number two dem in the state house is stepping down
Byline: bob | Category: Uncategorized | Posted at: Thursday, 30 March 2006
State House Majority Leader Kim McMillan will not run for re-election this year, the Clarksville Democrat told The Leaf-Chronicle newspaper.
This is good news that Rep. McMillan is stepping down. No, not because she’s a Democrat, but because she is one of those legislators who does not see her conflicts of interest as a problem.
I’ve heard rumors of at least two other incumbents stepping down because their day jobs and their legislative assignments put them into a conflict of interest given the newest ethics rules (one from each party). Of course, they could just ignore ethics laws like other people seem to have done.
March 30th, 2006 at 11:06 pm
The House will be improved by her leaving.
March 31st, 2006 at 9:42 am
Word in Clarksville is that she’s taking a position within the Bredesen administration. District 67 is a seat Republicans can pick up. It’s a district where President Bush got over 60% and Clarksville is a conservative military community. I think McMillan probably could have been defeated if the right candidate would run, but she’s so entrenched that no one was willing to take her on.
March 31st, 2006 at 10:36 am
I wish the GOP would go after Randy Rinks. He represents a district that has voted for John Wilders two GOP opponents and its an overall pretty conservative area. But no one ever challenges him for some reason. Its odd.