Mendenhall vs. Arnold? Maybe
Judy Mendenhall says she's been approached about running for Guilford County commissioner in north High Point's District 2.
The seat is now occupied by long-serving incumbent Steve Arnold, who hasn't said if he'll seek another term. Both would-be candidates are Republicans.
(More about the 2006 election here.)
"A lot will depend on what Steve does and how I feel about it," said Mendenhall, the retiring president of the High Point International Home Furnishings Market Authority.
If Mendenhall decides to run, it could set up an intriguing primary in the heavily Republican district.
Arnold is a powerful incumbent who has represented District 2 since 1990 and once ran for lieutenant governor, but Mendenhall is a former High Point mayor and council member who also led the city's chamber of commerce. As president of the market authority, she's helped run the region's largest economic event.
The two-week candidate filing period begins Feb. 13, so we'll know by the end of that month if a Mendenhall-Arnold match-up is imminent.
"I probably need to do a little bit of checking before I decide if I want to go head-to-head with Mr. Arnold in a Republican primary or not," Mendenhall said.