When a seat in Congress comes open people start to scramble. People get so excited they can barely control themselves.
When Congressman Radanovich announced his retirement last week State Senator Jeff Denham announced right away. Former Congressman Richard Pombo has now said he is interested in trying to make a comeback. Now the Fresno Bee is reporting that former Secretary of State Bill Jones is considering the race.
Candidates are pounding their chests and observers are analyzing endorsements, fund raising ability, and conservative credentials.
When I looked at this district I didn’t really think about any of the three candidates above. My first thought was that former Senator Rico Oller was a likely candidate for this seat. He grew up there, he represented part of this district, and he certainly has conservative credentials and funding ability.
So how come no one is talking about an Oller candidacy? Someone tell me what I am missing.