SMN: Western Republicans buck national trend in Nov. 4 election

November 11, 2025 by

Story published in Smoky Mountain News Nov. 6; re-published with permission Overwhelmingly, municipal officials take pride in their nonpartisan service, but once they’re elected, they don’t just leave their party hats at the chamber doors. Despite claims that “there’s no Republican/Democratic way to fill a pothole,” the partisan composition of municipal governing boards can be […]

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Elections 2020: Democratic party & candidates for the primary

March 3, 2020 by

Ruth Dahl, Nate Hadley, Hannah Fink & Sara Stanley contributed to the profiles. Democratic Party Platform   The Jackson County Democratic party’s mission is electing Democratic candidates to local, state and national offices that reflect the party’s values. Jackson county’s Democratic candidates reflect the national Democratic values with emphasis on certain issues such as living wages, the […]

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Meadows and Rogers face-off at WCU

October 31, 2012 by

Mark Meadows and Hayden Rogers, candidates for US Congress in North Carolina’s 11th district, faced off in their final debate at Western Carolina University on Tuesday, Oct. 23. Education was an important topic at this specific debate as much of the audience was made up of students. The question on everyone’s mind, and a question […]

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