Luetkemeyer already eyeing 2010
Luetkemeyer
It comes as no surprise, but Rep.-Elect Blaine Luetkemeyer already has taken early official steps toward running for a second term in 2010.
The 9th District Republican last week filed documents with the Federal Election Commission authorizing his Blaine for Congress committee to act as the fundraising repository for a 2010 campaign.
He also again will use an auxiliary fundraising group called Friends of Blaine Luetkemeyer, based in Alexandria, Va., outside Washington.
Luetkemeyer, who beat Democratic state Rep. Judy Baker Nov. 4 in the 25-county district in central and northeast Missouri, spent $1.46 million of his own money on his primary and general-election campaigns. He raised a lot less than that from others - $649,000.
Luetkemeyer, of St. Elizabeth near the Lake of the Ozarks, can expect to face a serious Democratic challenge in 2010, if tradition holds. The opposite party typically takes its best shot at ousting a Congressional incumbent in his or her first re-election effort. On election night Baker didn’t rule out the possibility of a repeat bid.
Complicating matters is the possibility that whoever is elected to the seat in 2010 might see the 9th District eliminated. That could happen if, as many expect, the state loses a Congressional seat in 2012 after the 2010 census.
On the other hand, a different district could be chosen for the dustbin by the Legislature - which is controlled by members of Luetkemeyer’s GOP. The new Democratic governor, Jay Nixon, also will be involved.
The last time a Missouri district was eliminated - in 1982, after the 1980 census - two incumbents ran against each other.
The post-1980 map combined parts of the districts of Republican Reps. Wendell Bailey and Bill Emerson into a revamped 8th District in southeast Missouri. That map was drawn up by a panel of federal judges after the Legislature couldn’t agree on a plan.
Instead of running against Emerson, Bailey chose to battle Democratic Rep. Ike Skelton in the 4th in western and central Missouri. Skelton won and still holds the seat today.
Luetkemeyer doesn’t need money. He’s rich and will use all of his own money to defend himself against “attacks.”
Baker raised around 1.5 million and didn’t use any of her money (except a 10,000 dollar loan at the beginning of the campaign). Don’t think Blaine wants to shell out another couple of million on the next race.
Won’t need to - “also ran” Baker is washed up.
Pretty simple, he was the best choice.
BTW, Luetkemeyer didn’t say mammograms shouldn’t be paid for by insurance, he supported having policies that didn’t mandate them. Right now, a single male has to pay the price of mammogram coverage even though he probably will never have one.
Again, simple. I suspect too simple for you to understand since you demonstrate an uncanny ability to misrepresent many things.
Jackson said–Again, simple. I suspect too simple for you to understand since you demonstrate an uncanny ability to misrepresent many things.
Baker’s ad charges her opponent with trying to remove mandatory insurance coverage for cancer screenings, including mammograms. The legislation is House Bill 1278. Luetkemeyer introduced the bill four years ago.
from KOMU.com: The bill allowed insurance companies to reduce the price of insurance by eliminating nine areas of coverage the state requires. Among those are maternity stays in the hospital, mammograms, immunizations, coverage of PKU which is a rare genetic defect, and coverage for adopted children.
Luetkemeyer’s bill passed in committee but never made it to the floor for a vote
Jackson–Save your attempts at sarcasm for your country club buddies…”the best choice” oh well–if YOU say so, who am I to argue with that substantive response…do you have to work hard at being condescending or does it come naturally to you?
Take a look around you people, if you can’t see what great shape the repubs have already got this great nation in you must have your head in the clouds. Why do you think we just got rid of the worst one we ever had? “George Duh”
What a shock that a politician is planning a second run before serving a day in office! Happens on both sides of the aisle.
But, in regards to redistricting–that will hardly affect his next race. It will be based on the 2010 census, but won’t happen until the 2012 races because of the time it takes to gather the data and then distribute it.
What we can/should question is why is the “Friends of Blaine” based in metro-Washington instead of Missouri.
Guy hasn’t even been in office one day and he’s planning a 2nd term? How stupid is this?