TO: Clients & Friends of Capitol Consultants, Inc. and Wimmer & Company
FROM: Capitol Consultants, Inc.
and Wimmer & Company
DATE: August 16, 2009
SUBJECT: Reports: Governor Doyle will not seek 3rd term
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Reports: Governor Doyle will not seek third term
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At 1:11 p.m. yesterday (Saturday), the political internet news service Politico.com sent out the following email alert that sent Wisconsin political circles buzzing:
POLITICO Breaking News:
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Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle (D) will announce this week that he won't seek a third term in 2010, sources familiar with his decision tell POLITICO.
For more information...http://www.politico.com
At 8:04 p.m. Wispolitics.com confirmed from independent sources that Governor Doyle will not seek a third term and will hold a press conference on Monday to make public his future plans.
From WisPolitics.com ...
-- Gov. Jim Doyle, the first Wisconsin Democrat to win re-election as governor since Patrick Lucey in 1974, will not seek a third term, sources confirmed to WisPolitics.com today.
One source said Doyle is expected to serve out the remainder of this term, which ends in January 2011. Doyle turns 65 in November 2010.
Doyle plans to make an announcement about his future on Monday.
We will monitor the Governor's announcement tomorrow and forward along analysis of how his announcement will impact the remainder of the 2009-2010 Legislative Session and the impact on the 2010 gubernatorial race.
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Doyle Announcement will make for a wide-open 2010 gubernatorial field
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With the expected Monday announcement that Governor Jim Doyle will not seek a third term, the 2010 race for Governor will for the first time since 1982 not have an incumbent running for re-election on one of the political parties' tickets. The list of potential candidates will likely grow, but here is a current snapshot of who is or may be considering running in 2010. DEMOCRATS:- Lieutenant Governor Barb Lawton: Two-term Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin, had made news recently for publicly taking opposing positions from Governor Doyle, including this past week when she advocated returning the DNR Secretary to a Board Appointed position ($50,904.18 cash-on-hand in her campaign account).
- Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett: Two-term Milwaukee Mayor and five-term US Congressman. Lost to Governor Doyle in the 2002 Democratic primary for Governor Doyle ($840,256.83 cash-on-hand in his campaign account).
- US Congressman Ron Kind: Seven-term congressman from Western Wisconsin. Has made news recently for his moderate stances on health care reform.
- Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk: Former statewide candidate for Governor and Attorney General and three-term Dane County Executive. ($12,372.68 cash-on-hand in her campaign account)
REPUBLICANS:- Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker: Three-term Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker and five-term State Assembly member. Walker won re-election to a third term in 2008 with 60% of the vote. ($1,104,373.81 cash-on-hand in his campaign account).
- Mark Neumann: Former two-term congressman from Janesville. Neumann gave up his seat in 1998 to run for US Senate against US Sen. Russ Feingold and was narrowly defeated. Neumann is now a home builder in Nashotah. (Has not filed a campaign finance report yet)
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