Mark Marcoplos has announced that he will be running for the at-large seat up for election on the Orange County Board of Commissioners.

Macroplos said in a press release that, “My decades of experience with county issues, my forty-plus years living in Orange County beginning in 1971 when I came to attend UNC, and my service on key county boards and OWASA have prepared me to represent the diverse communities that share our county.”

Marcoplos spoke with WCHL’s Blake Hodge about his decision to run. Listen below:

 

Bernadette Pelissier was elected to the at-large seat in 2012 but announced earlier this month she would not be seeking re-election.

Seats held by Mark Dorosin, Renee Price and Penny Rich are also up for election next year.

Filing for the County Commissioner seats begins on December 1. The primary will be held on March 15.