***For Immediate Release***

March  8, 2012

Mebane, NC---Roger Parker, candidate for N.C. House District 63,  has decided to suspend campaign. 

"It is with a heavy heart that I announce the decision to suspend my campaign for election to the N.C. House of Representatives, District 63.  This decision comes after much reflection, prayer, and consultation with family and friends.   My wife and family helped keep me focused and upbeat during this time and that means more than anything.    To my friends, who also worked the polls, walked the neighborhoods, made phone calls and donated to my campaign….THANK YOU!”

"It has been an honor to represent the conservative ideals of individual liberty, limited government and family values.  Ronald Reagan once said that "freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction.  We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream.  It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same...." I decided to run for public office to preserve freedom for the next generation.  Our children and grandchildren are counting on us to fight the good fight for liberty, and I want to encourage my fellow conservatives to continue to do so."

"The N.C. General Assembly has taken great strides toward the cause of freedom during the last two years, but there is much work left to be done.  We must work hard to maintain our Republican majority and give true hope to those who are counting on us.  I want to extend my best wishes to all of our Republican candidates.  Let us keep our eyes on the prize and work together towards victory on November 6th." 

Roger Parker