Who will run for Sanders' House seat?

[cestpaspossible]

Who are the likely candidates on the Republican and Democratic sides now that Sanders is moving up to the Senate (yea!) ??

[Amy6627]

1. You are talking about Bernie Sanders? I didn't know he was

moving to the Senate. That is great news!
:bounce:

[cestpaspossible]

2. well, there will be an election first,

of course, but Jeffords is retiring, and Sanders is running for his seat. In all the speculation, I haven't seen any talk about who will run for the newly open House seat.

[Nite Owl]

3. Congratulations Vermont

You're going to have the best Senator in the whole Senate!

No offense to Senator Jeffords who was good too but Bernie is the BEST!

[Amy6627]

4. So true, Bernie could give Boxer a run for her money!! I just had a

thought, Boxer/Sanders '08!

:toast:

[wtbymark]

5. i like the sound of that

[cestpaspossible]

6. here are some names

I got from a dKos post:

GOPers
Aud. Randy Brock
'92 nominee/Gov. Jim Douglas
LG Brian Dubie
Ex-House Speaker Walt Freed
'98 candidate/'04 nominee Jack McMullen
'04 House nominee/ex-USAF pilot Greg Parke
IDX Systems Corp. CEO Richard Tarrant

Dems
'94 nominee/'00 candidate/ex-state Sen. Jan Backus
'04 GOV nominee/Burlington Mayor Peter Clavelle
'00 nominee/ex-Aud./state Sen. Ed Flanagan
Sec/State Deb Markowitz
VT Nat'l Guard Maj. Gen. Martha Rainville
'02 GOV nominee/ex-LG Doug Racine
'04 LG nominee/ex-state Sen. Cheryl Rivers
'02 LG nominee/ex-state Sen. Pres. Peter Shumlin
AG Bill Sorrell
Treas. Jeb Spaulding
'90 GOV nominee/state Sen. Maj. Leader Peter Welch

Now, for just the House seat:
From House Race Hotline:

GOP State chair James Barnett "said there would plenty of GOP interest if there were vacancies up and down the ticket." Barnett: "We would have a good crew of tremendous candidates." Dems, "on the other hand, have no shortage of people eager to run for a statewide office, several of whom already have run, but lost." They are: Sen. Pres. Pro Tem Peter Welch, state Sen. Edward Flanagan, Burlington Mayor Peter Clavelle, ex-LG Doug Racine, ex-Sen. Pres Pro Tem Peter Shumlin, ex-state Sen. Cheryl Rivers and ex-state Sen. Jan Backus
dKos

[wtbymark]

7. looks like Kos just listed the top 10 most popular

politicians in the state from each party, most on the list couldnt get elected to a town board let alone the House. Park is a GOP plant and everybody knows it, he's not even a vermonter. On the other hand Cheryl Rivers is seen as crazy even by dems. Dubie and Racine are done, probably wont get elected for any post unless on someone elses ticket. I see Freed, Flanagan, Clavelle all thinking about it, but one that would have an easy time at it would be Peter Welch.

[DianeK]

8. I have thought about this alot because

I have long suspected this would be it for Jeffords and I think Sanders would make a wonderful senator but for the house seat Sara Brannon Kittell comes to mind as one I would be very proud to send to Washington

[wtbymark]

9. could you post some more info on her, please?