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by George Diepenbrock
January 9, 2009 at 11:17 a.m.
Moore tells supporters he's running for re-election in 2010
Shortly after Democratic Congressman Dennis Moore won a sixth term in November, speculation swirled that he might retire at the end of his term.But in a Dec. 23 letter mailed to supporters, Moore announces: "I want you to be the first to know that I am officially running for my seventh Congressional term in 2010."Moore represents the Third District of Kansas, which includes most of eastern Lawrence, eastern Douglas County plus Johnson and Wyandotte counties. The former Johnson County district attorney is currently the only Democrat in the Kansas delegation.Moore's success has been a major bright spot for Kansas Democrats in the last decade, but his intention to try to stay where he is also takes him off a list of potential gubernatorial candidates for Democrats in 2010, when Gov. Kathleen Sebelius ends her second term in office.
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srj (anonymous) says…
Why would he not just run for Senate in 2010 if Sebelius does not go? I am sure he would like a break from running every two years.
63BC (anonymous) says…
Pretty simple why he'd run for re-election instead of statewide, it's easier for a Democrat to win the 3rd than to win statewide.The 3rd district has become the Democratic stronghold in the state. Obama actually carried it.Statewide, Obama lost by 185,000.That's why.
fredmac (anonymous) says…
What they say is cetainly true...most of these guys run in order to run again to be elected to run again. More concerned with their re-election than how they can benefit the citizenry.