At a meeting in Pinehurst, Pat McCrory gave a preview of his campaign.
He called for better transportation planning, tighter immigration enforcement and a tough approach on crime, the Charlotte Observer reports.
In a speech before the Moore County Republican Men's Club Thursday, he also mentioned some issues he's tackled as mayor:
"There is a serious gang problem in North Carolina. I don't care where you live, there are gangs in the large cities and in the smallest towns," McCrory told the Moore County Republican Men's Club.
"The gangs are very mobile now. They don't just set up in a neighborhood. They will come here," he added, a golf course behind him as he spoke.
In an interview afterward, he disagreed that he's starting his campaign too late, saying that the public "doesn't want to be bugged by politicians so early."
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