Freshman Delegate may not run
By Brian Kirwin | Tuesday, March 1st, 2011 | PoliticsDemocrat Del. Mark Keam announced he’s not exactly sure he’s running again.
“Because I am uncertain of what my House district will look like, I have decided to hold off on making any decisions about my political future until after the lines are drawn.(Keam’s Website)”
Why publicize that you are unsure about running for re-election? No one is truly sure about district lines, but certainly legislators have a good idea. Advertising that may start a lot of things that will be pretty tough to stop later.
Depending on how the lines are eventually drawn (This is Steve Shannon’s old seat), this may be a winnable seat.
Certainly if it’s an open one.
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3 Responses to "Freshman Delegate may not run"
I’m quite sure that a candidate will emerge soon who Bearing Drift will unequivocally endorse and fight for.
Matthew,
Which certain constituents? The ones who aren’t hardcore FCDC supporters. I live in this district and I suspect that Mark is reading the tea leaves. He barely won his seat by a margin of 350 votes out of about 25,000. Some of his votes in this session, particularly on the transportation bill, have not endeared him with his constituents, no matter how much he tries to spin it.
I predict that he will be one and done.
It’s sort of cute that a freshman legislator in the minority caucus in a redistricting year thinks he has any control over his political future anyway.
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