Feb 29 2008
Two GOP, Two Dems to Vie for NC House District 25
Dr. Robert A. Coats of Rocky Mount filed Thursday to run against Rocky Mount Councilman W.B. Bullock for the GOP nod in the N.C. House District 25 race.Coats said his decision to run stems from seeing – as an employee of the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services for the last 21 years – the corruption in upper management and waste of state government resources.
The Rocky Mount native has a doctorate in psychology and is a program manager at the O’Berry Neuro-Medical Center in Goldsboro. This is his first run for public office.
On Thursday, Coats said he’s still outlining his platform; but if elected to the N.C. House, he hopes to standardize the paperwork between all state hospitals and change the prison system to be solely for punishment and not rehabilitation.
Bullock has said immigration and veteran affairs are two areas he’d like to address. In response to that, Coats said the state should examine the quality of health care given to veterans, and illegal immigrants should be reported after receiving the proper health care.
Both have acceptable positions. It should be a good race to follow on both sides of the aisle.
Democrats Carnell Taylor and former Nash County Commissioner Randy Stewart also are seeking the N.C. House District 25 seat, which will be vacated by N.C. Rep. Bill Daughtridge, a Republican who is running for state treasurer.
