Charlotte Observer: Breaking News (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
(By Jim Morrill, jmorrill@charlotteobserver.com) At a gala dinner in Washington Tuesday night, Mel Watt found himself sitting next to civil rights pioneer Dorothy Height when his BlackBerry lit up with the news that Anthony Foxx had been elected mayor of Charlotte. "Both of us just raised our hands in the air," he says. "People thought we were going crazy."
Charlotte Observer: Viewpoint (Free subscription) | 10/31/2009
Anthony Foxx In his own words
The Naked City (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
... McCrory, he added "He's envious of our light rail." McCrory said he met with Mayor-elect Anthony Foxx last week and gave him advice about time-management, ethics, how best to spend his time with national groups, etc. He intends to stay busy with initiatives such as the Mega-region initiative and with speeches all over the country about Charlotte's light rail line and the...
The Charlotte Business Journal (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
... drinks. Most Read Stories Most Emailed Stories Reader CommentsBusiness Pulse Survey What should be Anthony Foxx's top priority as mayor of Charlotte?Getting more state funds for roads. Reducing crime. Rejuvenating the local economy. Extending the light-rail system. Reducing city spending. Other. (Specify in the comments box.) bizjournals Partners City Guide Spotlight - Charlotte Sponsored...
The Nation Blogs (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
... After an unbroken 22yearstring of Republican mayors, Charlotte yesterday elected a Democrat, Anthony Foxx. The Democrats also won 8 out of 11 seats on the city council." Read More ...
First Read (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
... NC residents would vote for city councilman John W. Lassiter (R) than his opponent, councilman Anthony Foxx (D), the latter won the election by nearly 3,000 votes, becoming the first Democratic mayor of the city in 21 years. In Ohio, the Democratic incumbent Mayors Mark Mallory of Cincinnati and Frank G. Jackson of Cleveland won re-election. Both supported the Ohio ballot initiative...
TAG Blog (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
We were disappointed to see this : Voters have narrowly elected a Democrat to lead Charlotte, North Carolina's largest city. With most of the votes counted, Anthony Foxx was leading challenger John Lassiter , a Republican, by nearly 3,000 votes out of 105,000 cast. But Lassiter conceded defeat before the final, unofficial results were released by the Mecklenburg Board of Elections. Open...
Political Ticker (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
(CNN) - Charlotte, North Carolina, elects first Democratic mayor, Anthony Foxx, in three decades, the Charlotte Observer reports. Republican John Lassiter has conceded.
The Corner (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Here in North Carolina, we had municipal elections yesterday. The results may be of interest to conservatives elsewhere. The only major city in North Carolina with a Republican mayor going into Tuesday’s balloting was Charlotte. In a expensive and hard-fought race, a Democratic city councilman, Anthony Foxx, defeated fellow Republican councilman John Lassiter last night, thus taking...
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Voters have narrowly elected a Democrat to lead Charlotte, North Carolina's largest city. With most of the votes counted, Anthony Foxx was leading challenger John Lassiter, a Republican, by nearly 3,000 votes out of 105,000 cast. But Lassiter conceded defeat before the final, unofficial results were released by the Mecklenburg Board of Elections.
Pensito Review (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Voters in the biggest city of this Southern, once reliable red state elected their first Dem mayor in 22 years yesterday. When the state flipped to blue last year, this city, which is two-thirds white, went for Obama by 25 points -- and the new mayor happens to be African American. Meanwhile, this state's most famous college sports town elected an openly gay mayor yesterday. The "liberal"...
InterstateQ.com (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Conservatives and Tea Party-types have been pulling their hair out, weeping and doing the usual gnashing of teeth mourning thing over the election of Democrat Anthony Foxx as Charlotte’s next mayor. Several have been proclaiming Nov. 3 as the “end of Charlotte,” or “a big mistake.” Other’s have said they’re moving.
ABC News (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
A U.S. streetcar revival fared well in Tuesday's elections, with pro-trolley candidates for mayor in Cincinnati and Charlotte, N.C., winning. A critic of Boise's proposal lost.Streetcars are being considered by as many as 80 U.S. cities, as federal grants are available, and President Barack Obama's administration has given urban rail favorable reviews.In Charlotte, streetcar advocate Anthony...
Charlotte Observer: Viewpoint (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
(By Steve Harrison, sharrison@charlotteobserver.com) The makeup of people who have voted early in Charlotte's first million-dollar mayoral campaign suggests today's election between Republican John Lassiter and Democrat Anthony Foxx will be close, pollsters said Monday. There were 22,505 Charlotte voters who went to the polls early this election, compared with 18,169 Charlotteans who...
Charlotte Observer: Viewpoint (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
(Jim Morrill) Charlotte's first million-dollar mayor's race comes to an end today when voters pick a new mayor for the first time in 14 years. After scores of appearances and nearly a year of campaigning, Democrat Anthony Foxx and Republican John Lassiter will make their final last-minute appeals to voters today at polls across Charlotte. The winner will succeed Republican Pat McCrory....
