Where else can you find 50 candidates for local office in one place?

Local candidates from Raleigh, Durham, Cary and other Triangle communities are set to attend the Triangle Community Coalition’s (TCC) eighth-annual “Political Pig Picking” on August 27.

The event will be held from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Briar Creek Country Club and will provide opportunities for attendees to mingle with local candidates and hold a “straw poll”. Results of the poll will be released at the end of the event.

The event, which draws a wide range of local candidates, will include a series of “stump speeches” from the candidates followed by the straw poll.

Following is a list of candidates who will attend and speak at the event:

Jack Smith Cary Town Council Dist C

Julie Robison Cary Town Council At-Large

Jennifer Robinson Cary Town Council Dist A

Mary Ann Baldwin Raleigh City Council At-Large

Darius Little Durham City Council Ward II

Debra Goldman Wake County School Board Dist 9

Mark Enloe Raleigh City Council Mayor

Deborah Prickett Wake County School Board Dist 7

Champ Claris Raleigh City Council At-Large

Waheed Haq Raleigh City Council Dist E

Lori Bush Cary Town Council Dist A

Vinnie DeBenedetto Holly Springs Town Council

John Tedesco Wake County School Board Dist 2

Karen Simon Wake County School Board Dist 7

Charles Johnson Siler City Town Council Mayor

Lee Sartain Raleigh City Council At-Large

Jackie Holcombe Morrisville Town Council Mayor

Cindy Sinkez Cary Town Council Dist A

James West Raleigh City Council Dist C

Ted Van Dyk Raleigh City Council Dist D

Margo Bills Apex Town Council

Sylvester Williams Durham City Council Ward II

Kevin Wolff Chapel Hill Town Council Mayor

Jan Faulkner Morrisville Town Council Mayor

Chris Malone Wake County School Board Dist 1

Debbie Vair Wake County School Board Dist 1

Amaka Flynn Garner Town Council

Matt Drew Durham City Council Ward II

Gregg Kunz Raleigh City Council Mayor

Tom Murry Morrisville Town Council At-Large

Steve Diehl Morrisville Town Council Dist 2

Zachery Donohue Wake Forest Town Council Commissioner

Scott Lassiter Apex Town Council

Michael Roberts Morrisville Town Council At-Large

Meredith Brown Wake Forest Town Council Commissioner

John Odom Raleigh City Council Dist B

Mark Stohlman Morrisville Town Council Dist 2

Augustus Cho Chapel Hill Town Council Mayor

Larry Hudson Raleigh City Council Mayor

Margaret Broadwell Morrisville Town Council Dist 4

Bill Crawford Pittsboro Town Council Mayor

Randy Voller Pittsboro Town Council Mayor

Howard Clement Durham City Council Ward II

Catherine Evangelista Cary Town Council Dist C

Tracey Goodwin Holly Springs Town Council

Gerald Holleman Holly Springs Town Council Mayor

Mona Parks Garner Town Council

Mike Woodard Durham City Council Ward III
Bonner Gaylord Raleigh City Council District E

Tickets for the event are $30 per person. To register, call Charlene Logan at
919-812-7785 or online at http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=186862
Members of the media are invited to attend free of charge, but asked to register with credentials at the door.

Who: Candidates from Wake, Durham, Chatham and Orange Counties,

Candidates running for School Board Races

What: Political Pig Picking event and straw poll

Where: Brier Creek Country Club, Raleigh

When: Thursday, August 27, 2009 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Where else can you find 50 candidates for local office in one place?

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