Charlotte mayor

A charity fund run by Scott Stone, Republican candidate for mayor in Charlotte, is receiving some unwanted attention for the low percentage of fundraising dollars passing through to the supported cause. According to available tax returns, North Carolina Heroes Fund (NCHF) has raised $168,807.73 and distributed $39,210.37 to veterans in need. This means only 23% of funds raised has passed through to help veterans, not the 30% stated by the Charlotte Observer. In contrast, $41,542.48 has gone to one professional fundraiser in 2009 and well over $40,000 in unitemized expenses have been incurred. This leaves Scott Stone's financial competence wide open for criticism.

John Lassiter is still avoiding cameras which causes a problem for residents of Charlotte who don't have the time, transportation or desire to grab a map of Charlotte and head out to a candidate forum. We heard last week that Lassiter had cancelled his appearance at the televised WTVI/League of Women Voter's candidate debate.

The Charlotte Observer editorial board thought it was a sign of John flexing his muscle, but to many of the rest of us it simply looked like he was scared for the people of Charlotte to see there actually are differences between him and Anthony Foxx. Personally, I think he may be a little too scared that folks will see he is actually too much like Pat McCrory and there is some major McCrory fatigue going around Charlotte.

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Charlotte Republican mayoral candidate, John Lassiter, has surrendered. He’s thrown up his hands and is walking away from an opportunity to inform Charlotte voters about his experience and his vision for the city.

Lassiter doesn’t offer a prior professional, family or personal obligation as an excuse for missing the League of Women Voter’s televised debate. No, Lassiter has apparently decided he doesn’t want to have to face challenges to any statements he makes during the debate. He has pulled out over the number of rebuttals.

Of course, that should come as no surprise based on Lassiter’s past behavior and the way he is running his campaign. Over the past several weeks John Lassiter has failed to participate in pre-debate discussions with host organizations.

Hi, I'm a volunteer for the Anthony Foxx for Mayor campaign in Charlotte, and I wanted to give everybody some information about our campaign sites, how to contribute and what's been going on since the GOP primary last week.

For those of you in the Charlotte area, you probably already know most or all of this; I pre-emptively apologize. For those who don't: Charlotte, the Carolinas' biggest city and the nation's 19th-biggest, is about to elect its first new mayor since 1995. Following his unsuccessful bid for governor last year, Republican seven-term Mayor Pat McCrory has decided not to run again, and two candidates have emerged from the City Council -- Democrat Anthony Foxx and Republican John Lassiter. Charlotte -- an up-and-coming, increasingly progressive city in a state just went blue last year, a city with a 7-4 Democratic majority on its council -- hasn't had a Democratic mayor since Harvey Gantt from 1983-87.