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

WUNC | By Frank Stasio,
Stacia Brown
Published October 9, 2020 at 12:09 PM EDT
In November's election, Rep. Joe Sam Queen (left) will face off against challenger Mike Clampitt (right) for the fifth time in District 119.
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. 

Host Frank Stasio talks to Blue Ridge Public Radio reporter Lilly Knoepp about the 2020 District 119 House seat race.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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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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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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