Carl Mumpower to Run For Re-election
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He's been coy for some time on the subject, but this piece from the Buncombe County Republican Party site puts an end to the wondering. Carl Mumpower will be in the race for Asheville City Council this year, and his announcement is vintage Carl - refusing money and calling the other Council members vain, irresponsible, criminal child abusers:
"Citing the 'continued irresponsibility of Asheville's liberal city council', two-term city councilman Carl Mumpower has committed to running again in the fall."[...]
"'Eight years is a long time to hold the line as a conservative watchdog,' noted Mumpower. 'There is no question that the best personal course for my family would be to say thanks and wave goodbye. The behavior of the Council and city management is creating too many obstacles between my conscience and a comfortable exit.'"
"I am aware that several of my colleagues view themselves as conservative or moderate," said Mumpower. "Unfortunately for them, politicians are defined by voting records over vanity."[...]
"'The people of Asheville have had almost 8 years to watch my model of service as a maverick watchdog,' said Mumpower. 'They can decide if my commitment to principles over power, care with other people's money, and firm eye on Reality 101 is in the city's best interests.'
With the latter in mind, Mumpower has offered that he does not intend to accept or spend any money in the fall campaign."
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Comments
JustinB - Friday, April 03, 2009 @ 4:00:10 pm
Gordon, aren't you also running. Would love to see a piece on the race as a whole. Thanks for sharing this news piece with us!
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Sylvia van Meerten - Saturday, March 28, 2009 @ 4:20:54 pm
It looks like we are in for an interesting city council race! This could be a really big year for Asheville, with issues like the 26 connector, the transit master plan, and stimulus money allocation on the table.