Proposed new casinos in North Carolina have become a key issue in a Republican primary in Nash County.
Yvonne McLeod is challenging first-term incumbent Rep. Allen Chesser, R-Nash, for a House seat representing the Rocky Mount area. McLeod, an educator who was born in Jamaica, lost to Chesser in the 2022 primary by just 300 votes.
She’s a vocal critic of the Republican legislators’ proposal to add up to four new casinos in North Carolina, including one in Rocky Mount.
She argues that Chesser didn’t do enough to inform the community about the plan and push back against his GOP colleagues in Raleigh.
