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Dome: Former Raleigh mayor Meeker might run for governor in 2016 [View all]
By J. Andrew Curliss and Craig Jarvis — Staff writers
Former Raleigh Mayor Charles Meeker acknowledged Wednesday he is thinking about running for governor in 2016. Meeker told Dome he believes he is one of about a dozen Democrats with the background, contacts and potential to unseat first-term Republican Gov. Pat McCrory.
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Meeker was mayor of Raleigh from 2001 to 2011, a period that saw growth across the city and in downtown especially. He did not seek re-election in 2011 for what would have been a record-setting sixth term as mayor.
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Meeker told Dome he’s concerned about job growth in North Carolina. He said he’s studying policies and ideas he thinks would lift up the entire state.
Two other Democrats have declared their intentions to run: Durham lawyer Ken Spaulding and Chapel Hill businessman and blogger James Protzman. Attorney General Roy Cooper has been considering a run as well.
http://www.newsobserver.com/2013/09/04/3164239/dome.html#storylink=cpy
Former Raleigh Mayor Charles Meeker acknowledged Wednesday he is thinking about running for governor in 2016. Meeker told Dome he believes he is one of about a dozen Democrats with the background, contacts and potential to unseat first-term Republican Gov. Pat McCrory.
....
Meeker was mayor of Raleigh from 2001 to 2011, a period that saw growth across the city and in downtown especially. He did not seek re-election in 2011 for what would have been a record-setting sixth term as mayor.
....
Meeker told Dome he’s concerned about job growth in North Carolina. He said he’s studying policies and ideas he thinks would lift up the entire state.
Two other Democrats have declared their intentions to run: Durham lawyer Ken Spaulding and Chapel Hill businessman and blogger James Protzman. Attorney General Roy Cooper has been considering a run as well.
http://www.newsobserver.com/2013/09/04/3164239/dome.html#storylink=cpy
Third worst unemployment in the nation -- something's gotta give.
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