I9EJJA;7:B; REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE FOR 8TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA J78B;E<9EDJ;DJI IN THE NEWS ............................................................................................... 2 WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING ........................................................................ 4 CANDIDATE PROFILE ...................................................................................6 PUBLIC SERVICE RECORD ............................................................................ 8 ISSUES .......................................................................................................... 8 NORTH CAROLINA DISTRICT 8 DEMOGRAPHICS ........................................10 WHY SCOTT WILL WIN ................................................................................ 11 THE CAMPAIGN TEAM ..................................................................................11 SCOTT KEADLE: “WHAT I BELIEVE” ..............................................................12 ★scottscott KEADLE for congress Paid for by Keadle for Congress www.Keadle.com Keadle to Lead Conservative Political Group By Jim McNally Published: February 23, 2011 Keadle, who served as an Iredell county commissioner from 2008 to 2010, said his being named chair is “an honor Former Iredell County Commissioner Scott Keadle has and a privilege.” been named chairman of the North Carolina South Central Region of the conservative advocacy group, Americans for st 10th District A Mt. Mourne dentist, Keadlenste choose not run to keep his Prosperity. commissioner’s seat and insteady in ran against 10th District U.S. Rep. Patrick McHenry in the Republican Primary Americans for Prosperity is an organization that “engages election last year. citizens in the name of limited government and free l be markets on the local, state and federal levels,” according In his new role, Keadle willda be organizing activists to to a press release. The group champions “the principles fiscal and regulatory restraint,” support the AFP-NC Agendaecon of lower taxes, free markets of entrepreneurship and and maximum individual ndeconomiclo freedom. The group according to the release. works on federal, state andmpa local economic issues and is currently involved in a campaigneffo in support of Wisconsin The group boasts 100,000 members in its North Carolina Gov. Scott Walker in his effort to pass the state’s budget. chapter. Keadle seeks more oversight on stat In North Carolina, some statedet “ goals of AFP this year In making his appointment, North Carolina Director Dallas include: passing a budgetan “withsheriff’s zero tax increases;” budget requests Woodhouse called Keadle “a proven conservative” and said allowing temporary salesng and Byincome Jim McNally taxes to sunset the group was happy to have him “spread our message November 10, 2010 as planned; and increasingl c the number of public charter throughout the Piedmont region and the state of North schools and other school choice options. Carolina.” When Iredellell County ComCommissioner Ken Robertson for and the matter will be discussed at the Nov. 23 meeting. nsistent voice asked Capt. Mike Phillips ofo the sheriff’s office for specifics Also at Tuesday’s meeting, the board approved a id Keadle has been “a co nt Woodhouseodhouse sasaid Keadle has been “a consistent voice for about the sheriff’sriff’s requrequestest tto transfer $45,000 from “seized resolution containing the most concise version of a code of funds” to something called “special operations,” Phillips -markets property rights and the limited governme ething called ethics allowed by state law. free-markets, property rights and the limited government was mute. The commissioners largely pooh-poohed the principles.” “Can you tellll us anything more?” Robertson asked requirement for such a resolution and Board Vice Chairman during Tuesday’sy’s regular boboard of commissioners meeting. Steve Johnson said it was a case of the pot calling the “Or is it confidential?”ential?” kettle black. “Yes, sir,” Phillipshillips replied.replied. “I’ve been honored and privileged, in my 16 years on this But Commissionersioner Scott KeadleK wanted more. board, to serve with some of the most ethical people I have “Could we haveave ssomeome oveoversight over this money?” ever known,” Johnson said. “Compare that with the speaker Keadle asked, and exexplainedplained that he was not necessarily of the North Carolina House when this thing was adopted against the request.est. who just got out of federal prison.” But, he added,d, “At least onone member of this board Johnson was alluding to former Speaker Jim Black, who should be on a committeeommittee thathat knows how this money is was released from prison in March. Black, a Democrat, was being spent.” accused of a number of illegal campaign violations and The request forr the transfetransference of the funds was bribes. CAL THOMAS BACKS KEADLE IN unanimously approvedroved and theth matter seemingly was over. However, Johnson was off on the dates. Black was But near the endnd of the opeopen-session portion of the actually behind bars when this bill was passed last year. meeting, Keadle specipecifically requestedr that the creation of One of its co-sponsors was state Rep. Julia Howard, who NATIONAL COLUMN a committee with oversight oonn matters related to sheriff’s represents a portion of Iredell County. By Jim McNally office budget amendmentndment rrequestseq be established and that The law requires that all governing boards in the state March 10, 2010 a sitting county commissionermmissioner be a part of it. approve a code of ethics for their members before Jan. 1, make right what is wrong with the federal Boardgovernment. Clerk Jean n Moore madem note of Keadle’s request 2011. “The problem in Washington has at least two Iredell County Commissioner and U.S. House of dimensions,” Thomas writes. “One is the virus of Representatives candidate Scott Keadle picked up a corruption that does not discriminate between parties. pretty weighty endorsement on Tuesday. The other is the character of the individuals voters That’s when nationally syndicated columnist and send to Washington, too many of whom become conservative talk show commentator Cal Thomas corrupt because they stay too long.” wrote that Keadle “has the right attitude.” Thomas says the problem does havee an a actsolution. of Thomas, who will be the keynote speaker at an “But,” he writes, “it would requirewith an politicsact of and event this Sunday afternoon at the Statesville Civic selflessness not usually associated with politics and Center, based his candidate assessment on comments politicians.” e brings up Keadle, Keadle has made several times about his desire to be a It is at this point in the column he brings up Keadle, “citizen legislator.” e first appeared Tuesday in the a dentist who lives in Mooresville. s the right attitud In a column that “Commissioner Scott Keadle hasas the writes. right attitude Washington Examiner, Thomas excerpts a recent about serving in Congress,” Thomasan writes.primary election Gaston Gazette story in which Keadle is quoted as Keadle faces a May 4 Republicanry, primary Morgant electionon saying, “The U.S. Congress is not a career. You can’t against incumbent Patrick McHenry,David Morganton Bolden of possibly be a conservative and say your only job is businessman Vance Patterson and David Bolden of being a legislator.” Statesville Record & Maiden. of Shelby and Anne Thomas’ column also cites a pledge made by Two Democrats, Jeff Gregory ofnning ShelbyLandmark for andthe 10thAnne Editorial Board Keadle — who is running for the 10th District seat Fischer of Morganton, are also running for the 10th — in which he eschews automatic pay raises and the District seat. Scott Keadle has been a dominant voice and force on His successor, Renee Griffith, is new to politics and, congressional pension and vows to serve only three the Iredell Board of County Commissioners since the first by her own admission, has much to learn. But it it our terms. meeting he attended as an elected official. hope that she will take a page from Keadle’s book in one In the column, Thomas points to Keadle’s position respect and stand up for what she believes in - and explain Keadle came into office two years ago preaching a why - rather than just following the lead of her fellow board and comments as being representative of ways to message of fiscal conservatism and never wavered from members. that stance - even when he was the lone voice on his side of the issue. Being an elected official, especially at the local level, is often a thankless job. By all accounts, Keadle gave full There have been many times we agreed with Keadle commitment to the job he was elected to do, and for that he - and others where we didn’t - but his willingness to take a deserves all of Iredell County’s appreciation.” ★ tt stand and debate the issues has been valuable to keeping scottsco local government accountable. KEADLE for congress 2 I9EJJA;7:B; KEADLE SEEKS LEANER BUDGET By Jim McNally May 29, 2009 The Iredell County Board of Commissioners sat alternative to jail time for some nonon-violentn-vio offenders; down with top county staff to take a hard look at the and the United Way Information andand ReReferral Center, 2009-2010 operating budget Thursday night and found which Keadle said was mostly useded by non-English little to disagree about and even less to erase. speaking people as an interpretationon serservice. And while commissioners were already well aware He also pointed to the $27,750 the cocounty