North Carolina Candidate Profiles
The North Carolina Agribusiness Council hosted a Candidate's Forum on August 20, featuring candidates from North Carolina for the US House of Representatives, as well as Commissioners of Labor, Insurance and Agriculture. Also featured were the four candidates for Governor of North Carolina and Lieutenant Governor. Each candidate was presented with four questions. While the candidates were advised ahead of time of the subject matter of the questions, they only had a half-hour to prepare when presented with the actual questions. Each candidate was given two minutes for opening and closing remarks.
Below are the candidates for NC Governor, and Commissioner of Agriculture, their questions and responses, as well as opening and closing remarks in their entirity:
Candidate for NC Commissioner of Agriculture – Walter Smith
Candidate for NC Commissioner of Agriculture – Steve Troxler
Candidate for NC Governor – Walter Dalton
Candidate for NC Governor – Pat McCrory
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