17 seconds ago 2009-12-11T20:39:43-08:00
... looks to be the Kansas First District seat of Rep. Jerry Moran (R-Kansas), who announced that he plans to run for the Senate in 2010. He would be running for the seat of GOP Sen. Sam Brownback, who has already said he will not be running for re-election in two years.
More, from the AP:
With the 2008 election season over, Rep. Jerry Moran wasted little time taking the next step in his likely bid for higher office.
The western Kansas Republican filed paperwork Friday that allows him to accept contributions for a U.S. Senate campaign.
Moran, of Hays, has been telling constituents for months that he plans to seek the seat being vacated in 2010 by Republican Sam Brownback. His statement of candidacy filed with the Federal Election Commission and the secretary of the U.S. Senate formalizes that process.
"Jerry was on the ballot for the U.S. House for the last time," Moran spokesman Travis Murphy said Friday. "He's made his intentions known for some time that this was his plan."
Murphy said the filings are part of the process of making Moran's intentions clear "and allowing him to follow the rules."
Moran already has amassed about $2.4 million in his House campaign coffers that could be transferred to a Senate bid.
Another GOP congressman from Kansas, Todd Tiahrt, is considering running for Brownback's Senate seat as well.
A side-note: Already conservatives are buzzing about Kansas state senator Tim Huelskamp as a possible successor for Moran.
