Posted on 04/09/2010 9:29:30 PM PDT by pissant
Phoenix, AZ – Congressional candidate Sam Crump announced today that he is formally endorsing J.D. Hayworth for U.S. Senate. Crump, who is running to replace retiring Congressman John Shadegg in Arizona’s 3rd Congressional District, said he believes Hayworth represents the conservative values that Arizonans want in their U.S. Senator.
“It is with great enthusiasm that I announce my support for J.D. Hayworth in his race for the U.S. Senate,” Crump stated. “J.D. is our best chance to rein-in federal spending and restore fiscal conservative leadership in Washington–our only shot at revitalizing our economy and creating new jobs. He’ll fight for faith, family and freedom and get the federal government off our backs.”
Sam Crump is the first candidate in the crowded CD3 race to endorse J.D. Hayworth in his Senate race against incumbent John McCain. Serving two terms as a Member in the Arizona House of Representatives, Crump is known a as a solid fiscal and social conservative. He chaired the Government Committee where he championed bills requiring government transparency and reform.
“I have tremendous respect for John McCain and his service to our country, both in the military and in the nation’s capitol,” said Crump, who is also a veteran. “But at this time in our nation’s history, the people are looking for bold, clear and unwavering leadership to fight against the Obama and Pelosi agenda, and I firmly believe J.D. Hayworth is the man for Arizona.”
Sam Crump is a U.S. Army veteran and a founding partner in the law firm of Boates & Crump. He was the charter President of the Rotary Club of Anthem and founded an orphanage in Uganda. He is also a member of the American Legion.
Sam and his wife Colleen, a registered nurse at John C. Lincoln hospital in Deer Valley, have four children, three of whom attend Arizona colleges. The Crumps are members of St. Rose Catholic Church in Anthem. Sam earned his undergraduate degree in government and his masters in public administration from the University of San Francisco. He received his law degree from Santa Clara University School of Law.
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Man, would I like to see this guy clean up and win both the primary and the general.
If he can win the primary, it’s pretty sure he’d take the seat. Sure would like to see it.
Any recent polls on the Senate primary race..?
Well, guess what, as bad as Obama was, McCain was even worse. [snip]Sen. John McCain (AZ) -- the only current Republican presidential candidate who is a sitting U.S. senator -- has missed more votes than any other senator since Congress convened in January, with the exception of Sen. Tim Johnson (D-SD), who spent months recuperating from a brain hemorrhage. According to washingtonpost.com's U.S. Congress Votes Database, Obama has missed 74 out of 93 roll-call votes (79.6%) since the end of the August congressional recess. McCain has missed 63 out of 93 roll-call votes (67.8%) since the end of the August congressional recess. But for the entire year, McCain has missed 79 more votes than Obama; since January, McCain has missed 212 out of 403 (52.6%) roll-call votes in the 110th Congress, while Obama has missed 133 out of 403 (33.0%) roll-call votes.
http://mediamatters.org/research/200711020015
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eiUNzrpxBo
AntiConformist911 — June 29, 2008 — Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) became the most absent member of the Senate. According to the Washington Post's votes database, McCain has "missed 367 votes (61.4%) during the current Congress." In fact, CQ reports today that McCain hasn't voted in the Senate since April 8.
On the other hand, J.D. Hayworth has missed only 1% of his votes in congress
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John Hayworth missed 95 (1%) of 7,172 roll call votes between Jan 4, 1995 and Dec 9, 2006.
The absentee rate is in red. The two thin black lines provide a context for understanding the significance of the absentee rate. The lower dotted line shows the median value for all Members of Congress in that time period. The upper dotted line shows the 90th percentile. A Member who approaches the upper dotted line is in the worst 10 percent of Congress.
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=400173&tab=votes
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=400173&tab=votes
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THat’s a better slogan than Crump the chump, I reckon.
I sure hope so ;-)
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