Terry to gradually heat up campaign

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_page=2835&u_sid=10321220

Published Monday | April 28, 2008
Terry to gradually heat up campaign
BY TIM ELFRINK
WORLD-HERALD STAFF WRITER

As two Democrats battle for the right to face U.S. Rep. Lee Terry, the incumbent has been free to raise money, meet voters and focus on the general election in November.


Lee Terry

Terry, 46, a five-term incumbent, does have a primary opponent — Steven Laird of Omaha, who also ran in 2006.

Laird has not run a visible campaign. He's declined invitations to forums, made no public appearances and has not returned phone calls. He has not filed reports with the Federal Election Commission, which requires candidates to report campaign funds if they raise more than $5,000.

Terry has nearly $500,000 in the bank. Since early this year, he has been airing radio ads as part of a "slow burn" strategy set to heat up after the primaries.

"We're showing up to events, meeting as many constituents as my schedule allows and doing a little bit of radio to get the issues out there," Terry said. "I don't take anything for granted."

Terry's early campaigning will focus on his record representing the Omaha-area 2nd Congressional District, said David Boomer, his campaign manager.

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[residentfan]

1. Rubber Stampers

All three of our congressmen are clueless, unimaginative, and simply rubber stamp whatever Bush puts in front of them. The most embarrassing of them is Adrian Smith, who is dumb as a door stop. The ONLY reason he won the congressional election is because he had an "R" after his name.