Ninth District Representative and former Charlotte Mayor has served in Congress since 1995.  Gaston County will certainly miss her!  

Speaker Thom Tillis

Speaker of the NC House Thom Tillis will be holding a Legislative Town Hall on Monday, January 30, 2012 at 5:00 p.m. at Gaston Community College, Belmont Campus in Kimbrell Auditorium. In this all important election year, we need to stay informed on legislative issues in our state. Please invite your friends and neighbors to attend.

We should have a great turn-out for this event.  Let’s give Speaker Tillis a rousing Gaston County welcome!

Office of the Speaker

Rep. Thom Tillis

Speaker of the House

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Speaker of the House Thom Tillis

Invites you to join him for a
LEGISLATIVE TOWN HALL

Monday, January 30

5:00 p.m. – Town Hall
Gaston Community College
Belmont Campus – Kimbrell Auditorium
7230 Wilkinson Blvd
Belmont, NC 28012

RSVP requested ~ reply to (speaker.rsvp@ncleg.net)

New District 41 Senator to Speak to Gaston County Republican Party Monthly Executive Committee Meeting

Senator Chris Carney

North Carolina Senator Chris Carney will be the featured speaker at the January meeting of the Gaston County Republican Party Executive Committee Meeting at Mango Bob’s Tropical Grill on Monday, January 9th.  All Republicans are welcome and encouraged to attend a dutch treat dinner from 6:00 – 7:00pm with the meeting beginning promptly at 7:00pm.

Mango Bob’s is located at 141 West Main Avenue – Gastonia.

Senator Carney was recently appointed to fill out the unexpired term of Senator Jim Forrester who died last Fall.  Carney previously served five years as a Mooresville Town Commissioner, the last two as Mayor Pro-tem of Mooresville.  The 41st Senate District includes portions of northeastern Gaston County including Mount Holly, Stanley, Lucia & Alexis as well as all of Lincoln County and half of Iredell County.

Mooresville Mayor Pro-tem elected by Republicans from Gaston, Lincoln & Iredell Counties to fill NC Senate District 41 seat left vacant after passing of Senator Jim Forrester

Chris Carney, the Mayor Pro-tem of Mooresville, was elected by a caucus of Republican executive committee members

Senator-elect Chris Carney (District 41)

from Gaston, Lincoln and Iredell Counties to finish out the term of Senator Jim Forrester, who died last month.

Forrester had served for over 20 years and was also a former Gaston County Commissioner.

Carney has served on the Mooresville Town Commission since 2005 and has been Mayor Pro-tem the past two years.

Lincoln County ophthalmologist Dr. David Curtis also sought the appointment.  Curtis captured all of Lincoln County’s votes while Carney won all of Iredell’s votes and also prevailed by a 6-1 margin in the Gaston delegation.

District 41 includes Stanley, Mount Holly and the Lucia and Alexis areas of Gaston County.

The following Republicans were successful in their bids for office in Gaston County in Tuesday’s municipal elections:

Ron Foulk, Belmont Council – At Large

Becky Steelman Smith, Bessemer City Mayor

Brian Dalton, Cherryville Council – Ward 2

Tammy Lawrence, Cramerton Commissioner – At Large
Sam Carpenter, Cramerton Commissioner – At Large

Hoyle Withers, Dallas Alderman – At Large

Walter Kimble, Gastonia Council – Ward 1
Jim Gallagher, Gastonia Council – Ward 3

Dan Weekley, High Shoals Mayor
Dennis Gilbert, High Shoals Council – At Large

Rickie Bush, Lowell Council – At large
Sam Mitchem, Lowell Council – At large
Chad Hawkins, Lowell Council – At large

Bryan Hough, Mount Holly Mayor
Jason Gowen, Mount Holly Council – At large
Perry Toomey, Mount Holly Council – At large
Carolyn Breyare, Mount Holly Council – At large

Bud Pate, Stanley Council – Ward 1
Jan Williams, Stanley Council – Ward 3
Danny Sparrow, Stanley Council – Ward 4

Below is a listing of all Republicans running for office in all of Gaston County’s 13 cities and town’s in Tuesday’s election.  Please do not forget to vote if you have not already done so!

Richard Turner, Belmont Council – At Large
Ron Foulk, Belmont Council – At Large
Becky Steelman Smith, Bessemer City Mayor
David Lutz, Bessemer City Council – Ward 6
Shane Callaway, Cherryville Mayor
Brian Dalton, Cherryville Council – Ward 2
Tammy Lawrence, Cramerton Commissioner – At Large
Sam Carpenter, Cramerton Commissioner – At Large
Thurman Linker, Cramerton Commissioner – At Large
Hoyle Withers, Dallas Alderman – At Large
Jack Etter, Dallas Alderman – At Large
Michael Dickson, Gastonia Mayor
John Howren, Gastonia Mayor
Walter Kimble, Gastonia Council – Ward 1
Steve Harrison, Gastonia Council – Ward 1
Daniel Ware, Gastonia Council – Ward 2
Tom Thornburg, Gastonia Council – Ward 2
Dale Burkett, Gastonia Council – Ward 3
Jim Gallagher, Gastonia Council – Ward 3
Rodney Parham, Gastonia Council – Ward 3
Scott Attaway, Gastonia Council – Ward 5
Don Grant, Gastonia Council – Ward 6
Dan Weekley, High Shoals Mayor
Dennis Gilbert, High Shoals Council – At Large
Kathy Rhyne, High Shoals Council – At Large
Larry Simonds, Lowell Mayor
Rickie Bush, Lowell Council – At large
Sam Mitchem, Lowell Council – At large
Chad Hawkins, Lowell Council – At large
John Mullis, Lowell Council – At large
Jay McCosh, McAdenville Council – At Large
Bryan Hough, Mount Holly Mayor
Jason Gowen, Mount Holly Council – At large
Perry Toomey, Mount Holly Council – At large
Carolyn Breyare, Mount Holly Council – At large
Wade Morton, Ranlo Commissioner – At Large
Charles Withers,  Stanley Mayor
Bud Pate Stanley, Council – Ward 1
Jan Williams, Stanley Council – Ward 3
Danny Sparrow, Stanley Council – Ward 4