Cabarrus County Republican Party -- GOP Candidates

GOP Candidates

Elective offices are listed below by level of office; national, state, and local offices in order. Candidates are listed in alphabetical order by office sought and then in alphabetical order by last name within that office. If the candidate has a campaign statement posted at CabarrusGOP.org or a website for their candidacy, their name will be the link to that webpage.

In the list below you will also find a link to a list of all our GOP candidates in a form that is easier to print and carry with you to the polls. Please consider printing extra copies and handing them out while you are at the polls.

Election 2006

National Races

The following Republicans are running for national office in 2006.

OFFICE	NAME
US House of Representatives (NC-8th District)	Robin Hayes
Robin Hayes currently serves as our Congressman, representing the 8th District of North Carolina for the past eight years. He has worked to establish a solid pro-family and pro-business record while striving to promote job growth and economic development throughout the District. In Congress, he serves on three committees that provide direct benefit to the District: the House Armed Services Committee as Vice-Chairman of the Terrorism Subcommittee, the Agriculture Committee as Chairman of the Livestock and Horticulture Subcommittee, and the Transportation Committee. These positions allow him to provide assistance to our brave men and women serving at Ft. Bragg and Pope Air Force Base, ensure the prosperity of our family farmers and the entire Ag community, and look after the transportation and infrastructure needs of Eighth District communities. He believes that the prosperity of our communities depends on quality education, and he has worked with local school systems and community colleges to introduce new technology into the classroom and provide teachers with classroom-access to vast new resources. For further information, you may visit his website at http://www.robinhayes.com, or call his campaign office at 704-795-2000.
US House of Representatives (NC-12th District) (Cabarrus Precincts 0204 and 0300)	Dr. Ada Fisher
Dr. Ada M. Fisher is a medical doctor and a candidate for the US NC 12th District. She is a native of North Carolina who lives in the 12th District and strongly believes she can best represent its citizens. Her unwavering commitment to immigration reform, national defense enhancements which protect the homeland and support our soldiers, affordable and accessible health care which leaves no citizens out, and jobs with a future are just a few of the issues which she will lead the fight for "We the People..." Times like these require that we "Get a Doctor in the House" with healing hands as well as a prescription that is "Good for what ails us!" Dr. Fisher is a dynamic, exciting, progressive, committed, compassionate, conservative Republican who is a constitutionalist, and she wants your vote for the US 12th District Congressional Race. For further information, you may visit her website at http://www.dradamfisher.org.

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State Races

The following members of the Cabarrus County Republican Party will be representing the GOP on 07 November for North Carolina statewide political office.

OFFICE	NAME
NC House (83rd District)	Linda P. Johnson
Linda P. Johnson currently serves as our NC Congresswoman from the 83rd District. She is a member of numerous committees, including Chairperson of the House State Government Committee and Vice-chairperson of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Education and the House Select Committee on Public School Construction. As her committee assignments suggest, her primary focus is on educating our state's children.
NC House (82nd District)	Jeff Barnhart
Jeff Barnhart currently serves as our NC Congressman from the 82nd District. He currently serves on many committees, including the highly important Appropriations Committee, on which he presides as Chairman of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services. Health care in our state is very important to him.
NC Senate (36th District)	Fletcher Hartsell, Jr.
Fletcher Hartsell, Jr. has served many roles for Cabarrus County and her citizens over the years, with perhaps the most important being our State Senator from the 36th District. Of the many committee assignments he holds, he is Chairman of the Judiciary II Committee, Vice-Chairman of the Committee on Opportunities and Needs for Economic Growth in North Carolina, and is the ranking minority member of the Education/Higher Education Committee and the Committee on State and Local Government.

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Other State Races of Note

The following additional North Carolina political races may affect and should interest our members.

OFFICE	NAME
NC Court of Appeals	Kris Bailey
Kris Bailey has served as a District Court Judge, as General Counsel to our state auditor, and on the US Supreme Court Bar. Experience matters in our court system, and trial court experience is crucial for a Court of Appeals justice since it reviews trial court cases. As a District Court judge, he ruled in over 40,000 cases. No one in this race can match his experience. He is tough on crime, has a strong work ethic, and a calm demeanor in trial situations. For more information, you can visit his website at http://www.judgekrisbailey.com/.
NC Court of Appeals	Donna Stroud
Judge Donna Stroud is seeking election to the North Carolina Court of Appeals. She has served as a Wake County District Court Judge since 2004, where she has presided over thousands of cases, including criminal cases, civil cases, and family law cases including divorce, child custody, child support, domestic violence, equitable distribution, and other matters. Broad trial court experience is essential for a candidate for the Court of Appeals as this Court handles a large variety of cases which are appealed from the District and Superior Courts of the state. Judges must have solid education, excellent professional qualifications, and upstanding character, must be able to understand both the law and the people who come before them, and must have good temperament to use discretion, fairness, patience and common sense in the courtroom. Judge Stroud has demonstrated all of these qualities in her legal career and service as a judge. As an honors graduate of Campbell University School of Law, an experienced Superior Court mediator and District Court arbitrator, and an attorney in private practice in Wake County since 1988, and a District Court Judge, Judge Stroud is highly qualified for this position. As a mother, community leader, and church leader, Judge Stroud displays the type of character and temperament that we can trust. For more information, please visit her website at http://www.judgestroud.com/.
NC Supreme Court Associate Justice	Ann Marie Calabria
Judge Ann Marie Calabria seeks a seat on the N.C. Supreme Court with the full backing, support, and endorsement of the N.C. Republican Party. She has lived in North Carolina for more than 25 years, having graduated from Campbell University School of Law in 1983. She has 10 years experience as a District Court Judge and a Judge on the North Carolina Court of Appeals. She believes that the United States Constitution and the Constitution of the State of North Carolina establish federal and state governments of limited powers, and that the Founders intended these documents to guarantee freedom, property rights, and individual rights. She further believes in judicial restraint, not judicial activism, and feels the label “Constitutionalist” best describes her outlook in that the Constitution sets forth authorities, responsibilities, and limits on each branch of government. She strongly believes that judges should not legislate from the bench or substitute their own judgment for that of the other branches of government. For more information, please visit her website at http://www.calabria4judge.com/.
NC Supreme Court Associate Justice	Eric Levinson
Judge Eric Levinson has served the people of North Carolina as a homicide and sexual assault prosecutor and a District, Family and juvenile Court judge, and is presently one of fifteen members of the North Carolina Court of Appeals. He has been endorsed by US Senators Elizabeth Dole and Richard Burr and by other more than half of the elected Sheriffs of North Carolina. He strongly believes judges must punish the guilty and protect our individual rights and reflect the values of our citizens, yet leave public policy decisions to those elected to our General Assembly. Judges must be mindful of the unacceptably high cost of litigation; dismiss lawsuits that lack merit; and work to avoid the emotional and financial tolls occasioned by long trial delays. He has presided over every type of major dispute -- from serious criminal and class action cases to challenges that concern our constitutional rights. He presents lectures concerning juvenile and family law, and has presided in a model N.C. Family Court -- an experience needed on our Supreme Court. He exercises the values he learned growing up in NC: hard work and respect for the law. For more information, please see his website at http://www.justicelevinson.org/.
NC Supreme Court Associate Justice	Mark D. Martin
Judge Mark D. Martin has served the people of North Carolina as a member of the N.C. Supreme Court since January 1999. As the Senior Associate Justice of the N.C. Supreme Court, he consistently strives to uphold our Constitution, decide cases fairly and impartially, and preserve and protect our individual freedoms. If re-elected, he will continue to serve all of us with the experience, fairness, and integrity we expect and deserve. He has strong bi-partisan support of his re-election candidacy from newspapers, former Bar Association Presidents, our US Senators, and many other of our state's leaders. He is second in seniority on the seven-member N.C. Supreme Court, a position referred to as “Senior Associate Justice.” He is the only active judge in North Carolina with experience on the N.C. Supreme Court, N.C. Court of appeals, and N.C. Superior Court. For more information, please see his website at http://www.justicemarkmartin.org/.
NC Supreme Court Chief Justice	Rusty Duke
Judge Rusty Duke is a conservative who has gained a reputation as a tough, no-nonsense trial court judge by performing his duties with fairness, impartiality and integrity. As a trial judge for over seventeen years, he has become very familiar with the civil and criminal process and the importance of having appellate judges with trial court experience. He has been endorsed by individuals and organizations including Senator Elizabeth Dole, Senator Richard Burr, the National Rifle Association, and more. To quote Justice Duke: "I believe in Rule of Law. Cases should be decided according to the established law of the land and not the personal preferences of judges. Through judicial activism the most important moral, political, and cultural decisions affecting our lives are steadily being removed by the courts from the democratic process. This is not the application of Rule of Law; on the contrary, it is social engineering by judges enamored with their own power." For more information, please see his website at http://www.rustyduke.com/.

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Local Races

The following members of the Cabarrus County Republican Party will be representing the GOP on 07 November for local political office.

OFFICE	NAME
Cabarrus County (NC) Clerk of Superior Court	Fred A. Biggers
Fred A. Biggers is a local attorney seeking the office of Cabarrus County Clerk of Superior Court. He is unopposed in the November election.
Cabarrus County (NC) Commissioner	Grace Mynatt
Grace Mynatt is seeking a seat on the Cabarrus County Commission. She has previously served the people of our county as a member and Chairperson of the Cabarrus County School Board.
Cabarrus County (NC) Commissioner	Coy C. Privette
Rev. Coy C. Privette seeks re-election as a Cabarrus County Commissioner. He has previously served as a North Carolina Crongressman and has served as a county Commissioner for many years. He is a true conservative, striving always to hold the line on tax increases and still meet the needs of the county, especially as regards new school construction.
Cabarrus County (NC) Commissioner	Jay White
Jay White is a local attorney seeking a seat as a Cabarrus County Commissioner. He is a newcomer to the political arena, having yet to serve an elected office.
Cabarrus County (NC) District Attorney	Roxann Vaneekhoven
Cabarrus County District Attorney Roxann Vaneekhoven is seeking re-election as our DA and is running unopposed in the November election. She continues to be a top-notch Prosecutor, tough on criminals and especially vigilant in serving the victims of crime.
Cabarrus County (NC) District Court Judge (19A)	William G. Hamby, Jr.
Judge William G. Hamby, Jr. is seeking re-election to the Cabarrus County District Court bench for District 19A. He has proven himself to be a most capable justice who firmly believes in the application of the principles of the NC and the US Constitutions. He is running unopposed for his seat.
Cabarrus County (NC) School Board	Carolyn B. Carpenter
Carolyn B. Carpenter seeks a seat on the Cabarrus County School Board. She has previously served the county as a multi-term member of the Cabarrus County Commissioners. She does her homework and prepares well for the tasks at hand and those yet ahead.
Cabarrus County (NC) School Board	Andrea Palo
Andrea Palo is running for a seat on the Cabarrus County School Board. A political newcomer, she believes in our educational system and the great value of public education, yet she knows there is always room for improvement and wants to help that process.
Cabarrus County (NC) School Board	Elizabeth (Liz) Poole
Elizabeth (Liz) Poole is seeking re-election to the Cabarrus County School Board, where she has served as a member for may terms and is currently Chairperson. She wants to continue the good work she has done on the Board and to continue to serve the students and parents of Cabarrus County.
Cabarrus County (NC) Sheriff	John Bradley Brafford
John Bradley Brafford has chosen not to continue his campaign for Cabarrus County Sheriff due to personal reasons. He has stated that if elected, he would serve, but is no longer actively campaigning for the office.
Soil and Water Conservation District	Scott R. Herman
Scott R. Herman is running for re-election to the Soil and Water Conservation District board. He is a current member of this board that is growing in importance locally as the water needs of our community are being addressed regionally. He can help address those needs.

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