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Elections ahead; [Rep] Lampson not running for [TX] U.S. Senate
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| Last Edited | ArmyDem May 28, 2007 11:03pm |
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| News Date | Tuesday, May 29, 2007 05:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | By W. Gardner Selby | Monday, May 28, 2007, 11:27 AM
Here’s a sign that full-bore preparations for the 2008 elections start when the legislative session ends later today: U.S. Rep. Nick Lampson of Stafford, near Houston, is letting it be known he’s not running next year for the U.S. Senate seat held by John Cornyn, Lampson’s political strategist says.
Mustafa Tameez of Houston, a political consultant to Lampson, said this morning that Lampson, the Democrat who last year captured the U.S. House seat vacated by Tom DeLay of Sugar Land, intends to seek re-election instead—fully knowing that his district historically leans Republican.
A Senate bid is “not going to happen,” Tameez said. “It sounds goofy, but he feels like he made a commitment to the people of Congressional District 22.” Tameez said Lampson feels a Senate try would be “disingenuous.” |
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