She's in for Round Two
After giving Rep. David Reichert a real run for his money — and raising more of it than he did last time around — Darcy Burner has already made it official. She's running for Washington's 8th District House seat in 2008.
Burner surprised a lot of folks last year when she emerged from political obscurity to become one of the Democrats' new rising stars— raising nearly $3,081,000. (About $35,000 more than the first-term incumbent.) When the dust settled, Reichert beat Burner 51.5 to 48.5 percent, a 7,341-vote margin.
Many expected the 35-year-old Harvard grad and former Microsoft manager to run again in 2008, and she decided not to make them wait, says Blair Butterworth, who's working as a consultant on Burner's campaign.
"Being coy is not your best strategy," he says.
If Burner is successful, she'd be the first Democrat to hold the House seat in the 8th, which was created in 1982 and includes Bellevue, Mercer Island and eastern King and Pierce counties.
2 comment(s)
Paul says:
Wow... Reichert was just gaurunteed another term.
BTW Aimee, you forgot to mention that in addition to attending law school, Darcy was also involved in her community association as well.
Certainly she is now qualified to steer the 8th District.
Posted On: Tuesday, Apr. 17 2007 @ 7:59AM
syrup man says:
blair butterworth is an expert at playing it safe and losing. he never wins. and burner is a clown if she can\'t ride a blue wave into office. i guess they\'ll just throw away another 3 million.
Posted On: Tuesday, Apr. 17 2007 @ 12:16PM