Will Breazeale

A former Congressional hopeful is back in the spotlight, but it has nothing to do with politics. Will Breazeale ran two unsuccessful races for the 7th District US House seat in 2008 and 2010. He was arrested in Florida last week. Full story...

A day after one of the more bizarre endorsements in recent political history, the campaign that received the endorsement responded. Kind of. Full story...

Just when you thought we had heard the last of Will Breazeale, the Republican candidate for Congress has come out saying he will now support his former Democratic opponent. The reason, he says, he couldn't stand on the sidelines anymore. Full story...

Breazeale teamed up with Crow in hopes of getting some questions answered. The two former Republican candidates say Pantano has secrets the public needs to know for the sake of the Republican Party. In a news conference this morning, the two asked Pantano to release information about his personal life, including military records, tax returns and information about his career and family. Full story...

Gary Bartlett, executive director of the North Carolina Board of Elections, said Tuesday Will Breazeale cannot run for Congress in North Carolina’s 7th District as an independent candidate or as a write-in candidate - reports the Brunswick Beacon. Full story...

Will Breazeale, Randy Crow and Ilario Pantano were all vying for the Republican nomination for the 7th Congressional District. In the end, it was Pantano who came out on top with 51 percent of the vote. Full story...

Former Charlotte Mayor Pat McCrory spent the weekend on the campaign trail in Wilmington. The 2008 Republican nominee for governor endorsed Will Breazeale back in January, but he's also endorsing Ilario Pantano. How can that be? McCrory says he likes both of them. Full story...

The 7th District seat has been held by the Democratic Party for more than 100 years, but the district has begun to lean more toward Republicans in state and national elections Full story...

Ilario Pantano served in three wars, and in 2004 shot two men in Iraq. He was accused of murder, but all charges against him were dropped a year later. Now a New Hanover County Sheriff's deputy, he wants to serve Southeastern North Carolina in Congress. Full story...

The man Mike McIntyre beat in last month's election is one of four congressional candidates facing a Federal Elections Commission complaint for spending campaign funds on clothing. Full story...

Republican congressional candidate Will Breazeale wants incumbent Mike McIntyre to debate him, but he says McIntyre is "chicken." McIntyre says he will not debate his opponent.

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So far this week we've talked with an expert about what to expect from the presidential candidates. Today, we take a look at the two races to represent our area in congress. Full story...

Thursday Republican Will Breazeale announced his candidacy for Congress. He's the first republican to enter the race and challenge Democratic incumbent Mike McIntyre. Will Breazeale knows how to get around. The commercial airline pilot and Iraq war veteran flew to every county in the seventh district Thursday to announce his candidacy for congress. Full story...