U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., and former N.C. Gov. Pat McCrory lead the pack in the latest Civitas Institute poll focusing on the Republican primary. Interestingly, McCrory has yet to file for the governor’s seat, though he hasn’t ruled out running. Harper Polling, on behalf of the conservative Civitas Institute, surveyed 500 likely Republican primary...
The 2nd Congressional District technically may be an open seat, but Republican nominee George Holding is a two-term incumbent seeking a third term. Holding now represents the 13th District, but when federal courts forced the General Assembly to draw new maps, state lawmakers moved the 13th District about 100 miles west from its former location in...
The ideological balance of the state Supreme Court could ride on the results of Tuesday’s primary election, as incumbent Justice Bob Edmunds, the only Republican on the ballot, faces Democratic attorneys Mike Morgan and Daniel Robertson and unaffiliated attorney Sabra Faires, who has the endorsement of the state’s chapter of the AFL-CIO. The top two...
RALEIGH — Joe Stewart, executive director of the N.C. FreeEnterprise Foundation, said Wednesday that since the state is so competitive, North Carolina is likely to see groups come in to lend support or provide opposition to individual candidates in future elections. The U.S. Senate race between incumbent Democrat Kay Hagan and Republican House Speaker Thom Tillis remained close all year.
PINEHURST — On a number of occasions, incumbent GOP Rep. Renee Ellmers referred to her opponent, Democrat Clay Aiken, as "an entertainer," questioning his credentials to assume the office she currently holds. Aiken was runner-up in 2003 on the second season of the Fox Network show “American Idol.” Not to be outdone, Aiken charged Ellmers with taking orders from House leadership rather than her constituents.
RALEIGH — Republican U.S. Rep. Renee Ellmers believes immigration reform is necessary, and she plans to continue a deliberate, fact-finding approach for solutions. Frank Roche, who is challenging Ellmers for her U.S. 2nd Congressional District seat, said he’s already written the book that defines the problems and prescribes answers.
RALEIGH — Republican women lined up Tuesday at state party headquarters to chide President Barack Obama for enacting policies they say have harmed women. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., said Obama's agenda has hurt women economically.
WASHINGTON — The national uproar over a Hoke County 4-year-old’s recent encounter with government-paid preschool lunch monitors has prompted two members of the N.C. congressional delegation to fire off a letter expressing “strong concern” to U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack.
RALEIGH — In a largely party-line decision, the House voted 245-189 to pass H.R. 2. North Carolina’s six Republican representatives, including freshman lawmaker Renee Ellmers of the 2nd Congressional District, backed the bill.
RALEIGH - Rep. Bob Etheridge faced more heat over the viral video showing him grabbing a young man on a Washington, D.C., street. The group of 20 to 25 people assembled outside Etheridge's Raleigh office Wednesday and called on him to resign. Tuesday, his Republican opponent Renee Ellmers and N.C. Republican Party Chairman Tom Fetzer addressed the controversial video.
