Source: Derek Lacey, BLUERIDGE NOW, 4/25/17



Matt Coffay, a grassroots organizer and former farmer, is hoping to lead a progressive wave of change in Western North Carolina. This past weekend, he announced his intent to challenge U.S. Rep. Mark Meadows for the state’s 11th House district seat. At a rally Tuesday outside the Henderson County Courthouse hosted by Progressive Organized Women, Coffay told a crowd of about 100 that during the campaign, he won’t spend all his time on the phone tying himself to big donors and their interests.

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