On the evening of Thursday, February 11, 2016 Democratic gubernatorial candidate Ken Spaulding met publically with Bladen County voters in Elizabethtown at the Paul R. Brown Building. Spaulding addressed a crowd of several dozen area voters and took questions from the audience. Among the issues discussed was the commitment Spaulding has outlined to ensure that our smaller populated rural counties have an economy as vibrant as is found in the larger urban areas of our state. Spaulding also detailed his staunch advocacy for a quality public education school system with strong teacher pay and teacher tenure, positions which are essential for economic growth and development and the redevelopment of our communities.