Linda L. Blackburn
Linda L. Blackburn was a 2012 Democratic candidate for District 5 of the North Carolina House of Representatives. Blackburn served four terms as Mayor of Ahoskie.
Blackburn's professional experience includes working as an adjunct professor at Shaw University and director at Hertford County Office of Aging. She earned her master's in social work from East Carolina University.
Campaign themes
Blackburn's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[1]
Excerpts:
- "District 5 has various needs important to the individual counties represented. Linda knows that the "one-size-fits-all' social legislation" doesn't work."
- "Linda will represent ALL of our citizens. Our district needs the representation in Raleigh that brings a voice to the concerns of our citizens in the areas of job development, fair and equitable housing, access to quality health care, support for small business owners and, support for our schools."
- "With he ever-increasing costs of the delivery of these services, towns across our district face difficult decisions affecting the quality of life and the pocketbooks of its citizens. These municipalities and counties deserve a representative who not only understands their needs but who has the skills to work with other legislators to improve conditions for all our citizens."
Elections
2012
Blackburn ran in the 2012 election for North Carolina House of Representatives District 5. She lost to incumbent Annie Ward Mobley in the Democratic primary on May 8, 2012.[2][3][4]
Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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60.8% | 7,351 |
Linda L. Blackburn | 39.2% | 4,746 |
Total Votes | 12,097 |
External links
- Official campaign website
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
- Linda Blackburn on Facebook
Footnotes
- ↑ votelindablackburn.com - Issues
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "2012 Primary Election Results," accessed June 12, 2014
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "2012 General Election Results," accessed June 12, 2014
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Official Primary Election Results," accessed June 22, 2012