It's not typical that we would have to write a post about the obvious, but there have been some rumors going around today about whether North Austin representative Mark Strama was running for re-election. These rumors ranged from him taking a job in the federal government to making a late filing in the 10th Congressional District which overlaps much of his district.
Rep. Strama got in touch with is to put a rest to any rumors that he's doing anything other than filing for re-election. He pointed out, this could be coming from Republicans as desperate tool to get someone to file to run in HD-50 as if it was an "open seat" because as of yet they had been unsuccessful.
I am running for re-election, and if my intention were not to run for re-election, I assure you I would have provided the public, the press, and leaders in both parties with ample notification for purposes of candidate identification and recruitment.
-Rep. Mark Strama
Strama remarked on the phone that the only reason he would be going to DC is if President Obama called up and offered him the Vice Presidency, which remains an outstanding offer (from Mark to Barack) for the Obama/Strama ticket in 2012.
