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State Senate Republican candidate Vann Tate said his service in law enforcement has prepared him well to represent the constituents of Surry, Wilkes, Alexander and Yadkin counties in Raleigh.
Four pairs of Republican incumbents face off Tuesday in the North Carolina General Assembly primaries, their confrontations the result of redistricting in rural areas that have lagged other parts of the state in population growth. But the most interesting legislative contest could involve Democrats and a name not even on the ballot: Gov. Roy Cooper.
With a new seat thanks to North Carolina's redistricting, four Republicans are now vying to represent voters in Surry, Wilkes, Alexander and Yadkin counties in the state senate.
The leaked draft opinion from the U.S. Supreme Court states there is no constitutional right to abortion services, and it would allow individual states to more heavily regulate or outright