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(WV) Democrat Senator Considers Party Switch, Congressional Run
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| Contributor | Scott³ |
| Last Edited | Scott³ Jul 29, 2013 12:09am |
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| Category | News |
| News Date | Saturday, July 20, 2013 06:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | "Republicans, anxious to find a credible candidate to run against long-time incumbent Democrat Nick Rahall in the state’s 3rd Congressional District in 2014, are lobbying Democratic State Senator Evan Jenkins to switch parties and join the race.
Jenkins has served in the state Senate representing the 5th district (Cabell County and a portion of Wayne County) since 2002, and before that he served three terms in the House of Delegates. He is up for re-election in 2014 and is clearly keeping his options open, even if that means returning to the Republican Party, to which he belonged briefly after he graduated from law school.
“I’ve been recruited to seek a judgeship, to run for re-election and I’ve been contacted by folks across the political spectrum about what I may or may not run for,” Jenkins said cryptically, careful to keep the Congressional option open.
The national Republican Party has targeted Rahall for defeat in 2014, but has so far had no luck in landing a viable candidate. Their best hope to date, Republican state Senator Bill Cole, decided against it.
Republican strategists say Jenkins would be a formidable candidate, despite the difficultly that goes along with switching parties. They believe Jenkins could justify the move because of the current Democratic leadership in Washington." |
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