Pittenger backs former county official in Congress primary
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) ” The former North Carolina Republican congressman for a district where a re-do election will be held because of evidence of illegal absentee ballot manipulation in the fall has endorsed a potential successor.Ex-Rep. Robert Pittenger confirmed Tuesday he backs former Mecklenburg County Commissioner Matthew Ridenhour, one of 10 candidates running in May’s Republican primary in the 9th District.Pittenger lost to Mark Harris in last spring’s GOP primary. […]
