Mar 19 2008
Montrio Belton Enters SC 49 House Seat
This guy has an impressive resume!
Montrio Belton will formally announce his candidacy today for the state House seat being vacated by Bessie Moody-Lawrence. The public is invited to the noon event outside City Hall.
Belton will face John King in the Democratic primary, with the winner to take on Republican candidate Marvin Rogers. A political newcomer, Belton graduated from Winthrop University and is principal of Monroe Middle School in Monroe, N.C.
In 2006, King lost to Moody-Lawrence by nine votes in the general election. District 49 stretches across predominantly black neighborhoods in southern York County and has long been considered a Democratic stronghold.
