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Queen, Clampitt Race In WNC Marks Fifth Face-Off In A Decade

North Carolina Public Radio | By Stacia Brown,
Frank Stasio
Published October 9, 2020 at 12:09 PM EDT
Two white men, Rep. Joe Sam Queen on the left and Mike Calmpitt on the right. Clampitt has grey hair with grey facial hair and Queen has light grey hair. Both men are smiling and wearing a suit and tie.
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In November's election, Rep. Joe Sam Queen (left) will face off against challenger Mike Clampitt (right) for the fifth time in District 119.

One of the most competitive local races in the state is in District 119, which includes Jackson, Swain and Haywood Counties. Democratic Rep. Joe Sam Queen and his Republican challenger Mike Clampitt have vied for the same seat in the North Carolina House of Representatives since 2012. This is their fifth race against one another and its outcome will take Western North Carolina’s political temperature this election season. 

On Sept. 24, Blue Ridge Public Radio reporter Lilly Knoepp co-moderated a virtual town hall in which both candidates spoke on a number of issues including Medicaid expansion, defunding the police and medical marijuana legalization. Knoepp joins host Frank Stasio to discuss the race.

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Politics The State of ThingsLilly KnoeppBlue Ridge Public RadioDisctrict 119Joe Sam QueenMike ClampittNC House Of RepresentativesWestern North Carolina
Stacia Brown
Stacia Brown comes to WUNC from Washington, DC, where she was a producer for WAMU’s daily news radio program, 1A. She’s the creator and host of two podcasts, The Rise of Charm City and Hope Chest. Her audio projects have been featured on Scene on Radio, a podcast of the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University; BBC 4’s Short Cuts; and American Public Radio’s Terrible, Thanks for Asking.
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Frank Stasio
Longtime NPR correspondent Frank Stasio was named permanent host of The State of Things in June 2006. A native of Buffalo, Frank has been in radio since the age of 19. He began his public radio career at WOI in Ames, Iowa, where he was a magazine show anchor and the station's News Director.
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