Posted by Matthew J. Cunningham at 12:00 am on Jun 26, 2009 Comments Off on Jim Battin, Your Party Needs You, Too!
Another friend e-mailed me to recommend recently termed-out
state Sen. Jim Battin as a preferable primary
challenger to Rep. Mary Bono-Mack, rather than former Assemblywoman
Bonnie Garcia.
Jim Battin served three terms in the Assembly and two in the
state Senate, and is currently eying a run for Lieutenant Governor.
Jim amassed a solid conservative record, but my most vivid
impression of him was during the fight to bring down Assembly
Speaker Doris Allen in 1995. That fracas separated the men from the
mealy worms in the Assembly GOP Caucus, and Battin was always right
on the front line. That spirit left long-lasting positive
impression on me.
Clearly, Battin still aspires to political office, and that same
fighting spirit would prove a valuable weapon in a primary battle
to take out Bono-Mack.
I don’t know what, if any, relationship Garcia or Battin have
with Bono-Mack. Different readers will have different takes on
which they would prefer as a primary challenger… Read More