Del. Harvey Morgan (R-98) has decided to call it quits after his brief stint in the General Assembly. Having served the peninsula for more than 32 years, the 81-year-old Morgan is going spend more time with his family and friends, and pursuing hobbies, such as sailing, reports the Daily Press.
This will surely create a free-for-all for the nomination, but a source tells Bearing Drift that both Morgan and First District Congressman Rob Wittman, who used to represent the neighboring 99th District in the House of Delegates, are taking a look at Sherwood Bowditch, who once flirted with the idea of running for the Republican congressional nomination following the passing of the late Rep. JoAnn Davis.
Bowditch, from Gloucester, is in the insurance business and has been chairman of the Republican Party in Gloucester, as well as a delegate to the 2004 Republcian National Convention.
Bowditch’s viability as a candidate revolves entirely how quickly he can generate support from various groups in the area.
