A Cary Democrat announced his candidacy Thursday for the state House, filling a hole left by the impending retirement of state Rep. Jennifer Weiss.
In making his bid for House District 41 official, Jim Messina called himself a fiscal moderate businessman who will focus his campaign on "innovative educational approaches" as the fuel the state needs to improve the economy. "I am running to ensure that the North Carolina our family chose as a home continues to attract 21st century jobs and to maintain a great quality of life," he said in a statement.
Messina, who works at Raleigh web consulting firm Hesketh.com, is married and the father of three teenagers. If he wins the Democratic nomination (no other challengers are in the race so far), Messina would face Republican Rep. Tom Murry of Morrisville in a newly drawn district. Weiss, an outspoken Democrat, announced earlier this week she wouldn't seek another term.
