Four vie for open House seat

Submitted by ryanteaguebeckwith on June 2, 2009 - 10:08am.
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Four candidates are seeking Dan Blue's old House seat.

The Raleigh-Wake Citizens Association, a civil rights group, will hold a candidate forum with the Wake African American Caucus on Saturday to recommend a replacement for Blue, who moved to the Senate last month.

The announced candidates are:

* Bernard Allen II, 44, N.C. State Employees Association and son of former legislator

* Abeni El-Amin, 32, chairwoman of the Raleigh Human Relations Commission

* Rosa Gill, 65, chair of the Wake County school board

* Paul Terrell III, 42, manufacturing maintenance technician, Durham Cree Lighting

RWCA President Daniel Coleman said it was  "a younger pool of candidates" than the previous time, when Blue was chosen to replace Rep. Bernard Allen.

After the forum, the RWCA will make a recommendation to the Wake County Democratic Party, which will name Blue's replacement on June 11. 

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Re: Four vie for open House seat

Submitted by PaulTerrell on June 6, 2009 - 11:10pm.

The RWCA was very respectful and put on a very nice event.

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Re: Four vie for open House seat

Submitted by PaulTerrell on June 2, 2009 - 3:12pm.

For the record i am still a Republican and will NOT change my registration.

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I like Republican Terrell's chances

Submitted by PoliticalJunkie on June 2, 2009 - 10:16am.

yeah right...

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