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NEWS
UPDATE & OPEN THREAD FOR THE WEEK OF MARCH 8,
2010.
NEW YORK: Freshman Congressman Eric
Massa (D) announced Wednesday he will not seek reelection,
saying his cancer had returned. On Friday, Massa announced
his retirement -- expressing
"a profound sense of failure and a deep apology
to all" -- after being named in an ethics investigation
related to gay sex harassment conduct aimed at male
staffers in his office. Massa, a married father of
two, was a career military officer before entering
politics. Massa's CD-29 moves into the toss-up column,
with many prominent local names looking at the race
in both major parties.
MASSACHUSETTS: Congressman Bill Delahunt
(D) announced Thursday that he will retire this year.
The CD-10 seat favors the Democrats, but some of the
potential Republicans have the potential to make this
open seat race competitive.
FILING DEADLINES:
Candidate filing closed last week in Mississippi
and primary filing closed in Nebraska.
Click on the state names to view the list of filed
candidates.
ILLINOIS: It took a full month after
the February 2 primary to determine a winner in the
GOP primary for Governor. But, after a recount, State
Senator Bill Brady was declared the winner by 193
votes over his nearest rival. Brady will challenge
Governor Pat Quinn (D) on the November ballot. Others
running include attorney Rich Whitney (Green), auto
worker Lex Green (Libertarian), and retired USMC veteran
Randy Stufflebeam (Constitution).
UPCOMING CALENDAR:
Candidate primary filing closes on March 8 in Arkansas,
and March 9 in Pennsylvania and Oregon.
03.08.10
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