News Brief: Watauga Farmer Files to Run Against Foxx

From the Winston-Salem Journal
By: Laura Graff | Journal Reporter
Published February 9, 2010

Democrat Billy Kennedy, a farmer from Watauga County, filed yesterday to challenge Republican Virginia Foxx, a three-term incumbent, for the 5th Congressional District seat.

Foxx also filed yesterday.

Kennedy, who also is a radio announcer and a carpenter, stopped during lunchtime at the Forsyth County Democratic Party's headquarters in Winston-Salem, where he told about 60 supporters that he believes Washington legislators support corporate interests over the people they are elected to represent.

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