Elisabeth Motsinger issued the following statement:
WINSTON-SALEM, JANUARY 16, 2012 –
Winston-Salem/Forsyth County school board member Elisabeth Motsinger will officially announce her plans to run for Congress on Tuesday, Jan. 17 at 12:30 p.m. at Caffe Prada, located at 390 North Broad St. (corner of Broad and 4th Street) in downtown Winston-Salem.
Motsinger, a Democrat, has been a member of the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Board of Education since 2006. Motsinger will challenge US Rep. Virginia Foxx for North Carolina’s 5th District seat.
Treva Johnson of the Wilkes County community of Roaring River and chair of the Wilkes County Democratic Party withdrew from the race on Jan. 12th.
Motsinger lives just outside Walkertown in the Forsyth County township of Belews Creek.
