the simpson challenge
Samm Simpson’s got one heck of an uphill climb if she wants to be elected to Congress. On two fronts, no less.
Simpson is running as a Democrat for Florida’s 10th congressional district, which is made up predominantly of St. Petersburg, Dunedin and the beach communities. Her first challenge is to get on the ballot.
Simpson does not plan to pony up the $9,726 entry fee, so she has until April 10th to collect the 4,088 necessary petition signatures. As of yesterday, she has only 1500 of those signatures. She has less than two weeks to gather up another 2500 or so.
But let’s assume she gets the necessary John Hancocks. Her next challenge is to knock off a veritable institution in the US House of Representatives — C.W. “Bill” Young. Young has been in congress for 18 straight terms - 36 years! His unwavering support of military initiatives and backing from the National Republican party makes him an indominable obstacle in the path of Samm’s campaign.
It’s not quite Apollo versus Rocky, but the two candidates are at the opposite ends of the political spectrum. What are the odds Pinellas County will cease their ardent support for Young, and place it on a newcomer who is the opposite of what Young has stood for?
Tags: election '06, Florida, government, politics
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March 29th, 2006 at 4:12 pm
I did a podcast with her here http://www.gaypinellas.com
March 31st, 2006 at 5:35 pm
[...] My first ever diary on Daily Kos. Too bad it’s repeating what I’ve said on Sticks of Fire…. [...]
April 17th, 2006 at 4:06 pm
[...] We wondered if Samm Simpson would get the necessary signatures — 2500 at the time of the post with less than 2 weeks to get the rest — to be placed on the ballot versus C.W. “Bill” Young and Florida’s 10th Congressional seat. [...]
April 22nd, 2006 at 8:19 am
She did it!