Race is on to replace Black
Several Democrats appear interested in being next speaker
By James Romoser
Winston-Salem Journal
RALEIGH
Rep. Jim Black's decision not to run for a fifth term as speaker of the N.C. House adds tumult to what was already an unpredictable race for one of the most powerful positions in state government.
With the ability to make committee appointments, to funnel campaign contributions around the state, and to decide which bills live and which die, the next speaker of the House, whoever it is, will guide the direction of the 2007 session of the General Assembly.
The speaker is chosen every two years by a vote of the 120 House members, and the personal and political wrangling it takes to get a majority is the stuff of political insiders. But the outcome affects every North Carolinian.
By James Romoser
Winston-Salem Journal
RALEIGH
Rep. Jim Black's decision not to run for a fifth term as speaker of the N.C. House adds tumult to what was already an unpredictable race for one of the most powerful positions in state government.
With the ability to make committee appointments, to funnel campaign contributions around the state, and to decide which bills live and which die, the next speaker of the House, whoever it is, will guide the direction of the 2007 session of the General Assembly.
The speaker is chosen every two years by a vote of the 120 House members, and the personal and political wrangling it takes to get a majority is the stuff of political insiders. But the outcome affects every North Carolinian.
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