Tag: Jamie Boles

Twelve years in Raleigh, and THIS is what we get?

Posted on February 23, 2020February 23, 2020 by Brant Clifton

It’s pretty clear, if you venture out into the hinterlands of Moore County, that state Rep. Jamie Boles (R) is in a tough fight for renomination to

#ncga: Is primary challenge to Boles being powered by the Po-Po?

Posted on December 28, 2019December 28, 2019 by Brant Clifton

It’s not clear whether we’re talking about a small minority of Moore County law enforcement officers or a significant chunk. But it is pretty clear that some active

#ncga: Top cop targets Jamie Boles

Posted on October 17, 2019October 17, 2019 by Brant Clifton

State Rep. Jamie Boles may soon be seeing blue lights in his rearview mirror: In a letter published to the members of the Moore County Law Enforcement

#ncga: Does Jamie Boles REALLY deserve Lowell Simon?

Posted on September 27, 2019September 28, 2019 by Brant Clifton

Moore’s Republican legislator, like our president, is being forced to deal with loons from the other party screaming nonsense at him. I have to admit — Jamie

Moore County commissioners lash out at county’s state legislators

Posted on March 12, 2019March 12, 2019 by Brant Clifton

It’s been rare to see something like this in collegial, get-along Republican Moore County. But here it is, in a prepared statement from Moore County government: Senator Tom McInnis

#ncga: In HD-52, Simon (D) outrai$ed Boles (R) in low-budget Q2 tussle

Posted on July 16, 2018 by Brant Clifton

They appear to really be pinching pennies in this Moore County-based district. Republican incumbent Jamie Boles has been representing this district since 2008. He’s had no significant challenges

Monkey Business Report: Truth in campaign advertising edition

Posted on April 20, 2018 by Brant Clifton

The Lexo-McInnis NC Senate primary race has been a wild and woolly one thus far. The primary race down here between state Rep. Jamie Boles and challenger Ken Byrd is

#ncga: In 2018, Byrd just MIGHT be THE WORD

Posted on March 19, 2018March 19, 2018 by Brant Clifton

Moore County’s Jamie Boles has had it relatively easy in his decade in Raleigh. The Republican, representing state House district 52, easily knocked off a troubled incumbent in a crowded

#ncga: A GOPer & Dem to take on Moore’s Boles

Posted on February 13, 2018 by Brant Clifton

For a Republican elected official in rock-ribbed Republican Moore County, a Democrat opponent is (1) a rarity, and (2) usually little more than an annoyance, like a fly buzzing around

Popping the “Blue Monday” bubble

Posted on January 29, 2018January 29, 2018 by Brant Clifton

Well, the state Democrat Party has rolled out more challengers for incumbent Jones Street Republicans. One that threw me for a loop was Lowell Simon of Moore County challenging