7th District GOP Chair calls on McIntyre to debate Republican opponent

SOUTHEASTERN N.C. -- The Republican candidates for U.S. Congress in North Carolina’s 7th District recently completed a series of pre-primary debates in nine southeastern North Carolina counties. The ninth and final pre-primary debate was held Saturday in Fayetteville. Frank Williams, Chairman of the N.C. 7th Congressional District Republican Party, today called on Congressman Mike McIntyre to ensure that Saturday’s debate is not the last Congressional debate in the 7th district this year.

“We are proud of our candidates for their willingness to debate in every corner of the district during the course of this primary,” says Williams. “Today, the voters will decide which of our three Republican candidates will face Congressman Mike McIntyre in November. We call on Congressman Mike McIntyre to debate the Republican nominee this Fall. If our candidates are willing to debate nine times during the primary, Congressman McIntyre should have the courage to debate his Republican opponent during the general election. It would be a shame for last Saturday’s debate to be the final debate for Congress in the 7th District this year.”

North Carolina’s 7th Congressional District includes the following counties in southeastern North Carolina: Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, Cumberland (part), Duplin (part), New Hanover, Pender, Robeson, Sampson (part) and Scotland (part). For more information about the N.C. 7th Congressional District Republican Party, please visit http://www.ncgop7.com.