recruitment

Free pass for GOP state House member with DWI

Submitted by usernamehere on Mon, 01/05/2009 - 7:24pm

candidates
NC Legislature
recruitment

[View]

From my humble perch, it distresses me that the NC House Democratic caucus missed a great opportunity in 2008 when they did not field a candidate against Representative Phillip Frye in House District 84 (in the mountains).

Rep. Frye was charged with DWI in Dec 2007.

See: http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/frye_charged_with_dwi

He filed for reelection anyway in early 2008, but no one filed against him.

I realize that this generally GOP mountain district is not in the top tier on the Dem+ list. However, Judge Doug McCullough was tossed from the NC Court of Appeals handily by Cheri Beasley after his encounter with drunk driving.