2006
As printed in the July 29th Chapel Hill Herald
Folks are taught from an early age that if they have a problem with
something that a governmental body is doing, they should contact their
representative. It's safe to say a lot of progressives in Orange and
northern Chatham counties have had a lot of problems with the actions,
or lack thereof, taken by the North Carolina General Assembly during
this year's session.
The most glaring disappointment is the lack of meaningful ethics/lobbying reform.
It's clear many legislators want to get as much out of their status
as they possibly can and are not committed to making the real changes
that could help North Carolina residents better trust their elected
officials.
But this is by far not the only failed opportunity to make the state better during this session.
A full slate of good environmental bills have been killed by the
moneyed interests around the General Assembly, ranging from strong
standards to create cleaner cars to the common-sense issue of
electronics recycling, for which the Orange County Commissioners have
provided a great model.
The most closely watched race locally this fall is bound to be the four way race for two Superior Court seats covering Orange and Chatham Counties.
The candidates are incumbents Carl Fox and Allen Baddour, and challengers Adam Stein, a distinguished civil rights attorney and Chuck Anderson, a current District Court judge. In the May primary, Fox emerged as a clear winner. Stein is the favorite for the second seat, but Anderson and Baddour did not run too far behind him in the May primary.
The recent release of second quarter campaign finance reports indicates a lot of money is being spent in this race.
Stein's the leader. He's already raised over 82k and spent 57k, leaving him with a little over $25,000 in the bank.
Remember that judicial race? It's time for round two. Orange County Democrats are hosting an ice cream social to hear from the candidates:
It's time for a Party! The Hillsborough area precincts invite you to the Justice Sundae Social from 4:00 to 7:00 pm on Sunday, July 16, in Hillsborough, behind the Orange County Courthouse. Free Maple View ice cream! Free entertainment! Hear from our illustrious judicial candidates. Bring your family, friends, and neighbors. It'll be fun!
Go to http://orangedems.com/pdfs/JUSTICESUNDAESOCIAL06.pdf for the details.
These maps of the race for county commissioner are based on the unofficial results from the Orange County Board of Elections (May 2, 2006).
[Scroll down or widen your browser if you don't see the maps. -Ed.]
Individual candidate maps are available here. They include charts that show the five best and five worst precincts for each candidate. I'm sure someone will have something insightful to say about all of this. Direct links are as follows:
And the winners are:
County Commissioner (3 seats available)
Candidate Votes Percent
Barry Jacobs 6446 25.40%
Alice Gordon 6314 24.88%
Mike Nelson 5100 20.09%
Fred Battle 3934 15.50%
Betty Tom Phelps Davidson 1748 6.89%
Robin Cutson 1189 4.68%
Artie L. Franklin 651 2.56%
Superior Court Judge District 15B (2 seats available, 4 primary winners)
Candidate Votes (Orange/Chatham) Percent
Carl R. Fox 11345 (7066/4279) 36.64%
Adam Stein 6505 (4817/1688) 21.01%
Chuck Anderson 5145 (2863/2282) 16.62%
Allen Baddour 4736 (2577/2159) 15.30%
Michael W. Patrick 2031 (1300/732) 6.56%
Kenneth B. Oettinger 1197 (784/413) 3.87%
Orange County School Board (4 seats available)
Candidate Votes Percent
Susan Hallman 2819 22.94%
Debbie Piscitelli 2496 20.31%
Ted Triebel 2467 20.07%
Anne Medenblik 2378 19.35%
Tony McKnight 2035 16.56%
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