Beth Wood is running for the Democratic nomination for state auditor.
The Raleigh accountant announced her candidacy in an e-mail today, although she's been unofficially running since chatting with party activists at the Sanford-Hunt dinner in late August.
Wood cites her 15 years with the state auditor's office, her work as an accountant for the state treasurer's office and her teaching with the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
She also took a subtle dig at Auditor Les Merritt, who has been criticized by some Democrats for side work.
"I'm going to be the people's full-time financial watchdog," she told Dome. "I just believe that the office could do a better job than what we've been doing."
Wood and Merritt have had a dispute already. As the News & Record's Mark Binker reported on his blog, the two had some dispute over exactly when her last day of work would be.
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