He’s Following in dad’s footsteps (from the Charlotte Observer 6-23-07) JIM MORRILL

Edwin Peacock III was just a kid when his dad, Ed, was elected to the Charlotte City Council.  Now he’s running himself.

Peacock, a 37-year-old Republican, will run at-large. That’s the same position once held by his father, who also Chaired the Mecklenburg County Commisioners and ran for mayor.  Peacock III says his dad never pushed him to run, “He just told me how much he enjoyed it and how much I would enjoy it.” he says.     – JIM MORRILL

Transit, Crime Split GOP Candidates (from Charlotte Observer 8-23-07) VICTORIA CHERRIE

Edwin Peacock III

Insurance and investment marketing, 37. Opposes repeal of transit tax. Says comprehensive transportation system essential. Following father, Edwin Peacock Jr., who served on council and as mayor.

Best line: Other than property taxes, should other sources of revenue be sought in the city? "We've got to debate this thoroughly. Our growth is going to have to be met with other revenue sources." - VICTORIA CHERRIE

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GOP's council contenders bring breadth (from the Charlotte Observer 9-6-07) by VICTORIA CHERRIE

Peacock has no political experience but is following in his father's footsteps. Ed Peacock Jr. once chaired the Mecklenburg County commissioners and served on the City Council in the 1980s.

Peacock said he was inspired by his dad's service and wants to try it himself. His major priority is transportation, he said. - VICTORIA CHERRIE

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Reaching Out As Primary Closes In (from the Charlotte Observer 9-10-07) APRIL BETHEA

Meanwhile, Edwin Peacock III, also running in the at-large race, said his campaign will target phone calls to people with "one and two degrees of separation from me" to encourage them to vote Tuesday. - APRIL BETHEA

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No Surprises Tuesday (from the Charlotte Observer 9-12--07)

There were no surprises in Tuesday's Republican primary for Charlotte city offices. Pat McCrory, seeking nomination to a seventh term as mayor, easily defeated school board member Ken Gjertsen, who ran but didn't campaign and offered a ballot alternative but no real challenge.

In the City Council races, the candidates who ran the best campaigns won. In the six-person race for nominations to four at-large seats, incumbent John Lassiter, the leading vote-getter in the 2005 council election, led the ticket Tuesday, followed by county commissioner Dan Ramirez and political newcomers David Romero and Edwin Peacock III. Warren Cooksey won the nomination for the District 7 seat.

All these nominees face Democratic opponents in the Nov. 6 General Election, though in Mr. Cooksey's district no Democrat ever has won. Only one other council member has opposition this year: In District 1, Democratic incumbent Patsy Kinsey is challenged by Republican Tariq Bokhari.

Daylight Saving Foe Takes Case to People (from the Charlotte Observer 9-15-07)

`Boy mayor' coaches next generation

Charlotte's "boy mayor," who's been 50 for almost a year now, says he's transitioning to elder statesman."I'm trying to get new young leaders involved in Charlotte politics," says Pat McCrory, who says he's offering advice and encouragement to 30-something candidates Edwin Peacock III and David Romero, both Republican contenders for City Council, and Trent Merchant, an unaffiliated voter seeking an at-large school board seat.

McCrory says when he was a rookie politician, he got great guidance from such business and political leaders as Bill Lee, John Belk and Alan Dickson. "They never asked me where I stood on an issue," he says. "They asked me who I was and what I was made of."

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