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  • State Rep. Ty Harrell resigns from General Assembly

    09/20/2009 7:32:36 PM PDT · by MitchellC · 17 replies · 954+ views
    WRAL ^ | September 21, 2009 | WRAL
    RALEIGH, N.C. — State Rep. Ty Harrell, D-Wake, who is under investigation over campaign expenditures, has resigned, according to Bill Holmes, a spokesman for House Speaker Joe Hackney. "With the recent turbulence in my personal life and continued speculation about my campaign expenditures, I do not feel that I can provide the high standard of representation that my constituents expect and deserve," Harrell said in his resignation letter submitted to Hackney on Sunday. Harrell's spending in recent months has been called into question. Harrell and his wife have also separated amidst allegations he has engaged in extramarital affairs, according to...
  • Gossage wants another run at Harrell (NC Dem corruption being investigated)

    09/14/2009 2:22:21 PM PDT · by MitchellC · 1 replies · 287+ views
    News & Observer - Under the Dome ^ | September 14, 2009 | Mark Johnson
    With Democratic state Rep. Ty Harrell facing questions about his use of campaign money, his Republican challenger is looking at making another run at him. Apex Town Councilman Bryan Gossage says he is taking a careful look at challenging Harrell again in 2010, Rob Christensen reports. "Our message last year was that the liberal tax, borrow, and spend policies of the incumbent were wrong for the district and wrong for the state," Gossage said in a statement. "Unfortunately, higher taxes and unemployment numbers are some of the best proof of that." Harrell defeated Gossage by a 54-46 percent margin in...