2010 nominee Rob Cornilles is set to announce his candidacy on Thursday at 1:15 p.m. ET at a press conference outside Bioject Medical Technologies, his campaign announced Wednesday.
As Democrats are still waiting on Rep. David Wu, D-Ore., to officially step down, Republicans got their first official candidate into the special election to replace the embattled congressman.
2010 nominee Rob Cornilles is set to announce his candidacy on Thursday at 1:15 p.m. ET at a press conference outside Bioject Medical Technologies, his campaign announced Wednesday.
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The congressional career of Rep. David Wu, D-Ore., officially ended at 11:59 p.m. ET Wednesday night.
The embattled congressman announced last week he would resign in the wake of a damaging report that he had an “unwanted sexual encounter” with the teenage daughter of a campaign donor. But Wu had qualified that he would remain in Congress through the conclusion of the contentious debt-ceiling debate. But after the House voted on the compromise proposal on Monday, and President Obama officially signed the bill into law on Tuesday, Wu had still not made his exit official, prompting several Democrats, already frustrated with Wu’s long history of erratic behavior, to wonder why the delay. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords', D-Ariz., inspiring return to the House floor on Monday for a vote on the debt compromise is already stoking speculation about her political future and plans for 2012.
It was the first public appearance for the Democratic congresswoman, who's continuing to undergo rehabilitation after she was shot in the head on January 8 during the Tucson attack that left six dead and injured 13 others. Don't worry, you didn't blink and miss it. Rep. David Wu, D-Ore., is still a congressman.
The embattled Democrat announced last week he would resign following a damaging report that he had an "unwanted sexual encounter" with the teenage daughter of a campaign donor. But Wu said he would only officially leave after a compromise was reached to raise the debt ceiling. On Monday, Wu voted in favor of the House bill. (SEX AND CONGRESS: Scandals on the Hill) |
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