A Republican policy advisor from the North Carolina Speaker of the House of Representatives’ office resigned after his “pro-white” comments from the early 2010s resurfaced.
The staffer stepped away from his position even though he denounced his former views, saying he is “not proud” of his old position and has since “shifted.”
Pressure from the press, which received tips about old written and spoken comments made by Carlton Huffman, has caused the staffer, who lists himself online as an advisor for North Carolina Speaker of the House Tim Moore, to step down from his position in the state’s General Assembly, The Charlotte Observer reports.
On Wednesday, Jan. 25, anonymous tips were emailed to statehouse reporters, leaking his appearance on a “pro-white” radio show called “The Political Cesspool,” along with other statements he made starting as far back as 2010.
Moore’s office quickly distanced itself from Huffman, saying he was hired only a few weeks ago as an investigative analyst for the Legislature’s Commission on Governmental Operations, which the House Speaker leads, and has since departed from the staff. A representative said he “no longer works at the General Assembly,” leaving after the office became aware of his statements on Thursday, Jan. 26.
Huffman, 38, has a history with “The Political Cesspool” radio program, a far-right talk show that touts an “unapologetically pro-White viewpoint,” working as a contributing author and featured guest in 2009 and 2010. In 2011, Huffman was hired as a legislative assistant with the general assembly.
While there, he used his position in the assembly to go up against the Legislature’s desire to pardon former Gov. William Holden, who was impeached in 1870 by the Dixie Democrats for several reasons, including defending Black voters targeted by the Ku Klux Klan in Alamance County.
Huffman protested by circulating a letter asking elected officials to…
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