Arnold leaning toward a run
Steve Arnold won't come right out and say it, but he's talking like a guy who wants to run for office again.
Arnold, a Republican Guilford County commissioner who's represented north High Point's District 2 since 1990, says he's received "a lot of encouraging remarks" since he was elected the board's vice chairman last month.
"I've really been having a little fun that I haven’t had in a long time," said Arnold, the board's senior member. He added that he was leaning toward another run at the District 2 seat.
Arnold had been the most non-committal of the five commissioners who face an election this year. Bruce Davis, Carolyn Coleman and Linda Shaw have all said they'll seek another term, and Kay Cashion said last month that she's leaning toward running.
If Arnold runs, he could face a challenge from former High Point mayor Judy Mendenhall in a Republican primary. We'll know if one or both would-be candidates decides to run when the two-week filing period ends in late February.