Two candidates are vying for the one seat up for election to the Orange County Board of Commissioners from District 2.
District 2 covers most of rural Orange County north of Chapel Hill and Carrboro.
Incumbent Renee Price is running for reelection, and community activist Bonnie Hauser, who ran for the at-large seat on the board in 2014, is challenging Price for the District 2 seat.
Listen below for introductions from each candidate:
Bonnie Hauser:
https://chapelboroaudio.s3.amazonaws.com/2016/February/23/Bonnie%20Hauser.mp3
Renee Price:
https://chapelboroaudio.s3.amazonaws.com/2016/February/23/Renee%20Price.mp3
Listen back to the District 1 candidate intros . WCHL will run introductions for the at-large seats through the rest of this week on the morning and afternoon news. The introductions will be posted to chapelboro after running on 97.9 FM/1360 AM.
The Primary Election will be held on March 15. Early voting will run from March 3 – 12.
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