Though North Carolina Rep. Mark Meadows (R-Skyland/Buncombe County) has been named incoming White House Chief of Staff for President Trump, he reminded reporters yesterday that he is still a member of the House. Mr. Meadows says that he will resign from Congress at the end of this month in order to accept his new position. In the meantime, Acting Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney remains in place.
Whether or not a special election will be called to replace Mr. Meadows is open to questions to be answered once an official vacancy occurs. The situation is now muddled even further since the 11th District Republican runoff election – necessary because no candidate in the crowded field to replace Rep. Meadows, who chose not to see re-election, received 30% of the vote – has been moved to June 23rd. The vote was originally scheduled for May 12th. Apparently, North Carolina election law may give Gov. Roy Cooper (D) some leeway in even holding a special to fill the balance of the remaining term. If the Governor does call for a special vote, then a whole new filing period will be opened, and any qualified voter would be eligible to run but would only serve until the end of this year. The succeeding November election will decide who wins the next term. The Republican runoff candidates are former Haywood County Republican Party chair Linda Bennett and real estate investor Madison Cawthorn. The Democratic nominee, who won the March 3rd primary without a runoff, is retired Air Force Colonel Moe Davis. Comments are closed.
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