Source: Bryan Mims, WRAL, 2/28/19

When Republican Mark Harris bowed out of the new election state officials ordered in the 9th Congressional District, he also offered his own idea on who should represent the district in the U.S. House. "It is my hope that, in the upcoming primary, a solid conservative leader will emerge to articulate the critical issues that face our nation. Over the course of campaigning in the district, I met and got to know one such leader: Union County Commissioner Stony Rushing," Harris said.

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