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Featured Story
• Jobs are the focus of District 90 race
Conaway And Harrell outline their plans
Oct. 19, 2004
Candidates for the N.C. House District 90 seat say they want to bring more employment opportunities to the district that includes Alleghany and Surry counties.
Archived Coverage
• N.C. Senate candidates are divided over jobs
East favors tax cuts to lure businesses;
Jackson suggests incentives packages
Oct. 18, 2004
Legislators created District 30 last year when they adopted a new redistricting plan. It covers Stokes, Surry, Alleghany and Yadkin counties.
• Robinson says he was 'outhustled'
Loser In 5TH District runoff fell to geography, turnout effort
Aug. 19, 2004
Foxx won seven counties to Robinson's five, trouncing him in the westernmost counties. She beat him by a 4-to-1 ratio in Ashe and Watauga counties, and 3-to-1 in Alleghany.
• Incumbent advances in Alleghany race
July 21, 2004
Republicans and Democrats selected their slate of candidates for the Alleghany County Board of Commissioners in primary elections yesterday.
• Seats On Alleghany Boards Attract Several Candidates
July 16, 2004
Three Republicans and three Democrats are running for two seats on the Alleghany County Board of Commissioners.
Candidate Profiles
Harrell, Conaway compete for a seat in House District 90
COMPILED BY SHERRY YOUNGQUIST
State Rep. Jim Harrell III is running for re-election to the N.C. House against Republican challenger Jack Conaway.
Harrell was elected in 2002. Conaway ran unsuccessfully for the Alleghany County Board of Education two years ago. The 90th District covers Alleghany County and more than half of Surry County.
Jack Conaway
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Party: Republican
Home address: 2206 Memorial Park Drive, Sparta
Date of birth: Nov. 20, 1947
Education: Hialeah High School, 1965; B.A. in sociology, University of Central Florida, 1977
Occupation: In 1998, he retired from Mecklenburg County as a policy and budget analyst after 21 years with the county. From 2001 to January 2004, he worked as a county planner for Alleghany County.
Family: Married, one son
Political experience: In 2002, he ran for Alleghany County Board of Education.
What makes you best qualified: I feel very strongly that my past military service helps me to understand the seriousness of the war we’re in and the enemy we face. My years of public service help me to understand the importance of be-ing prepared to react, the importance of providing for the reaction and for providing the resources to prevent an event here in North Carolina.
Top priority if elected: My top priority is to work with other conservatives to begin a process of rolling back the tax increase of the past few years. It’s very difficult not only for the families to make ends meet, but it’s real difficult to recruit businesses to the area.
Jim Harrell III
(Click name to read full profile)
Party: Democrat
Home address: 1228 Ridge Road, Roaring Gap
Date of birth: Oct. 8, 1974
Education: Elkin High School, 1993; B.A., Hampden-Sydney College, 1997; Emory University School of Law, 2002
Occupation: He is a real-estate developer in Elkin and Ra-leigh as well as in other parts of the state.
Family: Single
Political experience: In 2002, he was elected to represent the 90th N.C. House District. He is running for a second term.
What makes you best qualified: The reason I ran, I felt like we needed someone who could go to Raleigh and fight for our tax dollars and bring them back to Surry and Alle-ghany counties. I believe that my performance in the General Assembly speaks for itself. I chair the judiciary two committee. I also chair economic infrastructure. I vice chair commerce. I’m a member of the appropriations and finance committee. I believe that my track record really speaks for itself. I’ve been able to provide strong effective representation. I’m a young aggressive person who’s willing to go the extra mile.
Top priority if elected: If re-elected, my top priorities are to continue to fight to bring jobs to Surry and Alleghany counties. My office has made certain to be in direct contact with our chambers of commerce and other elected officials as we all search to recruit jobs in our area. I also work to provide economic developers with tools to retain existing businesses. While in office, I have fought to cap medical malpractice on lawyers. We must also continue to fight to reduce our prescription-drug costs.
Candidates in Alleghany weigh in
COMPILED BY SHERRY YOUNGQUIST
Two of the five seats on the Alleghany County Board of Commissioners are up for re-election. Republican incumbent J.Warren Taylor faces Republican Tom Douglas and Democrats Gary Mabe and Ken Richardson. The two candidates with the most votes win the seats. Terms are four years.
Democrat incumbent Lizabeth Reeves Roupe is unopposed for Alleghany County Register of Deeds. The term is four years.
Two of the five seats on the Alleghany County Board of Education are up for re-election. Republican incumbent Sonia Joines faces Republican Roger Wood and Democrats Faron Atwood and Joel Souther.
Bobby Page faces no opposition in his bid for Alleghany County Soil and Water District Supervisor. The race is nonpartisan. The term is four years.
Tom Douglas
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Party: Republican
Home address: 150 Jode Lane, Piney Creek
Date of birth: Sept. 30, 1947
Education: Piney Creek High School, 1965; UNC Chapel Hill and Lees-McRae University
Occupation: In 1991, he retired as president of Dr. Grabow Pipes. In 1994, he became town manager of Sparta and retired from that position this year.
Family: He has been married 32 years to Joyce Douglas. They have a daughter, Amy Green.
Political experience: In the mid-1970s, he ran for the Alleghany County Board of Commissioners.
What makes you best qualified: I have 20 years business experience and 10 years as Sparta town manager. I have learned how government works. I am acquainted with our local council folks. I know the folks with the N.C. Department of Transportation. I know most of the people in Sparta. I believe that the job as Sparta town manager will make the transition into the board of commissioners pretty easy.
Top priority if elected: Alleghany County just like everything else in North Carolina has been beaten down by job losses. One of the things I want to do is double those efforts in recruiting jobs for the folks who work up here.
Gary Mabe
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Party: Democrat
Home address: 2843 New Hope Church Road, Laurel Springs
Date of birth: Oct. 9, 1953
Education: Alleghany County High School, 1971
Occupation: In February, he retired from the N.C. Department of Transportation after 30 years.
Family: Married with one son
Political experience: None
What makes you best qualified: I think it’s my years of service as a transportation supervisor, which was approximately 10 years in Sparta. We had office skills and diversity training, and I had people under me. We had daily planning, scheduling, also inventories, maintaining a fleet with gas and oils, working with the public. I think it’s better than a whole lot of things. The state of North Carolina and the county government are kind of similar the way they operate. We are there to serve the people.
Top priority if elected: We’ve got several top priorities, stabilizing county spending, maintaining the general fund plan and looking at school-building needs. There are some classrooms that are needed. They’re sort of crowded right now. We need to see if we can get some extra grant money, and we need to get some input from the citizens of Alleghany County. We also need some more industries in the county. We need to look into that. We need to have better roads so that we can be a good quality choice for industry that might be coming into the county.
Ken Richardson
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Party: Democrat
Home address: 989 Memorial Park Road, Sparta
Date of birth: Sept. 27, 1942
Education: Did not provide.
Occupation: He is president of a corporation in Alleghany County.
Family: Married with four children
Political experience: In 1986, I was elected to the board of commissioners and served one four-year term. In 1994, I was elected again and re-elected in 1998. I was defeated in a re-election bid in 2002.
What makes you best qualified: I have over 30 years of business experience and 12 years as county commissioner, eight of which I was chairman. I am chairman of the New River Behavioral Healthcare. I am chairman of the Appalachian District Health Department. I am chairman of the Alleghany Public Library. I have 30 years of volunteerism to the public library system. I am chairman of our Alleghany Wellness Board. I am past chair 15 years with our department of social services. I have been recently appointed to serve with the N.C. Council of Community Programs board of directors to represent the western region.
Top priority if elected: My three areas of importance are the health care in Alleghany County, our education system and our economic development.
J. Warren Taylor
(Click name to read full profile)
Party: Republican
Home address: 1034 Spicer Mountain Road, Sparta
Date of birth: Sept. 21, 1949
Education: Sparta High School, 1967; B.S, Appalachian State University, 1971; M.S., ASU, 1991
Occupation: In 2002, he retired from Alleghany County High School where he was a math teacher for 31 years.
Family: Married with two sons
Political experience: He was first elected in 1986 and served a two-year term. He was re-elected in 1988 and served a four-year term. In 2000, he was elected again to the Alleghany County Board of Commissioners.
What makes you best qualified: I have experience in local government. I’m a lifelong resident of Alleghany County. And I believe it’s my responsibility to give back to the community through public service.
Top priority if elected: I’ve always been a strong supporter of the schools. I want to continue to support our educational system and ensure the best educational environment for our young people. I want to continue to support our local industry and to promote growth and more jobs. And I want to continue my efforts to upgrade U.S. 21 South and to complete the U.S. 21 bypass extension in Sparta.
Alleghany County Elections Contact Info
• Karen Fender, Director
53 W. Whitehead St.
P.O. Box 65
Sparta, NC 28675
Phone: 336-372-4557
FAX: 336-372-5435
Email: alleghany.boe@ncmail.net