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November 11, 2005
US House Campaign Additions
Here we are, a few days inside the year mark until the 2006 midterm elections, and now we see the kind of activity for which I've been waiting.
Of course, I could just be behind, since the past couple of weeks have been rather crazily busy. Enough about me. Let's talk candidates in a couple of districts. I'll start out west:
District 9 - Despite all the rumors (too many links to choose from, but here's one) about Harold Ford, Jr. and the Senate race, let's not forget that he's giving up a Congressional seat in a Democrat-leaning district. John Farmer, a "former Democrat" who lost rather graciously to Terry Roland in their bid for the State Senate seat formerly occupied by Congressman Junior's uncle (John Ford) and now rather tenuously held by Junior's aunt (Ophelia Ford), has been on the radar for a while; and there was some weird DC buzz about a corporate attorney named Nikki Tinker, of whom nobody in Memphis' political circles seemed to have heard. Enter Lee Harris. According to his campaign website, he's an attorney (formerly at megafirm Baker Donelson, I found) and a professor at the University of Memphis' Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law. More importantly, someone used the "Contact" link at the top of the US House candidates page and alerted me to his candidacy. Folks, this is a shining example of how this site is supposed to work. This is a day for celebration. Or, put another way, I can't possibly keep up with every news source and political whisper in the state. I need your help, and I tip my hat to the person who gave me this info. Moving eastward:
District 4 - Lincoln Davis seems fairly secure for a win, but that's not stopping the GOP from trying again to unseat him. Meet Alan Pedigo. Well, I tried looking for his campaign website, but it doesn't seem to be up. In the process, Google threw up a SouthTennBlog, which I had not previously seen. A post from August mentions Mr. Pedigo (along with a Bill Green for State House, and I'll have to investigate that as well). My blogfather has Pedigo listed on a recently updated Tennessee page (which is awesome, and was my inspiration: but I give you the General Assembly; and, for my homeboys and -girls, full Hamilton County and Chattanooga local election coverage too). (Page designs still under construction)
I'm thrilled that we're seeing some action. Much more will follow, to be sure.
Elections | By joe lance | 09:38 PM