Your Democratic Team

Candidates for County Commissioner

Mrs. Leanna Lawson	An atmosphere for Economic Development and New Jobs Quality Education for all citizens Responsible, conservative progressive County Government Improvement Cooperation between County and the Municipalities Responsible Land Use and Stewardship of the Environment Quality Public Safety Program Citizens Awareness of County Government Services Protection of the Public Health and Welfare My Vision For Rockingham County Commitment To Service
Mr. James Kallam	Date of Birth: December 24, 1943 Born in Helen, West Virginia Wife: Sandra Lee Harrell Kallam; Sons, James Lee Kallam, Jeffrey Keith Kallam, and John David Kallam. Four grandchildren. Graduate of Bethany High School, Reidsville, North Carolina; Attended pest control education at North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina; Obtained state-wide pest control license; Owns and operates Kallam Exterminators, Inc. business since 1976 Past President of Ruritan Association Elected to Rockingham County Board of Commissioners – December, 2008 Served as Chairman and Presently Serving as Vice-Chairman Presently serving on various boards and committees: -Piedmont Triad Regional Council – Delegate -PART (Piedmont Area for Regional Transportation Board) -Solid Waste Committee -RPO (Rural Planning Organization) -Hunting Advisory Committee
Mr. Keith Duncan

Candidates for NC State House District 65

Mr. William Osborne

Proud husband of Barbara Osborne and proud father of two sons, Ben and William Graduated from Morehead High School in Eden Graduated from University of North Carolina at Greensboro with a Bachelors Degree in Psychology Graduated from East Tennessee State University with a Masters Degree in Psychology I hold a current North Carolina State License to practice Psychology I hold a current North Carolina State License as a General Contractor Twenty-six years of private sector business management Seven years as Director / Psychologist with Rockingham County Youth Services Two years of experience in Psychology private practice Member of Leaksville United Methodist Church Five year little league baseball coach Past member and President of the Rockingham County Home Builders Association Current member of the Dan River Basin Association Landfill Task Force Current chairperson of the Rockingham County Democratic Party

Candidates for NC State House District 91

Mr. Nelson Cole

Nelson Cole is a retired businessman and his concerns for the 91st District are the same as any businessman or concerned citizen - education, jobs, economy, drugs, and environment. He was born in Charlotte, NC and graduated from the University of South Carolina with a BS in Business Administration - Management in 1962. He was the President/Owner of Nelson Cole Inc., an automobile dealership in Reidsville, NC for almost 20 years.. He sold his dealership in 2002 after almost 40 years in the automobile industry with one of the Big Three manufacturers and as a dealer. On June 6, 2011 he received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the North Carolina Automobile Dealers Association for his success, not only as an automobile dealer, but also for his 16 years as a State Representative in the North Carolina Legislature. Cole served 8 terms as a State Representative and during his last term his peers selected him “the most effective representative” in the greater Triad area and he was ranked the 13^th most effective in the state by the non-partisan North Carolina Center for Public Policy Research which conducts the non-partisan poll of all representatives. During his service, Nelson was Chairman of the Joint Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation and served as Vice Chairman of the Transportation Policy Committee for 12 years. He also served as Vice Chairman of the Public Utilities Committee and was on the Insurance, Commerce, Small Business, Wildlife Resources, and Entrepreneurship Committees. In January 2009 he was appointed Co-Chair of the Program Evaluation Committee. This committee evaluates programs and departments to improve efficiency and reduce cost to the citizens. Cole has been active in many community activities such as, President of the Reidsville Chamber of Commerce, a founding Director of the Reidsville Soup Kitchen, Vice President and a founding Director of the Habitat for Humanity, President of Reidsville Rotary Club, Reidsville Outreach Center volunteer and Elder in the First Presbyterian Church. This year he served as Chairman of the Rockingham County United Way, which reached its goal of one million dollars. Cole has been married to Libby for 51 years, has 3 grown daughters and 3 granddaughters. Cole will do the very best he can in Raleigh to know the issues facing the 91st District and State and will vote the way that allows the quality of life for every citizen and the bottom line for every business to become better in the future.

Candidates for NC State Senate District 26

Bobby Stanley

Married for 52 years to Marie Stanley and has four children and nine grandchildren. Served in the Army for May ’58 to August 1961 Member of the Centenary Methodist Church 1975 to Present where I serve on the finance and parsonage committee and teach Sunday School Member of the Stoneville Rotary Club I have been a farmer for 40 years Member of the Rockingham county Planning and Zoning Board Technical review committee for 6+ years Past County Commissioner. I -73 Connector Committee I support Education, Economic Growth and Tax Reform

Candidates of Rockingham County Register of Deeds.

Rebecca Cipriani