Kee to have challenger in District 2 city council race

C. Bradley Hunt II will challenge incumbent Jim Kee for the District 2 seat. The announcement makes official what was already known.

Press release after the jump:

Committee to Elect C. Bradley Hunt II

For Immediate Release: C. Bradley Hunt II says he will be the new voice of District 2.

C. Bradley Hunt II would like to announce his candidacy to be the voice of District 2 in the upcoming Greensboro City Council race. C. Bradley Hunt II is a lifelong resident of Greensboro, and is known within the community as a community activist. Hunt is a senior political science major at North Carolina A&T and a member of New Light Missionary Baptist Church.

When asked why he decided to run Hunt stated, "I believe that the time has come for District 2 to have a representative with conviction that does not waiver. Our current leadership, whether he means well or not, does not have the strong voice we need for a community that is constantly left out and under attack like District 2. When elected I think it is imperative that the council, mayor and the citizens of Greensboro understand that our community will no longer take a back seat to economic development, crime and justice, and education. It is also important to let everyone know that under no circumstances will we allow the re-opening of the White Street landfill, that conversation is a non starter and there is no room for compromise."

For more information please call (336.525.5160) or email cbhunt2011@gmail.com

UPDATE: Eric Ginsburg reminds me that Bradley Hunt was among five people in the Spirit of the Sit-In Movement who got arrested in a coordinated act of civil disobedience for taking over the dais at city council in May 2010.