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Christie Vilsack says no to 2010 Senate bid
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| Last Edited | COSDem Oct 26, 2009 12:57pm |
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| News Date | Monday, October 26, 2009 06:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Below is the statement of former Iowa first lady Christie Vilsack, who told The Des Moines Register via e-mail press release today she will not seek the 2010 Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate.
Vilsack had been mentioned as a potential challenger to five-term Republican Chuck Grassley. Recently, she said publicly she was well-qualified, but stopped short of expressing interest.
Meanwhile, Des Moines lawyer Roxanne Conlin, the Democratic nominee for governor in 1982, stepped forward last week as a likely candidate.
Conlin, who said she will likely launch a Senate campaign next month, said she was the Democrat whom state party Chairman Mike Kiernan was referring to when he said a well-known Democrat was preparing to enter the race.
Before Conlin’s public statement, first published in The Des Moines Register, Vilsack was also part of the discussion, having declined to rule it out weeks earlier.
However, Conlin had been in touch with party officials and had begun lining up key staff, such as former Iowa Democratic Party communication director Mark Daley. Meanwhile, Vilsack had had few discussions with consultants or high-level Iowa Democratic leaders. |
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