Erpenbach Will Run For Congress "in all likelihood"

[undeterred]

POSTED: Friday, August 12, 2011 --- 2:45 p.m.

Wisconsin State Senator Jon Erpenbach says he is laying the groundwork for a Congressional campaign and has been talking with people about a run. It has a been a possibility in many people's minds ever since U.S. Senator Herb Kohl announced he will not seek re-election when his term is up next year. Tammy Baldwin, who represents Wisconsin's 2nd Congressional district, has not announced whether she plans to run for Kohl's seat, but if she does, Erpenbach says he will run to replace her.

Reached today in Washington, where he attended the ceremony honoring the Green Bay Packers for their Super Bowl Championship, Erpenbach says in "all likelihood" he will run. He's been considering the possibility ever since Kohl announced his decision in May, and has been laying the foundation and organizing a potential campaign team. He says he expects Tammy Baldwin to announce her intentions soon. When reached today, a representative for Baldwin says there is no update to her situation.

http://www.nbc15.com/news/headlines/Erpenbach__127605628.html

Baldwin, D-Madison, said she has talked over a run with former U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold and said his decision about running for the office is “a very important factor in my thinking.”

“He was very encouraging on my exploring a candidacy for Senate,” Baldwin said on the show, a statewide TV newsmagazine produced in conjunction with WisPolitics.com.

Feingold has said he plans to make a decision on a run by Labor Day.

http://www.wispolitics.com/index.iml?Article=242343

Just my 2 cents: I would love to have Jon Erpenbach as my Congressman in CD2, but he'd also make an excellent US Senator or Governor of Wisconsin.

[yourout]

1. I have been proud to vote for him in the past and will gladly do so again in....

the future.

[Robbie88]

2. I think he would be great.

I also think Baldwin would be an outstanding Senator, but my worry is that she may not be able to win a state-wide election.