New Hanover County’s Board of Commissioners has three open seats this year. Here are the three Republicans vying for those spots – which carry four-year terms. Guests in order of appearance: Derrick Hickey, seeking first term Patricia Kusek, seeking first term Woody White, seeking second term Segment 1 Rachel Lewis Hilburn: Woody White is a lawyer and former North Carolina Senator who served out the remainder of Patrick Ballantine’s term after Ballantine stepped away to run for governor in 2004.