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los padres on bikes

I got a call last week from my mom who wanted advice about bikes. Be still my beating heart! My folks, riding bikes!

Over the weekend, I received this cell phone pic… a new Trek Pure (lime green) for my mom and Trek Navigator for my dad. They’ve already ridden around the neighborhood several times and to a café for breakfast over the weekend.

client: Kenneth Lewis

One of nicomedia’s newest clients is Kenneth Lewis for US Senate, Inc. Kenneth Lewis is a Triangle-based lawyer who’s running for the US Senate. For this Democratic contender for the Senate seat currently held by Burr, my company is consulting on best practices in search engine optimization and helping the campaign reach into new media markets. (If any of my fellow bloggers would like to get in touch with Kenneth for a story or interview, send me an email.)

In less than a month’s time, the campaign has already raised more than $100,000, and looks on pace to raise more than $1 million by the end of the year. A July press release announced that

the Kenneth Lewis for U.S. Senate Campaign today filed its first campaign finance report with the Federal Election Commission showing over $100,000 raised in the first 21 days of operation.

Kenneth Lewis said, “As a member of Barack Obama’s North Carolina Finance Committee, I know how difficult raising political contributions in an economic downturn can be.  I have also seen a campaign overcome these hurdles with a compelling candidate and an equally compelling message of change.  I am humbled by the early support I have received both across North Carolina and across the country.”

I met Lewis’ wife and his precocious daughter Evan at Camp Wellstone in June, and Holly convinced me that Kenneth stands a strong chance of unseating Burr. North Carolina is already showing a more progressive face in national politics: North Carolina’s electoral votes went to Barack Obama, and Tar Heel voters unseated the former chair of the Republican Party, Elizabeth Dole, in the last election. Kenneth’s business savvy and experience leading finance operations for the Obama campaign in NC will be welcome help to the national and statewide efforts to retread the economy.