SandBox Comments: Steamboat Today "White, Baumgardner both seek Senate District 8 seat"

The time White has spent filling in on the vacancy left by her husband has not only seen little to no strong for the district activity from her; there has been more than enough dissention and strife.  Issues that began with the way she was 'elected' to hold the vacancy in the first place.

Baumgardner has done a phenomenal job in office and this move to Senate in District 8 is a very good one.

Area Republicans and conservatives have long memory spans.

"Steamboat Springs — Jean White and Randy Baumgardner have their sights set on the Senate District 8 seat.

White, the Hayden Republican who was appointed to the state Senate seat a year ago to fill the vacancy left by her husband’s resignation, announced early Wednesday that she will seek election to a full term in November 2012. Just a few hours later, Baumgardner, a Hot Sulphur Springs Republican who is the state representative for House District 57, publicly announced his intention to run for the same Senate seat.

“I’m disappointed that he chose to run against me, especially after he gave me his word that he wouldn’t,” White said, recalling a conversation she said she had with Baumgardner a couple of weeks ago. “He looked me in the eye and told me he wasn’t going to run a primary against me.”

Baumgardner said he was encouraged to run by others.

“It’s not a matter of throwing a hat in the ring against a fellow Republican,” he said. “Several people have contacted me in the district and were in support of me running in that district...”
(Brent Boyer)

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SandBox Comments: Glenwood Springs Post Independent "Reapportionment makes slight changes for Garfield County'

SandBox is very glad to see that there were such minor changes to redistricting.

We feel that we can thank our Garfield County Commissioners for that.

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