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Candidate list

Compiled by Record staff

Published: July 22, 2009

NEWTON - Brookford

Mayor:
Thomas Schronce (I)

Family: Wife, Josephine; nine children

Career: Security officer with Griffith Security, at CommScope central office

Elected positions: One four-year term as mayor

Aldermen (two seats):
Randy Beam (I)

Age: 52

Family: Wife, Pamela; three daughters, Chasity Setzer, Amanda Mace and Christy White; four grandchildren

Lloyd Fox (I)

Catawba

Council (two seats):
Jeffrey Hendren (I)

Robin Kale Robinson

J.T. Rufty

Age: 62

Family: Wife, Connie; two daughters

Career: Retired as a tractor-trailer driver

Claremont

Mayor:
David Morrow

Age: 56

Family: Wife, Jan; daughter, Ashley; and son, Jason

Career: Scheduler/production planner at RockTenn

Elected Positions: Six years on council

Council (two seats):
Shawn Brown

Age: 33

Family: Wife, Angela; children Lindsey, 7, and Jackson, 3

Career: Cargo Transporters

Municipal Positions: Claremont Recreation Committee

Tim Lowrance (I)

Michael Stewart

Age: 40

Family: Wife, Michelle; sons, Johnny and Cameron

Career: Director of Information Technology at Invue Security Products

Conover

Mayor:
Steven Kiger

Age: 38

Family: Son, Chase, 9

Career: Outside sales representative for NCSI-Barnhardt Manufacturing

Municipal Positions: Conover Planning Board (first term)

Lee Moritz Jr.

Age: 51

Family: Wife, Michele; son, Lee; daughter, Lindsay

Career: U.S. Army, active and reserves; executive sales for GoldToeMoretz

Elected Positions: four years on Conover City Council; 10 years on Conover Planning Board

Mark Parson

Age: 49

Family: Wife, Patrice; son, Marcus; two stepchildren

Career: CommScope Claremont, process technician in wire mill

Bruce Eckard (I)

Age: 62

Family: Wife, Julie; Keisha, Beau and Brady

Career: Vendo Matic

Elected Positions: 20 years mayor, city council for 4 years (1985 to 1989)

Council (two seats):

Johnny Brown (I)

Age: 61

Family: Wife, Paula; sons Eric and Nathan

Career: Owner Brown Oil Co.

Elected Positions: Conover City Council first term; 16 years City Planning Board

Jeff Byrd

Joie Fulbright

Age: 60

Family: Wife, Judy; son, Chris

Career: Owner Conover Auto Sales

Jan Herman

Family: Husband, Ken; son, Scott; daughter, Sharyn; two grandchildren

Career: Retired school teacher, Catawba County; co-owner, with husband, Ken-Jan Property Rental and Law Haven Park

Municipal Positions: Conover Planning Board (4 years)

Hickory

Mayor:
Rudy Wright (I)

Age: 62

Family: Wife, Donna; three children Ashley, Glenn and Justin

Career: Co-owner (with wife) A Sign Co in Hickory

Elected Position: Two terms as mayor (8 years)

Alderman Ward 4:
Hank Guess

Age: 49

Family: Wife, Tammy; sons, Justin and Jacob

Career: Retired from Hickory Police Department

Z. Ann Hoyle (I)

Family: Three children, Norris, Karen and Carl; five grandchildren

Career: Retired from Catawba County Department of Mental Health, group home manager

Elected Positions: 18 years Hickory Council

Larry Pope

Age: 58

Career: Consultant on sensitivity training on ADA and race relations

Alderman Ward 5:
Sally Mullen Fox (I)

Age: 65

Family: Husband, Frank; two sons Joe and Addison

Career: Owner The Sally Co.

Elected Positions: 16 years on council; chair of first Hickory Appearance Commission, city of Hickory Preservation Commission

Alderman Ward 6:
Harry Hipps

Age: 52

Family: Wife, Jill

Career: Baker Pretzel Time Valley Hills Mall

Jill Patton (I)

Age: 51

Family: Husband, John Richard; daughter Jennifer and son-in-law Joshua

Career: VP Manufacturing of DeFeet Int.

Elected Positions: First term on council (four years); co-chair of Jobs and Economy Task Force Foresight Committee

Long View

Mayor:
Norman Cook (I)

Age: 65

Family: Wife, Della; two children

Career: retired from hosiery business

Elected Positions: Mayor 1990-1997; again in 2001 — present; Town Council 1983-1989

Alderman Ward 2:
John Harold McDaris Sr. (I)

Age: 77

Family: Wife, Joy; seven children

Career: retired Guy Frye and Sons, construction

Elected Positions: 8 years

Alderman Ward 5:
Kenneth Bumgarner (I)

Maiden
Mayor:
Robert "Bob" Smyre (I)

Council (3 seats):

Howard Ervin (I)

Wayne McKinney

Age: 65

Family: Two sons, Wayne II and Corey Ashley

Career: Retired from ER Carpenter, furniture

Municipal Positions: Town Recreation Committee

Marcus Midgett (I)

Age: 69

Family: Wife, Faye; two children, Mike and Kelly

Career: retired from Carolina Mills

Elected Positions: Fourth year (one term); served previously in 1980s — two four-year terms and couple years to replace someone who resigned, also served on Planning Board

Mike Moore (I)

Fore Rembert

Age: 36

Family: Wife, Mandy; son, Quinn

Career: Wells Fargo financial advisor; former special education teacher and coach

Municipal Positions: Town Planning Board (first term)

Newton

Council (three seats):

Robert Abernethy Jr.

Bob Benson

Thomas Dixon

Anthony Johnson

Age: 38

Career: Former part owner of Linda's Café in Mountain View; currently works at Diane's Dairy Center

Bill Lutz

Anne Stedman (I)

Age: 51

Career: Owner of Trott House Inn

Elected Positions: 6 years on council

K.C. Hartman

David Lefevers

Age: 55

Family: Wife, Catherine

Career: 20 years with Duke Power, working on masters degree in education University of Pheonix