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July 6, 2009
Curt Cobb Resigns: House Special Election October 13
Rep. Curt Cobb of Shelbyville has resigned his seat in the General Assembly in order to take the Clerk and Master job in Bedford County. A special election will be called (instead of a county commission appointment, due to the timing), and that is big news for those of us who'd otherwise have to wait until 2010 for our next fix.
The House of Representatives is about as closely divided as it can get. Not only do the Republicans hold a mere one-seat majority (50-49), but when leadership elections were held this past January, the Democrats persuaded a single Republican to be their candidate for Speaker, and so his vote plus their 49 toppled Republican Majority Leader Jason Mumpower's dreams of being the first GOP Speaker in decades.
The good news, for standard and nonstandard media alike, is that the campaign will be fiercely fought by both state party organizations. The bad news, for those who have to suffer through it, and for good and decent politics everywhere, is that the campaign will be fiercely fought by both state party organizations.
More:
- David Oatney on what Rep. Curt Cobb was thinking
- Rep. Stacey Campfield on a candidate whose name I've seen a couple of times now
- "The Rep" again, on his party's chances
- Tom Humphrey on the possibility of a "Who's on First" situation if two Ty Cobbs were to be in the House
- Sean Braisted on the Democrats' chances of holding the seat
Most links are courtesy of A.C. Kleinheider, who today posted notice of the Writ of Election.
Political News , State House Elections | By joe lance | 11:09 PM