Anti-LGBTQ Former GOP Rep Launches Bid For NC Gov

The Hill reports:

Former GOP Rep. Mark Walker launched a bid for the Republican nomination for governor of North Carolina on Saturday, declaring that he would campaign on education, economic “freedom” and “protecting” children and families.

Walker, who previously served as vice chair of the House Republican Conference and represented the state’s 6th Congressional District for six years, announced his campaign at a launch event in the town of Kernersville.

Walker will face at least Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson (R), who has been seen as an early frontrunner for the nomination, and state Treasurer Dale Folwell in the primary. Other candidates may also join the race.

Read the full article. Walker, a Baptist pastor and supporter of North Carolina’s infamous and ultimately failed anti-LGBTQ bill, HB2, appeared here that year when he labeled Bruce Springsteen a “radical leftist bully” for canceling a concert over the bill.

Walker, a former pastor, scheduled a Saturday morning announcement at a Christian K-12 school in Kernersville to reveal his plans for the governor’s race. https://t.co/o2lr0WQPS8

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