Wake Libertarians will be contesting nearly half of the county's 16 General Assembly districts. Five candidates filed today and two more will file Friday.

They are:

• Brad Hessel, 62, of Raleigh, a knowledge management consultant - Senate 15 

• Susan Hogarth, 49, of Raleigh, a research assistant - Senate 17

• Brian Lewis, 43, of Cary, a communications technician – House 11.

• Brian Irving, 67, of Cary, a retired Air Force officer and freelance journalist - House 36.

• Rob Rose, 60, of Apex, a senior support analyst - House 37.

• Olen Watson, 44, of Raleigh, a construction project engineer, - House 38.

• David Ulmer, 43, of Raleigh, a network engineer - House 49.

Contact information here.

The WakeUp Liberty 2016 Slate: (From left, standing) Brian Irving, Susan Hogarth, Rob Rose,
Brad Hessel, David Ulmer, (seated) Sean Haugh, Lon Cecil, Olen Watson.