Is Ehlers On His Way Out?

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

There was a rumor that Rep. Vern Ehlers, Michigan Republican is retiring, and he'll announce his future plans later today.

If he does retire, this should be a relatively easy seat for the GOP to retain. Two Republicans had already announced they were running against Ehlers in the primary: Michael Van Kleeck and state representative Justin Amash. No Democrats had announced for office yet; the filing deadline is May 11. The Grand Rapids-focused district narrowly supported McCain in the 2008 presidential election (49.4 percent to 48.8 percent),while Obama was carrying the state overall by 57 percent to 41 percent. Ehlers won with 61 percent.

Michigan's Third Congressional District has a Cook Partisan Voting index score of R+6.

02/10 08:44 AM Share