Party: RepublicanMilitary Experience: 18 years in the Army ReserveRank: Major (current)Overseas experience: Served active duty in Iraq in 2006-2007 and in Kuwait in 2003-2004; also served in the first Gulf War, and in EgyptPrevious offices: noneWebsite:breazeale08.comOpponent: Mike McIntyre (incumbent)Party: DemocraticMilitary background: nonePrevious offices: 12 years in the U.S. HouseWebsite:www.mike-mcintyre.comWhat local papers are saying:Mixed crowd at Breazeale eventLocal VFW endorses McIntyreLatest poll numbersNo district polls conducted yetRace profile: McIntyre is a member of the House Armed Services Committee and authored the Veterans Outreach Improvement Act last year. Breazeale, an airline pilot, has advocated pulling down troop levels in Iraq but establishing a permanent base in Baghdad with nearly 40,000 U.S. military personnel, similar to Korea.
Other Military Candidates:Mike Coffman (R)CO 6th
Allen West (R)FL 22nd
Jill Morgenthaler(D)IL 6thCharlie Summers (R)ME 1stNathan Bech (R)MA 1stSteve Sarvi (D)MN 2ndAshwin Madia (D)MN 3rdVince Micco (R)NJ 9thLee Zeldin (R)NY 1stKieran Michael Lalor (R)NY 19thWill Breazeale (R)NC 7thDuane Sand (R)ND at largeSteve Stivers (R)OH 15thJohn Boccieri (D)OH 16thRep. Patrick Murphy (D)PA 8thBill Russell (R)PA 22ndRob Miller (D)SC 2ndThomas Hermann (Prog)VTDuncan D. Hunter (R)CA 52ndMike Lumpkin (D)CA 52ndRick Noriega (D)TX (U.S. Senate)Sen. Lindsey Graham (R)SC (U.S. Senate)
Courtesy of breazeale08.comWill Breazeale is running on the Republican ticket in North Carolina's 7th District.
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