirmation hearings. The separation of powers showdown is...
(Updated at 3:47 p.m. to include new information from Sen. Berger’s spokeswoman Shelly Carver.) Gov. Roy Cooper’s debate over the definition of a “Cabinet appointee” summons the memory of President Clinton infamously arguing before a grand jury over the meaning of the word “is.” In this case, legislative leaders are saying Cooper’s vocabulary polemics could...
The power of incumbency is on display in the Senate District 19 race between Republican state Sen. Wesley Meredith and Democratic challenger Toni Morris. Meredith has served in the Senate since 2010, and he has the experience of fending off well-financed challengers. Two years ago he spent more than $1 million to retain his seat,...
