Thursday, June 30, 2011
10:19 AM
Kind says decision on 2012 will wait until after state Senate recalls
U.S. Rep. Ron Kind said today he looks "forward to playing an important part" in the discussion to find a candidate to replace U.S. Sen. Herb Kohl, but that decision will have to wait until after the state Senate recall elections scheduled for August.
Kind, who has been mentioned as a possible candidate for Senate next year or for guv if there is a recall election, said the campaign to elect Wisconsin's next senator "must not overshadow the important work confronting everyone who cares about the future of our state right now."
"It’s time to set aside political aspirations for 2012 and focus on the present," Kind said in a statement that referenced his time interning for former U.S. Sen. Bill Proxmire. "That is what Senator Proxmire would have done. It is what all of us who truly care about Wisconsin families and their priorities should do. There will be more than enough time for a healthy debate about the future after we win the present."
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