Griffith Officially Files for 9th GOP Nomination
Via the Roanoke Times, Delegate Morgan Griffith of Salem has officially filed his nomination papers and paid the fee to seek the Republican nomination for the 9th Congressional District at the May 22 convention. March 1 is the filing deadline for candidates for the Republican nomination.
The convention will be held on May 22 at Ft. Chiswell High School in Wythe County beginning at 10:00am, with delegate registration starting at 8:00am. Individual county/city GOP committees are already establishing procedures for election of delegates to the Convention. You can see the processes for each unit on the 9th District GOP web site at www.va9gop.org.
February 28th, 2010 at 5:54 pm
I’d like to hear your thoughts on a possible Boucher-Griffith campaign. As you’re on the ground in a smaller jurisdiction in the Ninth, do you think Griffith can win the election? Or is this just going to be a tune-up for when the 9th swallows Roanoke County and Salem and a possible Boucher retirement in 2012?
Also, speaking of the Ninth….do you know what happened to Messrs. Fast, Triplett and Barta? Are they still involved in the Ninth’s GOP?
March 2nd, 2010 at 12:37 pm
Not Ted Dalton,
People are definitely not satisfied with Boucher as much as before. I’ve had numerous Democrats who said they have voted for Boucher every year, but not anymore. I think Griffith with the right amount of backing and money to combat Boucher can be competitive and win. People are needing an outlet to express their disapproval at Obama and the Federal Government.
I think Boucher is not as widely known in the far eastern part of the district as he is in the central to western areas. If Boucher does get re-elected and redistricting in 2011 picks up a lot more new territory for Boucher it certainly makes it harder on him in 2012.
I don’t know what Fast and Barta are up to these days. Triplett still lives in Abingdon and is an executive at Bristol Motor Speedway, I think he handles government relations and public relations there.