Recently I posted about local news coverage of Lenoir City Councilman T. J. Rohr's campaign for North Carolina House District 87 against long-time incumbent Ed Starnes. I mentioned in particular that Rohr had something going for him that few Libertarian candidates can claim: a record as an incumbent in his own right. To be honest, I didn't know much about that record at the time, but with a little research, it's amazing what you sometimes find-- like the fact that T. J. was the only person on the Lenoir City Council to realize that the town was about to be taken to the cleaners by Google . From Governing.com [by Zach Patton]: The small city of Lenoir, North Carolina, is more High Country than high tech. Snuggled against the Blue Ridge foothills 70 miles northwest of Charlotte, Lenoir lost most of the textile and furniture plants that employed its residents for much of the 20th century. So when Google recently came to Lenoir looking for a site to build a new data-storage...

Rarely can a Libertarian run for public office as any sort of incumbent, but that's not the case with TJ Rohr of the Lenoir City Council. He's challenging long-time incumbent Ed Starnes in House District 87, and generating real coverage in the Caldwell County News-Topic : The race for one of Caldwell County's seats in the North Carolina General Assembly has become a three-way affair. Lenoir City Councilman Timothy (T.J.) Rohr said he is running as a Libertarian candidate for the 87th District House of Representatives, having secured the party's nomination for the Nov. 4 general election at a recent executive committee meeting. Rohr joins seven-term incumbent Republican Edgar Starnes, along with Democrat and former Bank of Granite Chairman John Forlines Jr., on the ballot.... Known for his vigorous dissents during city council meetings that often result in 6-1 votes, Rohr said has entered the campaign with the intention of achieving victory. No Libertarian has won a sea...