Jim Martin has endorsed Pat McCrory and Bob Orr.
The former Republican governor said he is backing both the longtime Charlotte mayor and the former Supreme Court justice in their bids for the Republican gubernatorial nomination.
"They're both long-term friends," he told the Charlotte Observer.
At McCrory's kickoff last week, former Gov. Jim Holshouser endorsed McCrory and said Martin did as well. In an interview later, McCrory confirmed the endorsements but did not mention Orr.
Martin, a former Mecklenburg County commissioner, knows McCrory through civic work in Charlotte, while Orr served as his driver in the 1984 election.
For good measure, Martin added that he also likes Bill Graham and Fred Smith and will endorse whoever wins the GOP primary.
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Re: Martin endorses McCrory, Orr
If Governor Martin finds out that WRAL meteorologist Greg Fishel is a fellow tuba player, he might endorse the Fish too before this campaign is over.
David McKnight