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Will Breazeale
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Will Breazeale is the Republican candidate in the 2008 congressional elections for the 7th Congressional District (map) of North Carolina. On May 6, 2008 he won the Republican nomination to challenge incumbent Rep. Mike McIntyre (D-N.C.).[1]
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Positions, record and controversies
Will's position on the war, based on his personal observations while deployed,is to begin turning over sections of Iraq to the Iraqi Army as they are certified as ready. This would reduce the troops on the ground by about half in the not too distant future.
Recognizing that the current income tax system is broken Will believes that it must be scrapped and replaced with a new tax system that is fair, hard to cheat, simple, and low.
He is an avid supporter of the advanced life saving technology of the MRAP (Mine Resistant Ambush Protected) type vehicles and faults the current Congress for diverting funds from these to the "up-armoring" of humvees.
Breazeale is in favor of recognizing the change in the structure of the US Military to increase the use of the Reserves by making the reserve retirement more like the active forces system. Currently a reservist can retire after 20 years but must wait until age 60 to start receiving benefits, a restriction not faced by active duty forces retirees.
Breazeale is Pro Life, Pro Second Amendment and Anti Big government.[2]
Bio
Will Breazeale is a Major in the US Army Reserve, a 3 time combat veteran of wars in Iraq and Kuwait (highest award is the Bronze Star Medal) and an airline pilot, age 39, living in White Lake, NC. Will holds a Bachelor of Science in Political Science, Francis Marion University, Florence, SC and is a Masters Degree student at Liberty University of Lynchburg, VA.
2008 elections
On May 6, 2008 Breazeale won the Republican nomination to challenge incumbent Rep. Mike McIntyre (D-N.C.).[3]
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Committees and affiliations
Committees
Breazeale will be assigned committees if and when he is elected to Congress.
Affiliations
More background data
Contact
Breazeale for Congress
100 Francis Street
Elizabethtown, NC 28337
910-465-1919
Email: manager@awilltowin.com
Articles and resources
Related SourceWatch articles
Sources
- ↑ AP "North Carolina-Summary Vote Results" The The Appleton Post-Crescent, May 7, 2008
- ↑ "Will Breazeale for Congress" Pro Life, Pro Second Amendment and Anti Big government.
- ↑ AP "North Carolina-Summary Vote Results" The The Appleton Post-Crescent, May 7, 2008
External resources
- 2008 Race Tracker page on North Carolina’s 7th Congressional District
- "Will Breazeale for Congress" Official Will Breazeale for Congress Website.
