Coffee with Local Legislators – April 11
Have Coffee & Conversation With Local Legislators on April 11
Here’s your chance to ask questions of and make suggestions to your local legislators
before the N.C. General Assembly convenes in May. Sen. David Hoyle, Rep. William Current
and Rep. Wil Neumann are scheduled to participate in a Chamber Coffee & Conversation
on Friday, April 11, at Queen of The Apostles Catholic Church Family Center, 503 N. Main St., Belmont.
Coffee and juice and a light breakfast will be provided starting at 7:30 a.m. The program will start promptly at
8 a.m. and end at 9. The cost is $5 at the door. Registration is requested by email to info@belmontchamber.com.
For more information, call 704-825-5307, or go to the Chamber website at www.belmontchamber.com.
Poll shows no easy re-election for Dole
The Charlotte Observer is reporting that Senator Elizabeth Dole is facing a difficult re-election in 2008.
We feel pretty skeptical about this considering the strong republican segment in NC and the fact that few people know much about democratic hopefuls, Kay Hagan, Jim Neal, and John Hendrix.
2002 election result for Gaston County:
Gaston | Bowles | 34.9% | 14,976 | |
Dole | 63.4% | 27,176 | ||
0.0% | 0 | |||
Other | 1.6% | 704 |
There are other political parties active in North Carolina that would hope to field candidates, however, NC laws prevent ballot access. This has been a continual discussion on the Belmont Front Porch, usually when the weather is warmer and we can sit outside longer in the evenings.