Carl Mumpower is running for Congress.
The Asheville City Council member announced today that he will run for the Republican nomination to run against U.S. Rep. Heath Shuler, a freshman Democrat from Waynesville.
In his announcement, Mumpower called himself an"independent conservative voice on the Asheville's liberal City Council."
He said some of the issues for his campaign would be security the borders, reducing the national debt, and cutting "bureaucratic strangulation" of business, education and health care.
He also said he would redirect the War on Drugs away from creating new laws and towards enforcing existing laws, according to the Asheville Citizen-Times.
In recent weeks, Western Carolina Republicans had been searching for a challenger to Shuler. State Sen. Tom Apodaca and Brevard District Attorney Jeff Hunt have ruled out runs, but former Rep. Charles Taylor, who lost to Shuler in 2006, has not yet announced his plans.
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Re: Mumpower announces campaign
Asheville and WNC is ECSTATIC at Dr. Mumpower's announcement!
He will be the new salvation for NC District 11 !
Please support Dr. Mumpower in his bid! His website will be up and running shortly to accept donations!