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NC Congressional Election Spending

21 Thursday Oct 2010

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CONGRESSIONAL RACES IN 2010

(Date of Primary: May 4, 2010, and only winners are displayed below.)

Race All Candidates Amount
Raised
Senate Richard Burr (R)* $9,012,987
Elaine Marshall (D) $1,110,619
Michael Beitler (L) $3,228
District 01 G. K. Butterfield (D)* $743,162
Ashley Woolard (R) $118,269
District 02 Bob Etheridge (D)* $1,160,061
Renee Ellmers (R) $452,417
Tom Rose (L) $0
District 03 Walter B. Jones Jr (R)* $599,131
Johnny Rouse (D) $7,907
Darryl Holloman (L) $355
District 04 David Price (D)* $744,566
William T. Lawson, Jr (R) $372,685
District 05 Virginia Foxx (R)* $789,390
Billy Kennedy (D) $260,523
District 06 Howard Coble (R)* $479,777
Sam Turner (D) $3,775
District 07 Mike McIntyre (D)* $985,533
Ilario Gregory Pantano (R) $792,465
District 08 Larry Kissell (D)* $954,385
Harold Johnson (R) $946,269
Thomas Hill (L) $0
District 09 Sue Myrick (R)* $979,557
Jeffrey James Doctor (D) $97,930
District 10 Patrick McHenry (R)* $896,137
Jeff Gregory (D) $0
District 11 Heath Shuler (D)* $1,139,147
Jeff Miller (R) $605,803
District 12 Melvin L. Watt (D)* $518,051
Lon Vernon Cecil (L) $10,382
Greg Dority (R) $0
District 13 Brad Miller (D)* $805,068
Bill Randall (R) $152,547
James Anthony Hardesty (I) $16,881

* Incumbent

Data last updated: 10/21/2010.

Via the Center for Responsive Politics. For more information http://www.opensecrets.org

 

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Don’t Forget to Vote November 2nd

15 Friday Oct 2010

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Election Day Info

United States Senate

Senator Richard Burr (Rep) http://burrforsenate.com/

Secretary of State Elaine Marshall (Dem)  http://www.elainemarshall.org/

Michael Beitler (Lib)   http://www.beitlerforussenate.org/

 

North Carolina Supreme Court

Justice Brady’s Seat

Judge Barbara Jackson.   http://www.judgebarbarajackson.com/

Judge Robert C. Hunter. http://www.judgebobhunter.org/

North Carolina Court of Appeals

Steelman Seat

Judge Sanford L. Steelman, Jr. http://www.judgesteelman.org/

Calabria Seat

Judge Ann Marie Calabria.   http://www.calabria4judge.com/

Judge Jane Gray.   http://www.judgejanegray.com/

Elmore Seat

Judge Rick Elmore.   http://www.judgeelmore.com/

Steven Walker.   http://walkerforcoa.com/

Geer Seat

Judge Martha Geer.   http://marthageer.com/

Dean Poirier.   http://www.poirier4justice.com/

Wynn Seat (instant runoff voting)

Governor Beverly Perdue appointed Judge Cressie Thigpen to fill the vacancy created by Judge James Wynn’s appointment to the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals.  Because the vacancy was created after the primary filing period but more than 60 days before the general election, an election for this seat will occur on November 2, 2010.  For more information about the candidates and the voting process, see the NCBA’s flier at: http://www.ncbar.org/media/8254237/govAffairs_instantRunoffVoting_2010.pdf.

Want to know who paid for the race? http://www.sboe.state.nc.us/content.aspx?id=22

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NCADA Announces Endorsements for Judicial Canidates

12 Tuesday Oct 2010

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The North Carolina Defense Fund, the political action committee of the North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys endorses Ann Clabria, Jane Gray, Mark Klass, J. Douglas McCullough, and Richard Elmore for the North Carolina Court of Appeals.

The North Carolina Defense Fund endorses Robert Hunter, and Barbara Jackson for the North Carolina Supreme Court.

Amber Alert Missing Hickory North Carolina Girl Zahra Clare Baker

11 Monday Oct 2010

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Oct. 10) – An Amber Alert was issued Saturday afternoon for 10-year-old Zahra Clare Baker of Hickory, N.C.

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Authorities in North Carolina are searching for 10-year-old Zahra Claire Baker, who was reported missing from her home Saturday.

The father and stepmother of Zahra, who is hearing impaired, told police they last saw her around 2:30 a.m. sleeping in her bedroom, WRAL.com reported. She is 5 feet, 1 inch tall, weighs 85 pounds and has a prosthetic leg below her left knee.

She was last seen wearing a camouflage T-shirt and black knee-length tights.

Hickory, N.C., police said that Zahra’s stepmother, Elisa Baker, was arrested on Sunday for charges unrelated to Zahra’s disappearance, according to The Associated Press. A police spokesman declined to say what the charges are.

If you have any information, please call the Hickory Police Department at 828-328-5551, or call 911.

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via Amber Alert Missing Hickory North Carolina Girl Zahra Clare Baker.

Law.com – On the High Court’s Fall Docket, Few Blockbusters — but Plenty to Watch

04 Monday Oct 2010

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The Supreme Court‘s fall term opens today with a historic first — three women on the bench.

On the docket, the 2010-11 term has a broad range of significant challenges including issues involving speech and religion, job discrimination, sentencing, prosecutorial immunity, right to counsel and privacy, among others. The Court also continues its strong interest in business issues. Nearly half of the 52 cases granted review could be considered business-related.

via Law.com – On the High Court’s Fall Docket, Few Blockbusters — but Plenty to Watch.

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NAACP takes legal action against Wake schools | abc11.com

27 Monday Sep 2010

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NAACP president Ben Jealous, the Rev. William Barber announced Saturday the organization has taken legal action against the Wake County Public School System over its decision to end a nationally-recognized socio-economic diversity policy.

via NAACP takes legal action against Wake schools | abc11.com.

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N.C. Supreme Court will hear Libertarian-Green challenge to state’s ballot access laws – Raleigh Libertarian | Examiner.com

09 Thursday Sep 2010

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The North Carolina Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Thursday in what may be a landmark case for ballot access reform which may have implications beyond North Carolina. The hearing culminates a five year challenge by the Libertarian and Green parties to the constitutionality of North Carolina’s ballot access laws.

The hearing is set for 9:30 am, 2 East Morgan Street, Raleigh. The Libertarian and Green parties have scheduled a brief press conference at 9 a.m. in front of the courthouse.

The Libertarians filed the lawsuit in 2005 and the Green Party joined in 2006. They argue that North Carolina’s ballot access restrictions violate the state constitution, which guarantees that all elections shall be free and that with very few restrictions every voter shall be eligible for election by the people to office.

via N.C. Supreme Court will hear Libertarian-Green challenge to state’s ballot access laws – Raleigh Libertarian | Examiner.com.

Thirteen file for N.C. Court of Appeals – Elections – NewsObserver.com

09 Thursday Sep 2010

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Thirteen candidates filed to run for one judgeship vacated recently by Judge Jim Wynn before a one-week filing period ended late Tuesday afternoon. Five signed up on the final day.

The candidates include Cressie Thigpen, whom Gov. Bev Perdue chose to replace Wynn through December, former Court of Appeals Judge Doug McCullough and former state Labor Commissioner Harry Payne.

The number of candidates means voters must use instant runoff voting to choose a winner on Nov. 2. The voters rank their top three candidates in order of preference. Second-place votes are counted if no one gets a majority of first-place votes.

via Thirteen file for N.C. Court of Appeals – Elections – NewsObserver

In the other three contested Court of Appeals races, Anne Marie Calabria is running against Wake County District Judge Jane Gray to hold onto her seat, and incumbent Martha A. Geer faces a challenge from Dean R. Poirier, an appeals referee with the N.C. Employment Security Commission. Steven Walker, a legal clerk at the N.C. Supreme Court, is challenging Court of Appeals Judge Rick Elmore. Judge Sanford A. Steelman Jr. is unopposed.

Second Amendment Foundation Files Suit in NC

06 Tuesday Jul 2010

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After a recent win in the U.S. Supreme Court, the SAF (Second Amendment Foundation) is continuing its fight against states that ban citizens from taking guns off of their own premises during a state of emergency.

Under N.C. Gen. Stat. 14-288.7, when a municipality declares a state of emergency in which “public-safety authorities are unable to … afford adequate protection for lives or property it is unlawful for any person to transport or possess off his own premises any dangerous weapon.”

This statute was put to the test in King, N.C., which experienced a snow emergency in February of this year. Many people were surprised to learn that when the local government declares a state of emergency, the N.C. state law automatically goes into effect, which includes the ban on guns.

The SAF filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina. The complaint alleges that the ban on guns is unconstitutional.