He was Raleigh’s mayor in the late 90s and has been on the Wake County Board of Commissioners since 2006, currently serving as chairman. In a News & Observer story about former Republican U.S. Attorney George Holding throwing his hat in the ring for the 13th district seat in Congress, Republican Paul Coble says he’s seriously thinking of joining the race for the 13th district. Democrat Brad Miller is the incumbent. Coble also tells the News & Observer he will make a decision soon. If my math is correct, three Republicans have declared so far: Nathan Tabor, Vernon Robinson, and George Holding. This could be a fascinating Republican primary. The presumption is that Miller will run for re-election under the newly redrawn district lines, but no official word that I’m aware of.