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Tarryl Clark running for Eighth District seat
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| Contributor | IndyGeorgia |
| Last Edited | IndyGeorgia May 08, 2011 10:47am |
| Category | Announcement |
| News Date | May 08, 2011 10:00am |
| Description | Tarryl Clark, who tried to unseat Michele Bachmann from Congress in 2010, wants to take on Chip Cravaack in 2012.
Clark told the News Tribune on Saturday that she is filing papers with the Federal Elections Commission to seek the Democratic nomination for the 8th District seat and will send an e-mail and video to supporters on Monday announcing her intentions.
Clark and her husband, Doug, have purchased a condominium in Duluth where she will spend “a good chunk” of her time during the campaign, she said. They will maintain their residence in St. Cloud, Minn., where Doug Clark works. St. Cloud is just south of the 8th District border with the 6th District, where Clark won about 40 percent of the vote in her battle with Bachmann.
Clark, a former state senator, noted that redistricting is under way, and it’s possible St. Cloud and Duluth would be part of the same district. “There’s no lines yet, and we just can’t wait for people to be figuring this out,” she said. “I really believe the important lines are about fighting for our families and sticking up for people.”
Without mentioning Cravaack by name, Clark signaled the attack. “We’ve got some in Congress who seem to be out there hurting Medicare and Social Security and aren’t doing a thing about creating jobs,” she said.
Cravaack’s spokesman, Shawn Ryan, was unavailable for comment. Cravaack hasn’t announced that he’ll seek re-election, but before he began his term he said he’d like to serve for three or four terms. |
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