Committee announces endorsements for elections
BY KELLY HINCHCLIFFE : The Herald-Sun
khinchcliffe@heraldsun.com; 419-6651
Apr 22, 2006 : 9:15 pm ET
DURHAM -- The Durham Committee on the Affairs of Black People met for about 6 ½ hours Saturday to decide which candidates it would support in the May 2 election and primaries, as well as some Nov. 7 races.
Committee Chairwoman Lavonia Allison said the committee only considered endorsing a candidate if he or she came for an interview. Interviews were held over a six-day period recently, and both the political committee and the group's general body voted Saturday, Allison said. Allison noted that the interviews conducted this year were more upbeat than in previous years.
"Most candidates spoke positively of their opponents," she said.
After reporting the results to local media, Allison said the chosen candidates would be notified of the Committee's choices.
"We hope they will in fact be victorious," she said of the Committee's picks.
In Durham school board elections, the Committee endorsed Jackie Wagstaff in District 1, Regina George-Bowden in District 2 and Steven Matherly in District 3. The Committee did not endorse Steve Martin, who is running unopposed in District 4.
The Committee also made endorsements in the Democratic primary to be held on May 2, including Worth Hill for sheriff and Keith Bishop for district attorney.
For state House District 29, the Committee endorsed Larry Hall.
It also endorsed David Price for the U.S. House District 4 seat.
In the nonpartisan primary for two District Court judgeships, the Committee endorsed Anita Smith and Tracy Hicks Barley.
In two Court of Appeals judge races, the Committee endorsed Bob Hunter and Linda Stephens.
The Committee endorsed Robin Hudson for an associate justice seat on the N.C. Supreme Court.
In the Nov. 7 election, the Committee endorsed Archie Smith, who is running unopposed, for clerk of Superior Court.
It endorsed unopposed state Senate candidates Bob Atwater, District 18; and Jeanne Hopkins Lucas, District 20.
For state House District 31, the Committee endorsed Mickey Michaux Jr., who is running unopposed. It did not endorse Paul Luebke in District 30 or Winkie Wilkins in District 55, both of who are also running unopposed.
The Committee also threw its support behind Marcia Morey and Elaine Bushfan, who are running unopposed for District Court judgeships. The group did not endorse Craig Brown or James Hill, who are also running unopposed for seats as District Court judges.
For two associate justice N.C. Supreme Court seats, the Committee endorsed Mark Martin and Patricia Timmons-Goodson.
The Committee endorsed Sarah Parker for chief justice of the N.C. Supreme Court.
DURHAM -- The Durham Committee on the Affairs of Black People met for about 6 ½ hours Saturday to decide which candidates it would support in the May 2 election and primaries, as well as some Nov. 7 races.
The Committee also made endorsements in the Democratic primary to be held on May 2, including Worth Hill for sheriff and Keith Bishop for district attorney.
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