U.S. Rep. Howard Coble has $525,373 in his campaign account.

Coble, a Greensboro Republican, has received $25,311 in individual contributions and $117,165 from political action committees in his bid to keep his seat, according to federal campaign finance records.

Contributors include Roger Milliken of Spartanburg, S.C., CEO of the Milliken & Co. Textile company ($2,400);  Allen Gant of Burlington, an executive at textile maker Glen-Raven Mills ($1,000); the Major League Baseball PAC ($5,000); the National Football League's Gridiron PAC ($4,000) and the National Beer Wholesalers Association PAC ($5,000).

Coble is a member of the House Judiciary Committee, which oversees aspects of professional sports leagues.

The Jesse Helms Center will honor Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia.

During its 20th anniversary celebration in Cary Friday, the center will present Scalia with the James W. Nance Medal of Freedom.

The award is given each year to an individual in government who best exemplifies a devotion to public service and "protection of the nation's foundational values." 

The award is named for Helms' lifelong friend, chief of staff and retired Navy Rear Admiral James "Bud" Nance." Previous recipients include U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld.

The center will also induct five new members into its Free Enterprise Hall of Fame: John W. Pope. A.E. Finley, Ed Morris, Roger Milliken and T. Boone Pickens.

The center, a nonprofit based in Wingate, is named for former U.S. Sen. Jesse Helms.