Ed Jones Is To Be Our New Senator

Ed Jones of Halifax County was selected as our new State Senator to be appointed by Governor Easley. [See article below for the new Representative for our area.]

The Democratic Party was granted the power to fill the two open seats for State Senator for District 4 and State Representative for District 5. The executive committees for the two districts met in Windsor this afternoon to elect the new office holders on behalf of the citizens of their respective Districts.

Don Davis, Mayor of Snow Hill and Democratic Chairman for the local Districts presided over the activities per the rules provided for the succession process. The first position to be filled was North Carolina State Senator for District 4. Pictured below are the members representing the seven counties that comprise the District, Bertie, Chowan, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton and Perquimans.



Pictured above are Executive Committee members Angel, Williford, Badger, Wadsworth, Langston, Wester And Brown.

Pictured above are Executive Committee members Manning, Hardy, Spruill, Taylor, Reid And Miller-White

These 13 Members [one member was absent] selected Ed Jones of Halifax County on the first ballot.




Ed Jones then spoke to the group, thanking them for their support and pledging to serve the citizens of the seven counties effectively.

Jack Williford and Bertha Angel are the Bertie County Members of the 4th North Carolina Senate District Executive Committee.