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Minner naming Ted Kaufman to fill Biden's seat
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| Last Edited | TX DEM Nov 24, 2008 01:02pm |
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| News Date | Monday, November 24, 2008 07:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Gov. Ruth Ann Minner said today she will appointed Ted Kaufman, a longtime, close adviser to Sen. Joe Biden to fill the senator's seat until a 2010 special election, a move that some warned could leave Delaware’s Democratic party feelings bruised for years to come.
The governor said that Sen. Biden will be sworn in for his 7th term for senate in early January.
She said Kaufman will be sworn in in early to mid January.
The selection of the former Biden chief of staff was widely seen as a move by Vice president-elect Biden to protect his seat for his oldest son, Attorney General Beau Biden, now deploying to Iraq with his Delaware National Guard unit.
Snubbed with the choice was Lt. Gov. John Carney, considered a party favorite for the appointment. Carney as recently as last week had said he would take the job under any terms offered, including as a "placeholder" who would serve only until the 2010 regular election.
Those assurances apparently fell short of Biden's requirements. Minner had said several times since Biden's election to the vice-presidency that she would seek his guidance for the appointment.
"There's likely to be some blowback," said Sam Hoff, a Delaware State University professor. "People will ask why Mr. Carney has been stepped over, that this was a backroom deal."
Earlier today, Sen. Thurman Adams, D-Bridgeville, who was elected to office in the same 1972 election that sent Biden to Washington, said he expected the nod to go to Carney.
“If I were betting, I would say it would be John [Carney],” Sen. Thurman G. Adams Jr., D-Bridgeville, said this morning. “He’s got a lot of background, he’s available for the position and he has tremendous support.”
Kaufman worked for Biden for 22 years, retiring in 1994 as chief of staff of the senator’s Washington office. He was senior adviser to Biden’s 2008 Presidential campaign and served the same role for his vice presidential bid. He is also one of Biden’s two repres |
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