Here’s a further sign that the House Democratic Caucus is taking this open seat race in Mississippi very seriously. The Politico has the scoop:
Democrat Travis Childers is not yet an elected member of Congress, but party leaders are already keeping a seat on the Agriculture Committee warm for him should he be successful in the Mississippi special election on Tuesday.
Should Childers beat Republican Greg Davis, the newest member of Congress would come to Washington as lawmakers finish work on a massive farm, a bill loaded with subsidies for farmers across the country – including those in the rural parts of the state Childers needs most to pick up the GOP seat. Lawmakers wrapped up work on that farm bill on Thursday, but Childers could still get some easy headlines if Congress approves it next week. It might even be one of his first votes if he wins. […]
A Democratic leadership aide confirmed Thursday that Childers would be appointed to the Agriculture Committee if he wins next week. That news could give him a boost where he needs it most; the Democrat is trying to play the rural parts of the district against the more suburban communities outside Memphis, where Davis resides. Even Republicans have acknowledged their candidate has come from the “wrong” part of the district.
This would be a great gig for Childers, and certainly a boon for Northeast Mississippi.
On another note, we’re only $35 short of $3000 for Travis Childers on our Actblue page. Will a hero step forward and put us over the top?
Special election: 5/13.
He should include that in his future ads. A vote for Childers gives MS-01 a voice in the majority on the important Ag Committee. That should give voters in his rural district another reason to vote for him.
announcing in advance a coveted committee assignment for the candidate to help him in his race.
Has anything like this been done before? I’m very impressed- it’s a great idea…
DCCC sent out an e-mail on behalf of Childers, and he has raised 21K online on actblue from it so far. Kind of hard to get the money and spend it in that short span.
I’ve followed SSP for a long time, and love the blog. Just added myself as a user to post comments.
I’ve also been following Childers’ race for a while now, too, and gave my first $25 after he almost won the special election last month.
So when I saw you were $35 shy of $3000, I decided to chip in again.
Go Childers!
Where did this open seat on the Ag. committee come from? Or did they just go, here we’ll make a seat for you?