The race for chair of the North Carolina Democratic Party is getting more crowded. One hopeful could make history with a victory as the first transgender delegate.
Janice Covington Allison of Charlotte confirmed this week she is running for the post when the party's Executive Committee meets next month in Raleigh to vote. Current Chairman Randy Voller isn't seeking re-election.
The Charlotte Observer reports that Allison was the first transgender delegate to the 2012 Democratic National Convention in Charlotte.
Allison is running because she says the Republican Party has taken North Carolina into a "danger zone" due to legislation that harms voting rights and abortion rights and has destroyed the state's education system.
Other candidates for chair include current First Vice Chairwoman Patsy Keever of Asheville and former legislative candidate Constance Johnson of Salisbury.
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