From Roll Call:
Rep. Paul Gillmor (R-Ohio) has died. Details of his passing have not yet been made public.
Gillmor, 68 years old, served in Congress since his election in 1988. He held the fourth-most Republican district in Ohio, at a PVI of R+10. (Bush carried this district by 22 point margins in 2000 and 2004.)
UPDATE: From the Politico:
Gillmor, who just returned to Washington after the monthlong recess, did not show up at his office today. His staff went to check in at his apartment and found that he had died. Capitol Police are currently investigating the cause of death.According to an e-mail circulating among House Republicans, the apparent cause of death is a heart attack.
Not that I am a superstitious person but this sure does fall into the category of they die in threes.
GOP Congressman Rep Paul Gillmor
D. James Kennedy of the Coral Ridge Ministries
and now I am reading former GOP Congresswoman Jennifer DUNN apparently succumbed to a blood clot.
So myth or no myth they did die in threes, today anyway.
Condolences to the family.
is claiming that Rep. Paul Gillmor’s widow has let it be known she is not interested in attempting to claim the seat of her departed husband.
And the Police are now claiming he died from injuries sustained in a fall without providing further details.