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Jimmy Rogers, running for NC House, emphasizes disaster recovery, local control and constituent access
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With Representative Mark Pless absent, Republican candidate Jimmy Rogers spoke alone at the Mountaineer forum, prioritizing disaster recovery funding, local control, education and constituent access and saying he would work with county leaders and state partners to secure resources.
Jimmy Rogers, the sole Republican candidate present for the North Carolina House seat representing Haywood and Madison counties, used the Mountaineer forum to emphasize disaster recovery, economic development and local control.
Rogers, a longtime local official and school‑board member, listed recovery from the mill closure and recent storms among his priorities and said he would press state and federal partners for assistance. He said he will "work with your county commissioners... your municipalities" and with state colleagues to pursue large needs‑based grants and funds stalled in Raleigh.
On balancing party positions with local interests, Rogers said he would prioritize issues that "are important to Haywood County," and cited school funding and large needs‑based grants as top priorities. He said constituent access would be simple and direct: "You have telephones. You have emails. You have conversations with people face to face. You hear the needs. You address those needs." Rogers criticized his absent opponent for not attending the forum and framed his campaign as a grassroots effort focused on service and teamwork.
