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Virginia Cox-Daugherty

Media Report

Draft

April 19, 2020

Part I Introduction

This report reviews electronically available news stories on Virginia Cox-Daugherty, a candidate for the NC House.

The Table of Contents in Part II of the report is a useful guide to the entire report and can be used as a stand-alone summary. In one section, it surveys the bulk of the news file, through the headlines we have assigned to each item.

Part III, the Greatest Hits section, identifies key points taken from available media articles.

Parts IV, The News File, contain edited copies of the most relevant electronically available stories.

We hope you find this useful.

Part II Table of Contents

Part I Introduction 2

Part II Table of Contents 2

Part III Cox-Daugherty - Highlights / Greatest Hits 3

Background 3

Previous Attempts For Office 3

2008 - Delinquent on Property Taxes 3

Comments on Issues 4

Part IV Cox-Daugherty – The News File, 2006-20 5

2006 5

DEC 2006 Considered For Kinston City Council 5

DEC 2006 Community Toy Drive 5

2007 7

JAN 2007 Celebrates Kwanzaa 7

JAN 2007 Passed By For Unexpired Term on City Council 7

2008 9

APR 2008 Running For School Board 9

MAY 2008 Wins Primary for Board of Education 10

MAY 2008 Forced Into Runoff 12

JUN 2008 Second Chance for Incumbent 13

JUN 2008 Loses Primary Runoff 14

2009 16

APR 2009 Delinquent in Property Taxes 16

2016 16

OCT 2016 College Reunion 16

2017 17

AUG 2017 Has Grandson 17

2019 17

DEC 2019 Running For State House 17

2020 18

MAR 2020 Wins Primary 18

Part III Cox-Daugherty - Highlights / Greatest Hits

Background

• Born 1946. Daughter of a sharecropper. (Kinston Free Press, 3/4/20)

• Graduate of Elizabeth City State University, 1967. (Elizabeth City Daily Advance, 10/30/16)

• Worked as a teacher. Was already retired in 2006. (Kinston Free Press, 12/5/06)

• Married to Reverend Lehman Daugherty Jr.. Has at least one grandson.

• “Cox-Daugherty has been an active member of her community for years and works with the Food Bank, the Red Cross, and other organizations within Lenoir County.” (CBS-WNCT, 3/3/20)

Previous Attempts For Office

• Sought consideration for a vacant seat on the Kinston City Council in December 2006. Three proposed candidates pared to two and she lost the final vote of the Council for the seat at a meeting on January 2, 2007. (KFP, 1/3/07)

• She ran against an incumbent Democrat in a three way primary for the Lenoir County School Board in 2008. Although she came in first in the vote, she failed to get a 40% plurality and was forced into a runoff which the incumbent won in a two-way race. (KFP, 6/25/08)

• She has not made any attempt for public office since.

2008 - Delinquent on Property Taxes

On March 25, the county's tax office provided a list of those who were delinquent on their 2008 real property tax payments……..Former Lenoir County Board of Education candidate Virginia Cox-Daugherty owed $1,363. (KFP, 4/30/09)

Comments on Issues

From 2008 as a County School Board candidate.

• If elected, Daugherty said she would educate students' parents on available special needs programs. African-American students need more support from the local school district as well, she said.

"We need more role models who reflect the student populations in our schools," Daugherty said. "I believe it would promote excellence in education." Daugherty supports new school construction and believes it will help narrow the district's student performance gaps. (KFP, 4/25/08)

After winning the 2020 primary.

• Cox-Daugherty says she does not plan to make promises she can't keep, but a few areas she does plan to focus on if elected in November are supporting agriculture, equal pay, social security, and Medicare. She also wants to make a change for senior citizens in the community and make things such as getting prescription medications easier.

• "I believe that you can't support those areas by just making promises," said Cox-Daugherty. You have to get to the table. You have to be a negotiator. This is the promise that I make to community members is that if I'm at the table, my voice will be heard." (CBS-WNCT, 3/3/20)

• The daughter of a sharecropper, Cox-Daugherty is interested in the agriculture concerns of the county. "I didn't grow up farming, but I know the hard times farmers had," she said. "I know what farmers around here are going through." (KFP, 3/4/20)

Part IV Cox-Daugherty – The News File, 2006-20

2006

DEC 2006 Considered For Kinston City Council

City Council members began in earnest Monday their search to replace outgoing City Councilman Van Braxton.

Braxton, an 11-year councilman who won the state's 10th District House seat in the Nov. 7 general election, heads to Raleigh next month. Monday was his last Council meeting and he did not participate in the consideration of his replacement. Council members reviewed letters from four residents interested in the position. The four had responded to the Council's request that those wanting to replace Braxton file letters of interest and present proof of party affiliation by Dec. 1.

One applicant, Evelyn Dove, was rejected because she did not present evidence that she's a registered Democrat. State law requires that the individual appointed to fill an unexpired council term must be a member of the same party as the outgoing council member. Braxton is a Democrat.

The three applicants being considered are Virginia Cox-Daugherty, a retired educator; Jeano Farrow, owner of Jeano's Beauty & Barber Shop; and William W. Barker, a certified public accountant.

Although Councilman Joe Tyson sought to delay consideration of Braxton's replacement until a later date, nominations and votes on the nominations were taken. Tyson argued that he did not receive information in enough time prior to Monday's meeting to determine the most qualified candidate.

All three candidates were eventually nominated, with Barker receiving two votes and Cox-Daugherty and Farrow each getting one vote. With no candidate getting a majority of votes, City Attorney Jim Cauley recommended that the Council review applications again and another vote be taken when the next meeting is held on Tuesday, Jan. 2.

City Manager Ralph Clark said it's still not a done deal that the Council will definitely make a decision on Braxton's replacement at their next meeting.

"First they have to find a way to eliminate one candidate and have just two nominations," he added. "That's the only way that one of the candidates will get a majority of the votes." (Kinston Free Press, 12/5/06)

DEC 2006 Community Toy Drive

More than 25 children will have a happier Christmas this year thanks to the Kinston-Lenoir County Concerned Citizens.

Members of the group gathered early Friday at the Greater Kinston Credit Union, on Queen Street, to select appropriate toys for each child and prepare the gifts for delivery.

"It really warms the heart when you can do something like this to help the community," said Mary Darden, a retired Lenoir County school teacher and chair of the organization's education committee. "There is a lot of need in the community, and this is a chance for us to make a difference."

Remus Stanley, chair of the group's board of directors, said those children receiving toys were recommended by members of the Concerned Citizens, as well as others with knowledge of those who would best benefit from assistance during the holiday season. Throughout the year, he added, the group holds fund-raisers to support the toy drive and its other annual project, Thanksgiving dinners for needy families.

"This (toy drive) is very beneficial," said Virginia Cox-Daugherty as she filled a bag with toys. "There are many needy families in the community where children may not get anything for Christmas. It's good to know that what we have done here helps give the children something to celebrate." (Kinston Free Press, 12/23/06)

2007

JAN 2007 Celebrates Kwanzaa

Kinston resident Virginia Cox-Daugherty enjoys celebrating Kwanzaa, the annual seven-day celebration of African American culture.

"I have celebrated it both personally and as a member of organizations," she said. "It is very spiritual and leads to good fellowship and unity among people."

Cox-Daugherty was among approximately 75 participants in Sunday's Kwanzaa celebration at Grainger Place sponsored by the Harris-Croom Post 219 Auxiliary. The annual event was attended by Legionnaires, auxiliary members, veterans and others, many of whom were dressed in brightly-colored African garb.

Sunday's celebration included plenty of food, music, poems and accounts of African culture and heritage.

Auxiliary president, Theresa B. Redding, noted that Kwanzaa is based on seven principles and values by which African Americans must order their lives to make decisions about how to live their lives. The principles are unity; self-determination; collective work and responsibility; cooperative economics; purpose; creativity; and faith.

"This (Kwanzaa) is something that really helps our young people learn about their culture," added Doris Hopkins, an auxiliary member and retired school teacher. "It brings us all together in unity and fellowship."

Kwanzaa, the traditional African-American holiday celebrating family, culture and heritage, was started 40 years ago by Maulana Karenga, a professor in the black studies department at California State University. The celebration, founded on the seven principles that govern the conduct of community life, is celebrated each Dec. 26 through Jan. 1.

In the African language Kiswahili, Kwanzaa means "first fruits of the harvest." The holiday emphasizes that it is important to relate to the past in order to understand the present and to deal with the future.

Approximately 5 million people now celebrate Kwanzaa annually, either in small ways at home or in larger community gatherings.

During the week-long celebration, one candle is lit each night to represent one of the seven principles upon which Kwanzaa was founded. Gifts are given, but they are usually more symbolic than extravagant. (Kinston Free Press, 1/1/07)

JAN 2007 Passed By For Unexpired Term on City Council

Kinston City Council members Tuesday named local CPA Will Barker to finish out the unexpired term of Councilman Van Braxton.

Braxton, an 11-year-councilman who won the state's 10th District House seat in the Nov. 7 general election, heads to Raleigh later this month. He has one year remaining on his current four-year council term.

Barker was one of three candidates who were considered for the seat. The other candidates were Virginia Cox-Daugherty, a retired educator, and Theodore Jeano Farrow, owner of Jeano's Beauty & Barber Shop on Queen Street.

Barker and Cox-Daugherty were the only two nominations at Tuesday's meeting. Council members Alice Tingle and Jimmy Cousins voted for Barker, with Councilman Joe Tyson and Mayor Pro Tem Robert A. Swinson IV casting negative votes. Mayor Buddy Ritch cast the tie-breaking vote in favor of Barker.

Barker is a CPA with the Kinston firm of Sitterson & Barker. He is currently treasurer of the Rotary Club of Kinston, treasurer for the Community Council for the Arts, and chairman of Neuse Enterprises Inc.

The new councilman will officially be sworn in when City Council meets on Jan. 16.

At their meeting Dec. 4, council members could not agree on which of the three candidates should succeed Braxton. The meeting was Braxton's last and he did not participate in the consideration of his replacement.

All three candidates were nominated for the position, with Barker receiving two votes and Cox-Daugherty and Farrow each getting one vote. With no candidate getting a majority of the votes, City Attorney Jim Cauley recommended that council members review applications again and that another vote be taken at the Jan. 2 meeting. (Kinston Free Press, 1/3/07)

2008

APR 2008 Running For School Board

Three Democratic candidates are competing for the same District 4 seat on the Lenoir County Board of Education.

Incumbent Garland Nobles Jr. will face challengers Henry Street and Virginia Cox-Daugherty in the May 6 primary. District 4 includes the central, northwest and east part of Kinston along with the Sandhill and Southwest precincts.

"I want to improve the quality of our school system," Nobles said. "Everything right now is heading in the right direction."

Nobles said he credits both the school board and Superintendent Terry Cline for Lenoir County School's progressive steps to ensure quality education is provided in the district. Better schools will lead to an improved local economy, Nobles said.

If reelected, Nobles said he will continue to support the district's current administration and will have "no personal agenda" while serving on the board. Nobles said he still supports No Child Left Behind testing standards, but admits it has financially strained the school district.

"I like it because of the fact it requires all children to be taken care of," he said. "When it is passed down to the local level the funds have not always been there."

Challengers Street and Daugherty, if elected, would promote school discipline, unity, and more services to exceptional needs students.

"Students need to learn the basics so they can be successful," Street said. Street, who leads a summer mentoring program at Rochelle Middle School, said he plans to bring compassion to the school district's central office.

"Some of the students have no voice," Street said. "We just need to listen to the kids."

Street said he sees community leaders as valuable resources and plans to ask them for advice, if elected. Street also said voters should not elect him for what he says, but based on what he does.

Additional vocational training is needed in Lenoir County Schools, Street said.

"Not everyone can go to college," he said. "We need to get kids ready for the real world."

Like Street, Daugherty is focused on improving students' test scores and meeting the needs of special student populations.

"I want to support programs that help exceptional needs children or others who have disabilities," she said. "They need to have the best resources available."

If elected, Daugherty said she would educate students' parents on available special needs programs. African-American students need more support from the local school district as well, she said.

"We need more role models who reflect the student populations in our schools," Daugherty said. "I believe it would promote excellence in education."

Daugherty supports new school construction and believes it will help narrow the district's student performance gaps. (KFP, 4/25/08)

MAY 2008 Wins Primary for Board of Education

Tuesday night was not a good one for sitting members of the Lenoir County Board of Education.

Chairwoman Connie Mintz, Garland Nobles Jr. and Bruce Hill were defeated in Tuesday's Democratic primaries.

Mintz, a school board member for seven years, was soundly defeated by challenger Rita Hodges.Both were competing for the Lenoir County Board of Education District 3 seat which includes parts of northwest Kinston along with the Institute and Vance precincts.

"I am very thankful that the voters put their confidence in me," Hodges said. Hodges has worked in the Lenoir County School district for the past 34 years. "I will work to improve morale," she said.

Both Lenoir County Board of Education incumbent primary candidates Garland Nobles Jr. and Bruce Hill were also defeated by their challengers.

Three Democratic candidates competed for the same District 4 seat on the Lenoir County Board of Education. Nobles faced challengers Henry Street and Virginia Cox-Daugherty in the Tuesday primary election. District 4 includes the central, northwest and east part of Kinston along with the Sandhill and Southwest precincts. Daugherty won the District 4 primary election.

Hill faced challengers Billy Davis and Marc McKnight in the Democratic at-large Lenoir County Board of Education seat. Davis won the at-large seat and said he plans to make Lenoir County Schools a "better school system."

Hill said he was "surprised" by Tuesday's results.

"It's hard to understand what happened," he said. "I thought the majority of the people thought the board was working cohesively to get things done." (KFP, 5/7/08)

A day after Lenoir County voters handed incumbent primary candidates pink slips for services rendered, several defeated candidates attempted to explain why voters turned on them.

Sitting members of the Lenoir County Board of Education, including chairwoman Connie Mintz and Garland Nobles Jr., were defeated in Tuesday's primary election. Both Lenoir County Board of Commissioners Chairman Paul Taylor Jr. and Commissioner Earl Harper were also defeated in their bids to win their district's primary races.

"We are all in a state of awe today about the election," Lenoir County Commissioner George Graham said. "Right now, we are just deciphering everything."

Graham hinted that Harper's and Taylor's support of a proposed sales tax increase -- which was shot down by voters last November -- may have played a role in their defeat. Graham has repeatedly stated he supports raising the sales tax by 25 cents, which could appear again on a voter referendum ballot this November.

Both Harper and Taylor declined to comment Wednesday about their defeat. Taylor looked visibly shaken by his loss as he walked out of the board of elections office Tuesday night. "I thought I'd done a better job than that," he said after Tuesday's results came in.

Challengers Tommy Pharo, Linda Sutton and Reuben Davis won their respective Lenoir County Commission primary races.

Sutton, who spent 10 years as a member of the Lenoir County Board of Education, said Wednesday the primary election results proved voters are looking for significant change in their county's leadership.

Sutton said Harper and Taylor were defeated partly because they had not effectively represented their constituents. "You have to stay engaged in politics 24 hours a day, seven days a week," she said. "I think my reputation helped me win."

Davis served as a commissioner from 1974-'82 and currently owns Kinston's Davis Wholesale Tire Co. He and Sutton will face Republicans Eric Rouse and Jeff Stephens for the two at-large commission seats in November.

County Commissioner Claude Stroud said Wednesday voters showed they were not happy with the incumbents. "The people spoke," he said.

School board candidates, winners and losers, also commented Wednesday about the primary election results.

Challengers Rita Hodges, Billy Davis, Virginia Cox-Daugherty and incumbent Bruce Hill won their respective primary election races. Two at-large board of education seats were available in the primary election.

Hill and Davis will compete with Republican school board candidates Jay Conner III and Gene Henderson for the two at-large seats in the November general election.

"I am happy to have the opportunity to move forward to the general election," Hill said. "It's been a joy to work with the existing board."

Hodges has worked in the Lenoir County School district for the past 34 years. She will retire from the school district July 1 before serving on the school board.

"I first started my career at Kinston High School in 1974 as a math teacher," she said. "Many people wanted to bring about change in the election and a core group of staff and parents made it happen."

Mintz said she plans to continue to provide the best for Lenoir County Schools during her final months on the school board. She said voters "seemed not to appreciate" what the current school board had accomplished in recent years.

"I hope the new board members do not have a hidden agenda," Mintz said. "They need to do what is best for the children."

Terry Cline, superintendent of schools, said Wednesday the school board election results caught him off guard.

"I didn't anticipate this," he said. "The voters selected a new board for us. I obviously didn't understand everything that was going on as a new superintendent but it's important for me to focus on the future and not the past."

Cline said he has the skills to work with any new personality elected to the school board. "Everywhere I have been I have been able to keep doing my job," he said. "The voters spoke and we will work together."

The primary election results also surprised Nobles. "I thought the board was going in the right direction," he said. "In retrospect, I should have been in better touch with my district. I respect the people's vote for change."

Candidates Street and Daugherty also reflected on the election results. "The people made a choice and I have to live with it," Street said.

Daugherty said her campaign started off "rocky" but came together in the end. She attributed her campaign's slow start to organizational issues surrounding her family. "I hope the school board's change in leadership will bring new ideas," she said. (KFP, 5/8/08)

MAY 2008 Forced Into Runoff

While most local candidates have their sights set on November's general election, the three candidates running for the District 4 seat on the Lenoir County Board of Education might have to re-fight the primary race.

Official election results released Tuesday showed neither Virginia Cox Daugherty, Garland Nobles nor Henry Street picked up enough primary votes to move on to the general.

Elections Director Dana King explained that one of the three candidates had to win a 40 percent plurality, or 790 votes.

Daugherty beat out Nobles, the incumbent, for first place with 727 votes. Nobles picked up 667, and Street came in third with 582 votes.

King said Nobles has the option of calling for a runoff election; he has until noon Thursday to submit a written request to the Board of Elections.

Nobles could not be reached for comment Tuesday. Daugherty, who has been campaigning since early March, stated: "I really don't have a problem with (a runoff), if that's what the other candidates want to do."

Street, the current director of the P.R.I.D.E. of Rochelle Mentoring Program, said he was also in favor of a runoff.

"To me, I could do just as much in the community, doing what I'm doing with the mentoring program, but I felt like I could do a bit more on the board," he said. (KFP, 5/14/08)

JUN 2008 Second Chance for Incumbent

After losing to challenger Virginia Cox-Daugherty in the primaries in May, incumbent Garland Nobles Jr. hopes the runoff election between the two candidates will produce a different result.

Neither candidate received a 40 percent plurality, or 790 votes, in the primary election on May 6 for the school board’s District 4 seat.

Daugherty finished in first place with 727 votes. Nobles picked up 667 votes and challenger Henry Street finished third with 582 votes.

According to Elections Director Dana King , Nobles, as the second place finisher, had the option of calling for a runoff election. On May 15, Nobles submitted a request in writing to the Board of Elections for a runoff.

”I am just going to do my best to convince people I am the best choice,” Nobles said Monday. “The current board is heading in the right direction.”

Daugherty recently said she doesn’t have a problem with competing with Nobles. District 4 includes the central, northwest and east part of Kinston along with the Sandhill and Southwest precincts.

If elected, Daugherty said she would support programs that help exceptional needs children or others who have disabilities.

”They need to have the best resources available,” she said.

Polls open at 6:30 a.m. June 24 at six voting precincts located in District 4. Polls will close at 7:30 p.m.

Chris Lavender can be reached at (252) 559-1078 or clavender@.

Garland Nobles Jr. -- Incumbent

Age: 58

Party: Democrat

Occupation: Retired

Family: Wife, Beverly and one child.

Member of Macedonia Free Will Baptist Church and Lenoir County Recreation Board.

Quote: “I want to improve the quality of our school system. Everything right now is heading in the right direction.”

Virginia Cox-Daugherty

Age: 62

Party: Democrat

Occupation: Retired

Family: Husband Rev. Lehman Daugherty Jr.

Member of St. John FWB Church, Kennedy Baptist Home child case manager.

Quote: “We need more role models who reflect the student populations in our schools” (KFP, 6/10/08)

JUN 2008 Loses Primary Runoff

Garland Nobles Jr. used a comeback win Tuesday to gain re-election to the Lenoir County Board of Education.

Nobles, 58, defeated challenger Virginia Cox Daugherty, 62, in the second Democratic primary election. Nobles received 211 votes while Daugherty finished with 146 votes.

After finishing second to Daugherty in the May 6 primary, Nobles needed a win in Tuesday's runoff to secure his District 4 seat on the school board for another four-year term. He does not face opposition in the November general election.

Nobles called for the runoff after neither he nor Daugherty received the 40 percent plurality, or 790 votes, needed for an outright victory in May. Last week he received the endorsement of Henry Street, who finished third in the primary.

Nobles thanked voters for their support Tuesday. "I will be able to complete what I started," he said. "I will work for the children; it's all for the children."

District 4 includes the central, northwest and east sections of Kinston along with the Sandhill and Southwest precincts.

Nobles said he will continue to support the district's current administration and supports No Child Left Behind testing standards, but concedes the federal accountability program has financially strained the school district.

"I want to improve the quality of our school system," Nobles said. "Everything right now is heading in the right direction."

Daugherty cast her vote during the early voting process. She visited the Fairfield Recreation Center voting site in Kinston's Precinct 3 Tuesday afternoon.

"People are speaking and selecting the best candidate," Daugherty said. Voter turnout was low throughout the day, according to election officials. (KFP, 6/25/08)

2009

APR 2009 Delinquent in Property Taxes

On March 25, the county's tax office provided a list of those who were delinquent on their 2008 real property tax payments. Both Brown's and Swinson's names were on the list.

Brown owed $88.11 in 2008 real property taxes while Swinson owed $1,124. Former Lenoir County Board of Education candidate Virginia Cox-Daugherty owed $1,363. Several businesses -- including House of Wang Inc. -- were also delinquent on their Lenoir County real property taxes for 2008. (KFP, 4/30/09)

2016

OCT 2016 College Reunion

Elizabeth City State University Chancellor Thomas Conway welcomed several generations of alumni back to their alma mater on Friday.

Why? Because “It's homecoming, y'all!” he said to cheers.

Friday's welcome reception, held at Island Breeze Grill, came on the eve of ECSU's homecoming parade and football game Saturday. During the reception, alumni shared their stories of ECSU – and celebrated it for giving them a quality education in a close-knit setting.

Virginia Cox-Daugherty, class of 1967, and Henry Myers, class of 1971, have missed the last couple ECSU homecomings but were glad to be back for this year's, which also celebrates the 125th anniversary of ECSU's founding. They recalled ECSU gave them a hands-on, environment to learn in. Myers added that, “being a country boy, I liked it was a small school.”

Cox-Daugherty also said she's looking forward to celebrating her class's 50th anniversary next year. (Elizabeth City Daily Advance, 10/30/16)

2017

AUG 2017 Has Grandson

Kiyir Davis (left), 8, of New York, the grandson of Virginia Cox-Daugherty of Kinston, watches as Ronald McDonald performs a trick Aug. 8 during his Friendship Adventure presentation at the library’s Back to School Ice Cream Social. The adventure provided dozens of children and adults with comical and helpful back-to-school reminders like dealing with bullies, being a friend and beneftts of outdoor play. In celebration of a fun summer at the library, Children’s Librarian Rose Burton and Christine Grant of Neuse Regional Library served attendees ice cream sundaes. Five-year-old Ashyah Joyner (above), 5, of Snow Hill was all smiles for the sprinkles. (Snow Hill Standard Laconic, 8/16/17)

2019

DEC 2019 Running For State House

Dist. 12, Pitt and Lenoir -- Democrats Lenton Credelle Brown, Deonko Brewer, and Virginia Cox-Daugherty contend for the right to take on incumbent first-term Republican Chris Humphrey. Rated "Competitive -- Lean Republican." (Watauga Watch, 12/22/19)

2020

MAR 2020 Wins Primary

N.C. House District 12

In a relatively close race, Virginia Cox-Daugherty came out on top with almost just under 52% of the votes, that's around 4,000.

Deonko Brown came in second with 37% and Lenton Brown followed with 11%.

Cox-Daugherty says she does not plan to make promises she can't keep, but a few areas she does plan to focus on if elected in November are supporting agriculture, equal pay, social security, and Medicare.

She also wants to make a change for senior citizens in the community and make things such as getting prescription medications easier.

"I believe that you can't support those areas by just making promises," said Cox-Daugherty. You have to get to the table. You have to be a negotiator. This is the promise that I make to community members is that if I'm at the table, my voice will be heard."

Cox-Daugherty has been an active member of her community for years and works with the Food Bank, the Red Cross, and other organizations within Lenoir County.

In order to take the District 12 seat, Cox-Daugherty will be running against Republican incumbent Chris Humphrey who took office back in 2018 and she says from now until November, she will be working to better organize her campaign. (CBS-WNCT, 3/3/20)

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In the NC House of Representatives District 12 race, Virginia Cox-Daugherty received 3,074 votes to Deonko Brewer's 2,402 and Lenton Credelle Brown's 571.

"I did not know the numbers would be so high," Cox-Daugherty said. "I thought it would be close, but I knew I had worked hard."

Cox-Daugherty will face incumbent Rep. Chris Humphrey in the November election.

"I'm positive," she said. "I put things in perspective, and I run on my own platform and not someone else's."

The daughter of a sharecropper, Cox-Daugherty is interested in the agriculture concerns of the county.

"I didn't grow up farming, but I know the hard times farmers had," she said. "I know what farmers around here are going through." (KFP, 3/4/20)

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