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Hackney wins
posted at 2007-01-10 23:19 | Last modified 2007-11-14 10:38
A quick update: former House Dem Majority Leader Joe Hackney was nominated tonight to be his caucus's candidate for House Speaker. But it took all of four ballots. Michaux was the first to be eliminated, then Saunders, and then Blue. Once Blue was out of the running, most of his supporters fell in behind Hackney, who won 41 votes on the final ballot, Jim Crawford won 23, and two members voted for Blue, even after he'd been eliminated.
Craven rep and Finance chair William Wainwright is the new Pro Tem nominee, defeating Mecklenberg's Beverly Earle.
The Dems also chose Hugh Holliman as their new majority leader after a lengthy debate about rules. Going in, Holliman's competition was a co-leadership ticket - Pryor Gibson (Anson Co) and Marian McLawhorn (Pitt). But the caucus decided the rules don't allow multiple majority leaders. After a debate about whether to suspend that rule, they decided not to. So Gibson dropped off the ticket and McLawhorn ran alone. Bill Owens (Pasquotank) was also nominated from the floor. In the end, Holliman won on the second ballot.
