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I saw your request to "help where we can". My parents live in the south part of North Carolina (south east of Charlotte), but they are just the kind of people who would love to vote for you (I'm in Illinois).

But, when I went to your website, I couldn't find a map of your district, so it was hard to figure out if I should tell them about you. Finally, I was able to figure out by some of your descriptions that the district probably doesn't include them, but I would like to suggest you add a button that says "Map of the 11th district", to help people quickly identify the area to each other.

Thanks, Tom
(P.S. For that last two or three years, I have come to learn that if a post says "Congressman BillyBob", it usually includes some refreshingly insightful and useful viewpoints, inside information, hard-headed and sensible perspectives, and useful knowledge. And I would like to thank you for sharing all of that with us.)

[Congressman Billybob]

Thank you for your very kind note. I deeply appreciate it. The 11th District of NC is the 15 (mostly rural) counties in the triangle of the State which sticks under Tennessee, when you look at a national map. It's in the Blue Ridge Mountain section of the State.

Yep, your parents are a fair hike from here. I've driven to the Charlotte airport, so I know they're about five hours away. People tend to forget that NC is a huge state. End to end, it's nearly as wide as Texas.

Thank you for your interest in my campaign. I'll report back to my friends and colleagues on FreeRepublic on the morning after the primary, which is 2 May.

Cordially,

John / Billybob