Charles Thomas Resigns Chief of Staff Post After News & Observer Discovers Intimate Relationship with Lobbyist

Former legislator Charles Thomas is now also the former Chief of Staff for the Speaker of the NC House after an intimate relationship with a lobbyist has been exposed by the Raleigh News & Observer.

Thomas, a Republican, served in the North Carolina House of Representatives representing the 116th House District in Buncombe County after defeating Doug Jones by less than 500 votes on November 6, 2006. He did not seek re-election.

An excerpt from the N&O article:

RALEIGH -- The chief of staff to state House Speaker Thom Tillis has been in an intimate relationship with a lobbyist for the North Carolina Home Builders Association, a special interest group that often seeks help from the legislature and provides money to political campaigns across the state.


Charles Thomas, Tillis’ chief of staff, resigned Thursday evening after being questioned about the relationship by The News & Observer.


Tillis issued a brief statement to The N&O, saying Thomas “verbally offered his resignation. I have accepted it this evening.”




Photographs, video and reports of eyewitness accounts show Thomas sharing intimate moments in public with Jessica B. Hayes, who records show has been a lobbyist for the home builders since 2008.


State ethics laws seek to ensure that public officials exercise their authority “free from impropriety, threats, favoritism, and undue influence.” Lobbying laws regulate the point at which a lobbyist intersects with a public official, mostly aimed at prohibiting gift giving.

Source: Raleigh News & Observer

Commentary
The News & Observer reports that Charles Thomas believes 

...someone is out to get him, probably connected to a local issue in his hometown of Asheville, in what the former Army soldier called an “assassination.”

Perhaps so, but that does not excuse him, or Mrs. Hayes, from committing adultery...especially in public, and especially while he was employed by an elected official. He should have known better not just on moral grounds, but should have known that he would be under extra scrutiny from Lefties and the Lefty Media since he was working for a Republican in a Republican-controlled legislature...which has been a rare thing in North Carolina history. This is his fault for being bold and careless enough to be engaged in infidelity in public places. He has no one to blame but himself.

Thanks for nothing, Charles Thomas.

Previous coverage of Charles Thomas:

NC Representative Charles Thomas Attacks Congressional Candidate Carl Mumpower After Radio Debate

Asheville Rally Report (Part Two) 

Charles Thomas Files Complaint Over Democratic Dirty Tricks

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NC Representative Charles Thomas Attacks Congressional Candidate Carl Mumpower After Radio Debate

I don't hardly know what to think about the vicious nature of NC House District #116 Charles Thomas' attack on his fellow Republican, Dr. Carl Mumpower, after yesterday's debate between Carl Mumpower and Congressman Heath Shuler on WWNC-AM yesterday.

I first noticed a viciousness in Thomas during the Republican primary, when he was a supporter of Governor Mike Huckabee. We are in a few of the same Yahoo! Groups, and I was surprised at the level of hatred he seemed to exhibite toward Governor Mitt Romney in several emails. Well, you know, we can all get carried away by the heat of battle to support our man. It happens to most of us.

My second notice was his statement during the Gas Crunch that threatened action against local businesses. I thought that was funny, because it was the government that he served in that caused the problem to get so bad in the fist place...with passage and enforcement of a bogus "price-gouging" law. There is no such thing, at least to capitalists...however, it is part of the Holy Sacrament of Socialism that price gouging exists, and that prices must be controlled by he heavy hand of government action.

Then, there was yesterday. I'll let you listen to the audio.

Methinks Charles Thomas doth protest too much at the word socialism. I suggest that he take a good, long hard look at himself in the mirror.

It is a very good thing that he is not running for re-election.

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Asheville Rally Report part two

This is part two in a series covering the Rally to Stop Illegal Immigration put on Saturday by the Action Club of Buncombe County Saturday in Ferguson Auditorium on the campus of AB-Tech in Asheville, NC.



part one
Fern Shubert, former District 35 Senator, spoke about a misleading study by UNC professors that downplayed the high cost of illegal immigration in North Carolina. The professors were selected by the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and the Mexican Consulate.



part two
Fern Shubert continues with how North Carolina newspapers worked with the Democrat Party to condone and cover up mass murder in Wilmington, North Carolina. This event marked the start of the rule of Jim Crow in the south, and the removal of black Republicans from office, and their right to vote in North Carolina. She also discussed North Carolina Driver's Licenses for Illegal Aliens and the current effort to register them to vote.




Charles Thomas, NC House District 116, speaks Illegal Immigration in North Carolina, attempts to stop fraudulent Driver's Licenses and Social Security Numbers. He addresses attempts to pass reform legislation in Raleigh, the importance of contacting General Assembly members in person, and the lack of reform in federally issued identification since 9/11.
He closed with a warnning that certain politicians, both Democrats and Republicans, are using the issue to court the Illegal Alien vote.

After 5pm, I will add videos of Dr Carl Mumpower of the Asheville City Council, Ron Woodard of NC Listen, William Gheen of ALIPAC, and Lee Anthony Nievez of You Don't Speak For Me.

You can check for the newest available video by visiting my You Tube Channel.

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