RETIREMENT WATCH...Casualty List
Announcements so far:
Del. Melanie Rapp
Del. Leo Wardrup
Del. Donald McEachin- running for Senate
Del. Robert Hurt- running for Senate
Del. Jack Reid
Del. Allen Dudley
Del. Vince Callahan
Del. Michele McQuigg
Sen. Russ Potts
Sen. John Chichester
Sen. Charles Hawkins
5% Retiring so far and all are Republicans
Legislators to watch...reason why
Del. Robert Hurt, running for Senate if Hawkins retires UPDATE- Running for Senate
Del, Jack Reid, gun shy, UPDATE RETIRING
Del. Dave Marsden, constant needling from Not Larry Sabato
Del. Allen Dudley, bruising re-election campaign UPDATE- RETIRING
Del. Tom Gear, on-going financial troubles
Del. Frank Hall, lost leadership position
Del. Phil Hamilton, time to retire, difficult re-election
Del. Frank Hargrove, age & controversial comments
Del. Don McEachin, running for senate- UPDATE- Running for Senate
Del. Harry Purkey, age
Del. Lacy Putney, age
Del. Jim Scott, age
Del. Bob Tata, age
Del. Leo Wardrup, age- health UPDATE- RETIRING
Del. John Welch, financial woes, difficult re-election
Sen. John Chichester, age- difficult primary challenge UPDATE- RETIRING
Sen. Chuck Colgan age UPDATE- He's running again
Sen. Charles Hawkins, time to retire UPDATE- RETIRING
Sen. Benny Lambert, difficult primary challenge
Sen. Fred Quayle, age-health
Sen. Frank Ruff, run for const. office, retire-collect pension (McQuigg)
Sen. Patsy Ticer, age
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26 comments:
I would add tough re-election challenge to Welch, and Wardrup. I would add tough re-elect for Hamilton, but I don't think the Dems have recruited a top tier candidate. You are right about Dudley. Ferguson has learned from his mistakes and will have it together this time.
I agree with the tough re-election challenges, especially Welch.
How old does one have to be to be placed on an "age" watch?
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Many in the age category are rumored to retire. However a few like Joe Johnson have alreay announced that they are running again. Please let me know if you know if anyone else should be placed on "retirement watch" we'll certainly add them to the list and check into it.
The notion that Frank Ruff will run for a Constitutional Office in Mecklenburg has been put out every 4 years since 1995... wasn't true in 1995, 1999, 2003... not true now. Maybe in 2011.
Don't know anyone else to place on the "age" watch. Being that "age" has been recognized as a protected class in the regular work place, same as gender,race, ethnicity, etc. it seems a bit harsh to presume the word "age" explains why someone's on the watch list. Perhaps it might be kinder to say they are are being watched due to rumor of desire to retire rather than simply just "age". Not trying to be too politically correct, just pointing out that presuming "age" is an adequate explanation for the need to retire might hurt some old foggie's feelings.... Perhaps "rumored to have had enough"??????
ALLEN DUDLEY WILL RETIRE!
Sen Lambert with the complete backing of the entire Democratic Senatorial delegation, and Tim Kaine will not have a difficult re-election campaign. 40yrs of good public service is hard to overlook!
Lambert is going down, McEachin has never lost a primary election...he took down appropriations chairman Bob Ball in 1995 (24 year incumbent) and in 2005 he ousted sitting delegate Floyd Miles in a Democratic Primary....and don't forget McEachin's 2001 primary win for Attorney General...in a four way race. McEachin is unbeatable in primaries! Lambert better get out before he is embarresed.
Frank Ruff is bankrupt and needs the money...hhe can't continue to live off of his senate salary
ANON 10:05 is so full of it.
Tim Kaine has told people he is staying out of this race.
As far as the Democratic Senators, the vast majority won't do a thing. A couple might come out for Lambert -- Dick Saslaw? --and if they do, who cares? District voters won't know them anyway. A couple others will quietly back McEachin but, again, that won't mean a thing to district voters.
In fact, the only recognizable public figure who will publicly take a position is Jim Webb and we all know what side he will be on, don't we?
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