- Former N.C. Rep. Pearl Burris-Floyd will challenge incumbent Rep. Kelly Hastings in a GOP primary in House District 110 (Shelby Star)
- Legislative Republicans are far outpacing Democrats in the fundraising game (Associated Press)
- Newspaper editorial: Retiring Republican U.S. Rep. Sue Myrick leaves a clear conservative legacy in the 9th Congressional District (Charlotte Observer)
- N.C. Rep. Frank Iler, R-Brunswick, makes his re-election bid official in House District 17 (Star-News Online)
- N.C. Rep. Stephen LaRoque, R-Lenoir, will face a primary challenger this May (WITN-TV)
- The Shuler effect: Democrats face an uphill battle to hang onto N.C.’s 11th Congressional District seat (Smoky Mountain News)
- Gone to Carolina in his mind? Winston-Salem city council member James Taylor, a Democrat, announces bid for N.C. Senate District 32 (Winston-Salem Journal)
- Former N.C. Republican Gov. Jim Holshouser endorses Dale Folwell in the quest for the GOP nomination for lieutenant governor (Dome)
- Due to pols seeking higher office, every Forsyth County commissioner could be on the ballot in 2012 (Winston-Salem Journal)
- Campaign treasurer on U.S. Rep. Mike McIntyre’s potential bid for N.C. governor: Don’t call us, we’ll call you (Star-News)
- Justice Paul Newby seeks second term on N.C. Supreme Court (Jamestown News)
- Mike Beitler returns to the Republican Party to run for secretary of state (Dome)
- Wake County Democratic Reps. Grier Martin and Deborah Ross will battle it out in a primary (WRAL-TV)
by David N. Bass
Contributor, Carolina Journal