Candidate Biography (submitted by campaign):

Born - Robeson county, July,1951.
Graduated St.Pauls High School 1969.
Attended partial year of college, began flying career as a crop duster. 2008 begins my 39th year as pilot and farmer.
Wife: Becky, whom as school teacher of 33 years retired leap year day 2008. Home in Franklin, Macon county. Owns/operate a Pecan Orchard farm of just under 1,000 pecan trees in Sampson county.
Mason/Shriner, Vice-President NC Pecan Growers Assn.
Never in public office before.

As a small business owner, overloaded taxpayer, question is, Where will they get more money from? Their only source, TAXES, HIGHER TAXES, from working people.

Our system favors the political and corporate, another small group choosing not to work. We pay them a check each month. We wait for tax relief from our Govt. Currently easily paying 40% of our earnings in taxes. They need 60% to feed their experience. 10/20 years from now, they need 80%. Where will it end? We working, must have relief. It will not come from Politicians. We must run our State like a business, your business, investing, earning, making profits. Billions in corporate profits leave this state. Corporations enjoy taxpayer money, hundreds of millions to set up in NC., this isn't reducing taxes.

I'm running for Governor, to level the playing field. Common Sense, consider this, we build a first in America, taxpayer owned oil refinery, import crude to Wilmington seaport. Lower gas up to 30 cent per gallon, hiring 240,000 statewide new jobs, full service, pumping your gas, wash windshield etc. Keep billions in profits, reducing taxes. We've just wiped out unemployment in NC. Reduced gas cost, more of your money to you each week. Selling lower cost gas to surrounding states, creating more profit, lowering your cost. Keep additional billions in profits replacing our taxes, we begin our taxpayer owned processing plants and company's to handle, insurance, banking needs, bottled water, milk, coffee, bread, eggs, beef, creating jobs, reducing cost to you 10%, across the board, while billions in profits rebuild our state and infrastructure. You keep your tax money. We now survive on consumer profits. OR, It is vote to stay on the current system, with their experience and business mind set.

Your one vote will decide. www.elpowers.com