AND THE WINNER IS…
Labor leader John Bartlett will take over the Indiana House seat being vacated by Mae Dickinson. Dickinson resigned on December 7, saying she wants to spend more time with her family. She had been in the legislature since 1991. Bartlett overwhelmingly beat outgoing City-Council member “King Ro” Conley. According to party insiders, many of the precinct committeemen wanted someone other than Conley saying it was time for the party to go forward.
As a side note, another name is surfacing as a dark horse candidate for the 7th Congressional District. Ice Miller attorney Randall Pollard’s name is being floated as a candidate Democrats could coalesce around. Currently, most of the major players are lining up behind State Representative Carolene Mays, City-County Council Member Andre Carson and Robin Winston, former State party chairman.
December 18th, 2007 at 5:24 pm
I think it’s almost poetic, that King Ro skipped his last Council meeting. A job to which we (barely) elected him in 2003…to campaign for this legislative opening. He was joined by three other Dems who skipped the proceedings last night at the CCB. And he gets his butt slammed at the legislative vacancy cancus.
Ro, we never liked ya, you were and are arrogant, and this oughta teach you that you can’t bully your wife into a job for which she’s not qualified, and which she screwed up countless zoning cases, and set ridiculous precedents for decades to come.
Together, you two did a lot of public service damage.
Good riddance.
December 18th, 2007 at 5:43 pm
I feel as if there is an echo in the blogosphere… lol
December 19th, 2007 at 1:18 pm
We need a choice, not an echo (on the Republican side).
December 19th, 2007 at 1:20 pm
FYI, see http://www.4president.org/speeches/barrygoldwater1964announcement.htm