Mississippi Gov. Barbour (R) To Announce Senate Appointment On Monday
On Monday, we will all know who the next senator from Mississippi is going to be. The Clarion-Ledger reports that Gov. Haley Barbour (R) will hold a pair of press conferences to announce who he's appointing to replace Trent Lott, who abruptly resigned effective last week.
We know who it won't be — Congressman Chip Pickering, who has previously announced his retirement from the House, put out a statement declaring that he doesn't want the appointment. This leaves Congressman Roger Wicker as the likely appointee, though state Treasurer Tate Reeves has also been mentioned as a possibility.
Comments (4)
yesterday gone wrote on December 28, 2007 6:51 PM:it was rumored trent lott left to avoid the new restrictions laid out in the recently passed ethics reform legislation.
gee, who helped to write that bill?
In January 2006, Senator Obama laid the groundwork for the reform package that the Senate eventually adopted a year later. He started building a coalition for reform by helping to author the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act introduced with 41 Democratic sponsors. The bill proposed lengthening the cooling off period to two years for lawmakers who seek to become lobbyists and requiring immediate disclosure as soon as public servants initiate any job negotiations to become lobbyists.
http://obama.senate.gov/issues/ethics_and_lobbying_reform/
A new poll released two days ago has Musgrove beating Wicker by double-digits, a sure sign that the Senate seat could be VERY competitive.
Alma Evans wrote on December 29, 2007 1:02 PM:I thought Barbour had 100 days to have a special election instead of appointing someone til November.
PJ wrote on December 29, 2007 1:50 PM:I think you are thinking of how Pickering will be replaced... House must be replaced by election... Senate can be appointed until special election.
