VOTE 2010: McIntyre makes “major announcement”… – “64 NC Mayors support me”

UPDATE: Congressman Mike McIntyre held what his campaign called a major news conference today. With the campaign heating up between McIntyre and Ilario Pantano, candidates are out to get attention wherever they can find it.

McIntyre’s big announcement was to let the public know 64 Southeastern North Carolina mayors support him. “Public service is about serving the people, the communities, the needs that we stand together on in this wonderful place we call home,” said McIntyre.

In front of 11 local mayors and a group of supporters, McIntyre made the announcement on the steps of the New Hanover County Courthouse in downtown Wilmington.

He called out Pantano, saying Pantano told someone in Las Vegas it did not matter which state he was running in. McIntyre said it does make a difference because we need to stand up for our home in Washington. “It matters so much at the very heart of what representative government is about,” said McIntyre. “In a democratic society, for the people to speak through a representative, that representative has to know the area, and has to know the towns, and the communities.”

Each local mayor who stood behind McIntyre had the chance to explain why they’re endorsing him. The 64 mayors endorsing McIntyre come from Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, Cumberland, Duplin, New Hanover, Pender, Robeson, and Sampson counties.

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WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) – Congressman Mike McIntyre called a “major news conference” this afternoon to announce that 64 mayors from across North Carolina have endorsed him.

Hailey is covering this story and will have more details this afternoon.

HERE IS THE NEWS RELEASE SENT TO THE WWAY NEWSCHANNEL 3 NEWSROOM FROM THE MCINTYRE CAMPAIGN:

Sixty four local mayors have endorsed Congressman Mike McIntyre for re-election. The group consists of a vast majority of mayors in the region, including Democratic, Republican and Unaffiliated mayors.

Several of the mayors joined Congressman McIntyre on the steps of the Historic New Hanover County Courthouse in Wilmington today to announce the endorsements.

“I am honored to have been endorsed by these mayors from throughout Southeastern North Carolina,” Congressman McIntyre said. “These hardworking men and women are leaders in their communities and their support is indicative of our strong mutual commitment to economic development and job creation. I am very pleased to have worked hand in hand with them to tackle the challenges that face our communities and capitalize on ways to enhance the positive quality of life for our citizens. From economic development to innovations in technology to law enforcement and emergency services, these are the people who best know my record of accomplishment for our region.”

The mayors endorsing Congressman McIntyre are as follows:

Bladen
Bladenboro – Livingston Lewis
East Arcadia – Perry Blanks
Elizabethtown – Sylvia Campbell
White Lake – Goldston Womble

Brunswick
Bald Head Island – Andy Sayre
Caswell Beach – Harry Simmons
Holden Beach – Alan Holden
Navassa – Eulis Willis
Northwest – James Knox
Ocean Isle Beach – Debbie Smith
Shallotte – Buddy Kelley
Southport – Robert Howard
Sunset Beach – Ron Klein
Varnamtown – Judy Galloway

Columbus
Boardman – Randy Williamson
Bolton – Frank Wilson
Brunswick – Nancy Hill
Cerro Gordo – David White
Chadbourn – Ken Waddell
Fair Bluff – Randy Britt
Lake Waccamaw – Ivan Wilson
Sandyfield – Gary Keaton
Tabor City – Royce Harper
Whiteville – Terry Mann

Cumberland:
Eastover – Charles McLaurin
Falcon – Clifton Turpin
Godwin – Deborah Tew
Hope Mills – Eddie Dees
Linden – Marie Butler
Spring Lake – Ethel Clark
Stedman – Billy Horne
Wade – Huell Aekins

Duplin
Beaulaville – Kenneth Smith
Faison – Elmer Flake
Greenevers – Jackial Swinson
Kenansville – Betty Long
Magnolia – Gwendlynn Vann
Rose Hill – Clarence Brown, Sr.
Warsaw – Winford Batten
Wallace – Charles Farrior

New Hanover
Wilmington – Mayor Saffo
Wrightsville Beach – David Cignotti

Pender
Atkinson – Jack Turner
Burgaw – Pete Cowan
Surf City – Zander Guy
Topsail Beach – Howard Braxton

Robeson
Fairmont – Charles Kemp
Lumber Bridge – William “Skip”Davis
Lumberton – Raymond Pennington
Marietta – Justin Oliver
Maxton – Gladys Dean
Orrum – Wilton Caulder
Parkton – Larry Hagin
Pembroke – Milton Hunt
Proctorville – Levie Fowler
Raynham – Phyllis Bollinger
Red Springs – John McNeil
Rennert – Michael Locklear
Rowland – Betty Hunt
St. Pauls – Gordon Westbrook

Sampson
Autreyville – Patricia Williams
Roseboro – Roland Hall
Salemburg – Bobby Strickland
Turkey – Leon Clifton