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Monday, February 18, 2008
News What's with the lawyers in this town? Everybody wants to be a politician
Posted By Cheris Hodges on Mon, Feb 18, 2008 at 10:43 AM
Maybe it's a good thing that so many of Charlotte's citizens want to make a difference in the community. But do they all have to be attorneys? That latest lawyer to throw his hat into the political ring is Harold Cogdell.
Granted, he is a former city councilman, but he's a lawyer and some people think lawyers lie by nature. Cogdell is running for an at large seat on the Mecklenburg County Board of Commissioners. Is this fallout from the Sheriff's election? We will see. But if people are going to seek revenge against the existing members of the board, it's going to be an interesting local election scene this fall.
Cogdell is making his announcement today at noon in front of the board of elections building on Kenilworth Avenue.
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