Well, I guess that the campaigns for state seats has started. I recieved a letter asking me to support a candidate for the seat that Sen. Colgan currently occupies. Many suspect that he is going to retire. Others are convinced he’s running again. I don’t have any idea. The list of people running for that seat gets longer and then shorter, depending on who you talk to…;) I think it’s pretty well known that Mr. Fitzsimmonds is interested in the seat – he was the republican nominee last time. Many suspect that Del. Miller is interested in the seat as well. I haven’t really talked to him about it but it seems a logical idea. Of course, if he runs for senate then his house seat is in the mix.
The pin-action is almost endless: if the house seat is open then you could have a city politician run for that seat. If that works, we could be looking for a Council member or Mayor! At this point, it’s all a deep, dark cave of speculation. The only light I can cast on the situaiton is this: I ain’t running for any office that is located in Richmond.
The other variable is redistricting. I’m not an expert on how all of this works but I would guess that it makes it difficult to run for office when you aren’t even sure what the district will look like. That’s a huge deal. I believe that redistricting will happen in a special session after the normal GA session. In any event, I expect we’ll hear some announcements soon.