The Southern Highland Reader

REGIONAL–Hendersonville, NC, mayor Greg Newman will challenge incumbent Democrat Heath Shuler for the 11th District’s seat in congress.

Shuler, who unseated long-time Republican incumbent Charles Taylor in 2006 and won handily in 2008, is a relatively conservative “Blue Dog” Democrat in a conservative district.

An excerpt of a story in the Hendersonville Times News:

If elected, Newman said he would not hesitate to hold town hall meetings to hear what the people want. One of the biggest reasons he has decided to run is what he has been hearing from residents.

“We have young people who want to know if they will have a good job when they get out of school,” he said. “There are elderly residents who are hearing about possible cuts in Medicare. National security is a major issue that needs to be addressed. Are we meeting the needs of avoiding a terrorist threat?”

He said his major focus would be to bring industry to Western North Carolina.

Read the whole piece here.

Tags: charles taylor, congress, democrat, heath shuler, Hendersonville Times-News, Medicare, North Carolina, Regional, republican, Western North Carolina

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