U.S. Rep. Walter Jones would seem an odd choice to be the keynote speaker to a Common Cause North Carolina luncheon this week.
The Farmville Republican, a longtime favorite of the Christian right, was chosen, in part, because he has a long history of pushing for lobbying and ethics reform, dating back to his days as a Democratic state legislator in Raleigh, according to Bob Phillips, executive director of the state Common Cause, Rob Christensen reports.
Common Cause will honor Kim Westbrook Strach, the lead investigator for the State Board of Elections for her role in uncovering the Jim Black scandals.
Also getting a nod will be Republican state Rep. George Cleveland of Onslow and Democratic Rep. Pricey Harrison of Greensboro—this week's ideological odd couple. They will receive the Plott Hound award for sponsoring a bill that would have ended in-state tuition benefits for out-of-state athletes.
The event will be held Saturday, Nov. 17, at noon at the N.C. State University Club in Raleigh.
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