Looks like Matt Schultz pretty much came out of nowhere (which is maybe a good thing in this era of despised career politicians). He doesn’t have a voting record or tenure in office that can be exploited by an opponent.
He assumed office in 2010, a very good year for the GOP.
http://ballotpedia.org/wiki/index.php/Matt_Schultz
http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/73695/matt-schultz#.UQUwEOimBbk
Seems his campaign website is not fully active (issue positions, etc.), although you can donate or sign up.
One of the sources above mentions that he’s been hard nosed about cleaning up the voter rolls.
How about Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds? She was Clarke County Treasurer for years, had a conservative voting record in her two years in the state senate, and will only be 55 in 2014 (and looks 35—she’s still a babe). http://votesmart.org/candidate/103324/kim-reynolds
Probably her biggest negative is the fact that she’s a recovering alcoholic who twice was arrested for DUI (most recently in 2000), but I assume that she has a good story about how she finally beat her addiction and how she’s a stronger person now. And given that she voted against a ban on texting while driving (which passed easily in the senate), I think she won’t be cowered into going along with the majority against her principles by people trying to exploit her past.
Hi Randita, nice to see you. I don’t think I’ve seen you post since the election.