Feb 29 2008
Former State Rep Files for State Superintendent
EAGLE SPRINGS — Former state Rep. Richard Morgan of Moore County announced Friday he has filed for state superintendent of public schools.The former House co-speaker’s announcement came just days after his wife, Moore County Commissioner Cindy Morgan, announced she was filing for state senate.
“My plan for the department is very simple,†Richard Morgan said in a press release. “I will work every day, all day for our children. To do anything less would be wrong.â€
I don’t see success in Morgan’s future. He has a connection to disgraced former House Speaker Jim Black as he supported him during Black’s battling of his corruption charges which eventually lead to him currently serving in prison. Morgan lost his House seat over it in 2006 to a Republican primary challenger. His opponent, Joe Johnson, will certainly make this an issue and I don’t see how Morgan will overcome that.
