Two cheers for newest State Rep

by John Andrews
December 31st, 2006

Matt Dunn will serve out the final month of a legislative term for Rep. Joe Stengel (R-Littleton), who quit early to avoid the lobbying restrictions that take effect soon under Amendment 41. The past year has been a political roller coaster for Dunn, a former Lincoln Fellow of the Claremont Institute who helped me establish the institute’s Denver office and my radio show. The rookie candidate tied for first at the Republican assembly convened to nominate Stengel’s would-be successor, then won his August primary before losing the November election to Democrat Joe Rice. The local GOP organization honored him with interim duties to fill the vacancy until Rice takes over on the legislature’s opening day, Jan. 20. Note: the Rocky Mountain News story of Matt’s Dec. 28 swearing-in erred in suggesting he and I aren’t acquainted — we’re old friends. It was another new member present that day, Steve King, whose nonrecognition I was referring to.

The author can be reached at John@BackBoneAmerica.net

Comments on this article

 

EVERY SUNDAY, 5-8pm

Freedom University 3/5:
Students Turn Right

New Podcast: 2/28 630
Stakeholders Health Reform

Mar. 21 Ross Kaminsky

Mar. 14 J.D. Hayworth

Mar. 7 Joshua Sharf

Hear Previous Shows

Airing on 710 Denver,
1460 Colorado Springs
& Streaming at 710knus.com


 

Picture This

rubio demint 030510

SHOOTING STAR IN SUNSHINE STATE: Marco Rubio, former speaker of the Florida House who has come from 30 points down in the US Senate Republican primary to lead Gov. Charlie Crist by 15 points, is introduced by Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC) at a fundraiser Andrews attended recently in Naples FL. (Does John perhaps need to invest in a better camera phone?)

More Photos >

Events

Year of Decision

Feb. 22, 7pm * “Mobility Solutions for Colorado” * Randal O’Toole at CCU
———–
Mar. 3, 12 noon * “Confronting Radical Islam” * Tawfik Hamid at CCU
———–
Mar. 15, 7pm * Virgil’s Epic of Civilization * Michael Poliakoff at CCU
———–
Above events are free & open to all. For details email Centennial@ccu.edu
———–
Feb. 26-27 * Amb. John Bolton keynotes [...]

Read more...

Categories