Featured Candidates, General Election
November 4, 2008

BARBARA GARRITY-BLAKE, is running for House District 13 (Carteret and Jones) against incumbent Republican Pat McElraft. Barbara lives in Gloucester with her husband, Bryan, and has three children. She taught at East Carolina University for nine years. Currently, Garrity-Blake works on a contract basis as a social science researcher, and she has served two terms on the NC Marine Fisheries Commission. She received her BA in English and Anthropology from Florida State University and her MA and Ph.D. in Anthropology from the University of Virginia. Garrity-Blake is concerned about the effects of population growth in coastal NC and impact of this growth on education, access to affordable health care, and economic disparities. (Please make your check payable to The Garrity-Blake Committee.)
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JANE WHILDEN is running for House District 116 (Buncombe), an open seat currently held by freshman Republican Representative Charles Thomas. Businessman Tim Moffitt is the Republican candidate. Whilden lives in Asheville with her husband, David, and has three children. She recently resigned as Director of the Western Office of the Governor so that she can campaign full time. Her seven years at the Governor’s Office afforded her the opportunity to listen to and help many Western residents with their issues. Whilden received her BA in Sociology from UNC-Chapel Hill. This is double pickup opportunity—adding a Democrat AND a woman to the State House. (Please make your check payable to Committee to Elect Jane Whilden.)
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