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May 8th Primary Election Day!
Research done by a group of BCS teachers –
These are people that will endorse public education, are against merit pay, and are for the local supplement:
District 1:
Aixa Wilson
Holly Jones – a current County Commissioner
Keith Young
Tracey DeBruhl
District 2:
Carol Peterson –a current County Commissioner
Christina Kelly Merrill
Ellen Frost
JoAnn Morgan
District 3:
Charles Archerd
David King
Teresa Van Duyn
Joe Belcher
Randy Flack
Michelle Wood
Chair:
David Gantt – a current County Commissioner
JB Howard
Glenda Weinert
Buncombe County Commissioner Candidates for the May 2012 Primary Election
Early Voting is Open until May 5th
May 8th Primary Election Day
Exercise Your Right to Vote!
KNOW YOUR DISTIRCT
http://www.buncombecounty.org/
CHAIRMAN OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS (DEM)
GANTT, CHARLES DAVID
BYRD, MILTON LEROY
CHAIRMAN OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS (REP)
HOWARD, JOSEPH BURTON SR
WEINERT, GLENDA PETERS
COUNTY COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 1 (DEM)
DEBRUHL, TRACEY NATHANIEL
JONES, DIANA H Holly Jones
NEWMAN, BROWNIE WAYNE
WILSON, AIXA IX
YOUNG, WILLIAM KEITH
COUNTY COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 2 (DEM)
FROST, ELLEN MADANS
MORGAN, PATRICIA JOANN
PETERSON, CAROL WEIR
COUNTY COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 2 (REP)
FRYAR, MICHAEL VERNON
GALLEGOS MERRILL, CHRISTINA KELLEY
REYNOLDS, WILLIAM FRANKLIN B
COUNTY COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 3 (DEM)
FLACK, RANDY LEE Randy
VAN DUYN, TERESA QUAID
WOOD, MICHELLE PACE
NCAE PRESS CONFERENCE
“The message from the legislature is clear – if you stand against cuts to public education, we will teach you a lesson.
“If you point out that they have taken North Carolina to nearly dead last in per pupil funding, you will be bullied.
“If you say that we are short-changing our students, we will try and silence your voice.
“Our message back to them is we will not be intimidated, we will not be silenced, and we will not back down. NCAE will stand up to the clear attempt to silence the many thousands of educators across the state.
“No other organization has been affected by this legislation. As most of you already know, NCAE has been singled out – targeted. They tried to the hide the facts, but the truth came to light. Here’s the audio recording of legislative leaders plotting and planning to try and hurt NCAE -- which members of the media captured during the last session.”
NCAE President Sheri Strickland played an audio recording of Speaker Thom Tills talking about plans eliminate payroll dues deduction for NCAE through upcoming legislation.
“We didn’t back down then and we won’t back down now,” Strickland said.
“What legislative leaders did early this morning is the end result of a concerted effort to silence thousands of educators across the state, because we stood strong for schools. And we believe the legislature has acted unconstitutionally.
“The Association’s next steps are to pursue legal action within the next few days and to simply move our members to alternative ways to pay their dues.
“We will continue to speak forthrightly in support of public schools; we will continue to act as a professional organization that advocates to reduce class size and help build a quality education workforce --- and we will continue to stand up against efforts to bully us into submission. Our children are too important to give up the fight.
“On May 3, we brought thousands of concerned citizens, parents, students, and educators together to speak in one voice against cuts to education. This move today to silence NCAE is also a move to silence those thousands of voices of North Carolinians who spoke up in that rally. Anyone who cares about public education in North Carolina should feel incensed at today’s action in the Legislature. “
NCAE is the state’s largest education association representing active, retired and student members.
31 College Place
Asheville Office Park
Bldg D Suite 212
Asheville, NC 28801
Fax: 828-252-9025
Phone: 828-258-3833
President: Anna Austin- Leicester Elementary, Aeaustin75@bellsouth.net
Vice President: Samantha Sircey-
Treasurer: Shirley Young- Emma Elementary
Secretary: Dona Gardner- North Windy Ridge
NCAE UNiServ: June Pearson- june.pearson@ncae.org - 828-252-8182 ext 23