But hopefully, you will as 2010 kicks off and the midterm elections come stampeding into focus. Here’s a snapshot of some of the interesting secretary of state races for 2010. We’ll cover more in the weeks ahead.
Arizona:
Incumbent Secretary of State Ken Bennett is running for his first full term as Arizona’s Republican Secretary of State. Bennett’s name has been bandied about in some circles as a potential candidate for Governor on the Republican side, but there are so many Republican names in the mix for that race that Bennett probably has figured out he can have a better impact on Arizona building on his record as a state senator with a full term as SOS.
On the Democrat side State Representative Chris Deschene and Sam Wercinski are up and running. Deschene is in the exploratory phase of his campaign, more a trick of getting around Arizona’s resign to run law, and Wercinski is in official campaign mode.
The Democrats have until August 24th to convince voters who’s better suited to face Ken Bennett in November. Truth be told, Bennett will be hard to beat as the sitting incumbent, but that’s not reason enough for him to sit back and hope for a an easy victory.
California:
Former NFL wide receiver Damon Dunn is running not for the end zone for but for California Secretary of State against incumbent Democrat Debra Bowen. By most accounts, California is a no man’s land for cookie cutter GOP candidates, so Dunn’s candidacy just might capture the imagination of voters across the spectrum and vault him into big league status in a new line of work. Early indications are that Dunn represents a new direction for the Republicans in California that has captured the attention of the party’s leading strategic minds.
Colorado:
