Spruce Pine Mayor will seek 47th State Senate seat

Mayor Hise is currently employed by Mayland Community College as Institutional Assessment and Planning Officer. He was born and grew up in Mitchell County and attended Mitchell High School and the North Carolina School of Science & Mathematics. He earned his bachelor’s degree in statistics from Appalachian State University and his master’s degree in higher education administration from North Carolina State University.  He is married to Linn Hise, who runs a small home based business as a textile artist.  They have twin two year old sons, Thomas and Deren.  His family attends church at Abundant Life Outreach in Spruce Pine.

Hise states, “Senator Queen has actively worked for many years against the interests of our region by opposing our efforts in economic development through higher taxes and government regulation. He has attempted to divide our judicial district, place additional burdens on our local county and municipal governments by shifting costs away from the state, and refuses to champion the strongly held social and moral values of our region. The counties of the 47th district are hurting with current unemployment rates as high as 12.2%. We need to increase jobs and opportunities by lowering tax rates, not through the one billion dollars in additional taxes Senator Queen supported just last year. The backbone of our economy is small business, and we must create an atmosphere for them to develop and thrive, rather than be taxed to death.  We must look to reduce government.”

At 33 years old, Mayor Hise would be the youngest member serving in the North Carolina Senate and has a great passion for public service.  He has a tremendous amount of campaign experience having worked for the NC Victory Campaign under the North Carolina Republican Party in the 2004 and 2006 election. He has served as the chairman and vice chairman of the Mitchell County Republican Party and on November 3rd is serving in his second term as mayor of Spruce Pine.

“I will be a strong supporter of our public schools and community colleges. I understand that long term economic development is not possible without their ability to grow, improve, and provide greater opportunities for education. The needs and values of Western North Carolina are often ignored in Raleigh in favor of growing our metropolitan areas, and promoting the self-serving interests of the districts of Democrat leadership. It is time for a new voice in Raleigh. I am a strong conservative, and I pledge that bringing jobs and economic opportunities to Western North Carolina will be my greatest priority as your representative in the North Carolina Senate.”