Heads up to any Arizona DUers: Rep. Kolbe is quitting

[WilliamPitt]

You're about to be short a Congressman.

Kolbe to Retire at End of 109th
By John Bresnahan
Roll Call Staff
Wednesday, Nov. 23

Rep. Jim Kolbe (R-Ariz.), an 11-term lawmaker and the sixth ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, announced Wednesday that he would retire from public office at the end of the 109th Congress.

http://www.rollcall.com/issues/1_1/breakingnews/11376-1.html

[electropop]

1. They're not losing a Congressman,

they're gaining a Democrat. :-)

[NMDemDist2]

2. bingo! n/t

[catmother]

4. hopefully. n/t

[NewJeffCT]

3. anybody know how red/blue his district is?

Is it one of those 'safe' seats where Republicans can nominate a piece of crap like Jean Shit & win against a charismatic war hero?

[Skink]

6. This will be a good Litmus test.

If I just took over the house I'd watch this one.

[catmother]

7. don't know. he's around tucson. n/t

[mistertrickster]

5. Kolbe is a gay-bashing gay. Adios, idiot. nt

[Hoosier Democrat]

8. Kolbe's District...

Kolbe has usually won by fairly comfortable margins (around 60%).

The district itself, though, is much more Democratic:

Gore lost it to Bush 46% - 49% (Nader took 4%)

All I could find for 2004 was that Bush narrowly took it.


Could be a great opportunity for a pick-up.

[shance]

9. Wonder what he's about to be busted for?

Open seat ripe for the picking :)

[lonestarnot]

10. Wooodamnwhooo william pitt! Thanks for the information. I had not

heard this, and I live in this stupid state.