I just received an email from William Bennett Finn, the VERY capable political reporter for the North San Diego County Times.
He sent the following:
Wyland announces run for state Senate
After weeks of speculation over whether he would decide to run for Congress or the state
Senate or both, Mark Wyland told the North County Times on Monday that he will definitely run for the state Senate seat now held by Bill Morrow, R-Oceanside.
Morrow will leave office due to term limits and has already declared his candidacy for the 50th District congressional seat that until last week was held by Randy "Duke" Cunningham.
Wyland’s announcement to run for the Senate would appear to take him out of the congressional race although he would not say definitively whether he is dropping his bid for Cunningham’s seat. The eight-term congressman and decorated Vietnam war ace pilot resigned from office last week after pleading guilty in federal court to tax evasion and to taking more than $2.4 million in bribes.
Look for the whole story here.