Only on 9: Charlotte lawmaker to run for state treasurer

CHARLOTTE — A Charlotte lawmaker is running for higher office. Democratic Representative Wesley Harris is announcing a run for state treasurer.

“Our state is overflowing with potential,” Harris said in a statement. “But to make opportunity accessible to every North Carolinian, we need a state government and we need a Treasurer who’s willing to invest in the most valuable asset we have: our people.”

Since 2018, Harris has represented District 105 in the state house. District 105 includes Ballantyne and Pineville. He is the only PhD economist in the North Carolina legislature.

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“Public finance has always been near and dear to my heart and I saw firsthand what North Carolina can be at its best when we have a state that invests in our people and invests in our community,” he said.

Harris is the second member of the Mecklenburg delegation to announce a run for a Council of State position. Democratic State Senator Rachel Hunt is running for lieutenant governor.

No Republicans have declared for the state treasurer position. Incumbent State Treasurer Dale Folwell is a potential Republican candidate for North Carolina governor.

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