Hooley drops out of 5th CD race
By Wally EdgeIt's official. Congresswoman Darlene Hooley is not running for re-election. Due to health issues Hooley decided not to have another go this election cycle. She was forced to make the announcement now because her secret was leaked excessively by her COS Joan Mooney Evans and her husband Paul Evans. Evans is now expected to announce his campaign for the seat. Another possible candidate that might enter the race is House Majority Leader Dave Hunt.
This puts GOP candidate Mike Erickson in a great position to take the open seat.
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is it out of the question for someone like greg macpherson to
run for the dem spot? he's already declared for state att genl but
this sort of opportunity doesn't come along too often ...
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