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Ex-news anchor Stensland Mendte won’t run in (PA) 7th district
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| Contributor | Scott³ |
| Last Edited | Scott³ May 24, 2010 12:32pm |
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| Author | ALEX ROSE |
| News Date | Saturday, May 22, 2010 06:30:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | "It appears voters in the 7th Congressional District will have only two candidates to choose from in November.
Dawn Stensland Mendte has decided against running for the seat as an Independent, according to a blog post from her husband, former CBS 3 news anchor Larry Mendte.
“Dawn Stensland Mendte is the perfect candidate in 2010,” wrote Mendte in a Philadelphia Magazine blog post Thursday. “That is why it is a shame she is not running.”
Stensland Mendte, also a former anchor for Fox 29, did not return a call for comment Thursday but confirmed on Facebook Friday that she was, indeed, out of the race.
Larry Mendte indicated in his blog that she would “speak for herself in other forums.” Stensland Mendte promised a Facebook blog on her decision Friday night.
The 17-year news veteran currently lives in the Chestnut Hill section of Philadelphia with her husband. The couple were looking for a home in Delaware County, where Stensland Mendte planned to run as an independent conservative. She was working on strategy and building her campaign team when “life got in the way,” according to the post.
“My job in New York is going very well, and although I love the Philadelphia area and especially Delaware County, where I was born and raised, we could not imagine a life that revolved around an Amtrak marriage, where we got on separate trains in the morning and headed in opposite directions,” wrote Mendte. “We would never (see) each other. Even worse, we would never see our kids.”
He added his wife might one day be a member of Congress, but it would not be until their children are much older. They are reportedly now looking to move to Bucks County.
Chris Freind, the son of former state Rep. Steven Freind, R-166, of Haverford, originally broke the story that Stensland Mendte might run for the 7th District seat late last year.
Running on conservative values, she could have given Republican candidate Pat Meehan a run for his money..." |
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