Cecil Bothwell
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Cecil Bothwell was a former member of the Asheville, North Carolina city council who describes himself as a "socialist".
Socialists in Asheville
From a local political blog:[1]
- There is no organized Socialist Party in Asheville or Buncombe County, but there is a growing “small-s” socialist presence. That became clear last month, when a full third of the candidate field heading into the October 10 city council primary self-identified as socialists.
- Those revelations took place at a meeting sponsored by the Asheville chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America (“DSA”). The four candidates who witnessed were Cecil Bothwell, Rich Lee, Sheneika Smith, and Dee Williams. And according to political analysts, the emergence of that many self-proclaimed socialists in a nonpartisan municipal election in a small Southern city reflects a spreading national trend.
Justin Nemon Connection
Justin Nemon worked for Cecil Bothwell, who created an online fundraiser for him to go to Washington, D.C. to engage in progressive activist training[2]
Drunk Driving
A local Fox affiliate reported in 2014 that Cecil Bothwell was "arrested...for driving while impaired."[3]
Bernicrat
Cecil Bothwell is a Berniecrat, a term used for those democrats (generally) running for office who have expressed support of former presidential candidate Bernie Sanders.[4]