Posted on 02/10/2010 1:06:20 PM PST by luke1898
616 Old Liberty Road Asheboro, NC 27203
For Immediate Release Contact: Lisa Clark Phone: (704) 591-2479 info@Burks4Senate.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 8 A.M. EDT, February 10,2010 ASHEBORO BUSINESSMAN TO RUN FOR U.S. SENATE ON GOP TICKET ASHEBORO, NC, FEBRUARY 10, 2010: Asheboro City Councilman and prominent business leader, Eddie Burks, officially filed on Monday to run on the GOP ticket for the office of United States Senate. Burks will vie for the Class 3 Senate Seat in the May 4th primary election.
His campaign will focus on the concept of accessibility. “I believe that the single most important job of a United States Senator is to listen to the constituency. And until elected officials can do this, nothing will change. Period.”
Burks believes that our state and our country are in need of a great transformation. "Everybody says we need change, but it's not change if we put the same people back there."
A recent Elon University poll showed that the incumbent’s approval rating among North Carolina adults was just 37 percent. “This is not acceptable to me. North Carolina deserves better.”
Burks has specific information regarding his in depth perspective on the issues of federal spending, health care, homeland security and taxes on his web site, www.burks4senate.com. The site also gives his complete biography and features "Eddie's Blog."
Burks is married to Andra Burgess Burks, a public middle school teacher of 25 years. Eddie and Andra live in Asheboro, NC. The couple has no children and they are quite active in the lives of their eleven nieces and nephews. -End-
These are the questions we should ask of all candidates who seek our support at this critical time in our nation's history, IMHO.
I’d like to see a few Buchananites in Congress, but is there any reason to believe he can win? Perhaps he’s prepping for a future House run, like David Funderburk did in 1986.
He’s in Howard Coble’s district (NC6), so there may be something to that. No way he could win this primary, with all the cash Burr is sitting on.
You would think that Coble would retire. He’s about 80 years old.
He actually has some primary challengers this time (see my About page).
Kind of like that guy named Kennedy running in Massachusetts but the voters there weren't fooled.
And he believes in WORK. He is quite in favor it.
Eddie sounds like a great guy. But the incumbent Burr has a lifetime ACU rating of 90. And i haven’t heard of a great reason to replace him, yet.
Perhaps Burks is organizing and building name recognition to take on Hagan in 2014?
Hilariously that Kennedy was a libertarian and self described Tea Party candidate.
I wasn’t sure if he would take more from Brown or the rat because of his name. He only got a piddling 1%.
That reminds me. Awhile ago I found what I think is a case of a real life “Distinguished Gentleman” situation.
Kansas Republican Edward C. Little died in 1924. In the 1924 election rat Chauncey B. Little was elected, he was defeated in 1926.
That may have been more coincidental. Democrat Chauncey had won office as Johnson County Attorney (1909-13) before Edward Little ever reached Congress (1917). Edward was a bonafide War Hero, having received the Medal of Honor. Edward was a resident of Kansas City, Chauncey of Olathe.
Somewhat confusingly, there were TWO contests run for the Nov ‘24 election, for the full term (1925-27) and for the remainder (Nov ‘24-Mar ‘25). Former KC Mayor Ulysses Guyer ran for the short term, and won handily, 62-38% over the Democrat. Chauncey prevailed by a 48.8% plurality in a 3-man race on the same day. The big question is what was wrong with the GOP nominee, and perhaps I found the answer...
The candidate running was one Russell Dyer, who apparently was a local newspaper editor (listed as “Camett, KS”, which I can’t find), and I found an article from 1924 where Dyer blasted Kansas City AND St. Louis as being the place to get a “glimpse of hell.” While others might chime in in agreement today, I personally have reason to grit my teeth at that comment. My cousin was MAYOR of St. Louis when Dyer fired his potshot, and compared to today, Henry Kiel transformed StL into one of America’s premier cities, growing and booming under his tenure. Dyer suggested KC and StL be placed under “martial law.” If this is the same Dyer, there stands a considerable likelihood this rubbed folks the wrong way (KC, KS was in that district he was running in).
Had Guyer been the nominee in both races that year (why he wasn’t, I don’t know), he probably would’ve won over Chauncey, especially with Coolidge at the top of the ticket. Guyer did end up running in ‘26 (which would’ve been an anti-GOP backlash year), and won by a 52-48% margin (Little getting just a half-percent below what he got in ‘24). Little also became the 1928 Gubernatorial nominee, but lost in a landslide to Clyde Reed. Little sought a second rematch with Rep. Guyer in 1930, but lost 57-43%.
Burr is not well known in NC like his predecessor John Edwards! People there like brand names.
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