District 3 Democrat Withdraws From Council Race, Endorses Tiawana Brown

Montravias King steps back from District 3 race, backs Tiawana Brown despite fraud charges

CHARLOTTE (QUEEN CITY NEWS) -- On Tuesday, Montravias King announced that he's suspending his campaign for Charlotte City Council District 3, ending a challenge he launched earlier this year against incumbent Tiawana Brown. “After much reflection and prayer, I have decided to suspend my campaign for Charlotte City Council District 3,” King said in a statement shared on social media. “I gave this campaign my all because I love this city and its p…

District 3 Democrat withdraws from Council race, endorses Tiawana Brown

Tiawana Brown’s embattled campaign to keep her seat on the Charlotte City Council got an unexpected boost on Tuesday when one of her Democratic challengers, Montravias King, dropped out of the race and publicly backed Brown, who was indicted in May on federal fraud charges. King’s exit means that what was once a four-way Democratic primary for District 3 has now been reduced to three candidates – Brown, Joi Mayo and Warren Turner. The Democrat w…