Dennis Kucinich Leaving Congress, Opts Against Running In Washington State

[There Is No Spoon]

WASHINGTON -- Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) will not run for Congress in Washington state in 2012, telling his supporters in an email on Wednesday that his service in the U.S. House of Representatives will end on Jan. 2, 2013.

The eight-term congressman lost his reelection bid in a March primary to fellow Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-Ohio), after their seats were combined under redistricting. For months, there had been speculation that Kucinich would move to Washington state and run for Congress there.

On Wednesday, however, he said he would not pursue that option. The filing deadline to run in the state is May 18.

"After careful consideration and discussions with [my wife] Elizabeth and my closest friends, I have decided that, at this time, I can best serve from outside the Congress," he wrote in the email. "My commitments to peace, to workers' rights and to social and economic justice are constant and are not dependent upon holding an office. They are dependent upon my continuing to stand up, to speak out, to organize, to motivate and to inspire our nation as to its deeper potential. This I promise I will do with great energy and heart."

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/16...lp00000009

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So basically Kuch's blabbing on a soapbox and doing nothing of value will continue unabated.

[SeattleGirl]

This Washingtonian say THANK YOU VERY MUCH, DENNIS KUCHINICH!!!

[There Is No Spoon]

(05-16-2012 11:31 PM)SeattleGirl Wrote:  This Washingtonian say THANK YOU VERY MUCH, DENNIS KUCHINICH!!!

Yep, y'all lucked out on this one!

[SeattleGirl]

(05-16-2012 11:39 PM)There Is No Spoon Wrote:  

(05-16-2012 11:31 PM)SeattleGirl Wrote:  This Washingtonian say THANK YOU VERY MUCH, DENNIS KUCHINICH!!!

Yep, y'all lucked out on this one!

We certainly did!

[pappy]

I blame it all on SeattleGirl. Damn.

There is still hope for Ohio though. Remember that you read it here first. I see a gig on Current TV in his future. If that happens he'd probably move to Washington or NY, NY. Two cities big enough to absorb another huge ego without much disruption.

[SeattleGirl]

(05-17-2012 04:22 AM)pappy Wrote:  I blame it all on SeattleGirl. Damn.

[jaxx]

So long DK, we'll see you in the funny papers.

[azmouse]

[NJMaverick]

a legacy of doing nothing but talking and whining about problems. Shame you never actually accomplished anything real or that helped a single person. With the power that comes with a seat in Congress you had the potential to do so much good.

[MilesColtrane]

"We've got a call from east of the rockies on our UFO Hotline!"