One more in U.S. Senate Race
You can add another to the roster of candidates hoping to challenge Republican U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Dole this year.
Howard Staley, a podiatrist who practices in Sanford, sent word by way of a news release that he intends to run as a Democrat. You can click her for his FEC info.
State Sen. Kay Hagan and Chapel Hill investment banker Jim Neal are the front runners in the race. Also declared are John Ross Hendrix of Cary and Duskin Lassiter of Lexington.
In his news release, Staley writes:
"Instead of this Nation bolstering corporate profit, we need to be concerned with the genuine needs of American people," Staley said today. "We need to encourage pride in a United States of America that rewards its citizens with a guarantee of their basic needs - specifically good jobs, affordable housing, unadulterated food and water, and worriless healthcare."