Dems say Rep. Kevin Rader dropping Senate 27 bid; could cause ruckus if he switches to Deutch’s district
by George Bennett | December 4th, 2009
Rader: switching Senate races?
Rader didn’t return calls late Thursday and this morning.
At a Florida Alliance for Retired Americans meeting in West Palm Beach this morning, Alliance President Tony Fransetta and Senate hopeful Peter Burkert said Rader is dropping out of the race for Aronberg’s seat and will instead seek the seat of Sen. Ted Deutch, D-Boca Raton, who’s running in a special congressional election to replace retiring Democratic U.S. Rep. Robert Wexler.
Burkert said Rader told him two days ago of his plans.
If in fact Rader pursues Deutch’s Senate seat, it could create internal Democratic tumult. Several big-name Dems, including Wexler and County Commissioner Burt Aaronson, have endorsed state Rep. Maria Sachs, D-Delray Beach, for Deutch’s Senate seat if Deutch wins an April 13 special congressional election.
“I’ve urged him (Rader) to stay in his House seat,” Aaronson said this morning.
Tags: Kevin Rader, Maria Sachs, Peter Burkert
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December 4th, 2009 at 11:38 am
Aaronson, Aronberg, Deutch, Sachs…
Do you see how incestuous politics is?
How can a regular person get a foot in the door when goon like people keep pushing to get their people into elected positions?
We are doomed as a county,state and country, if this continues.
All of these people do one thing: TAX!
They only think: REVENUE!
And that means the money you earn or have goes to the government, not to you or your family.
So stop working, stop paying your mortgage and credit card bills…these morons have already breached the “moral hazard” with their behavior.
December 4th, 2009 at 3:11 pm
Rep. Rader thinks the people who vote are the ones who will determine who wins the Senate seat. We will see if he is correct.
December 4th, 2009 at 10:46 pm
Rader sucks
So does Maria
What about Irv?
December 5th, 2009 at 10:19 am
Has Kevin PASSED A SINGLE BILL?
Has he had a SINGLE BILL go to Committee?
He needs to keep his butt in that House seat, earn a few points, WORK A LITTLE- Do his time in the House. Has it even been a full session yet ?? He thinks he can just walk into a Senate seat like that so easily? Besides- no one likes an insurance salesman
December 5th, 2009 at 10:21 am
Kevin is a hot head. Arrogant. He’s only been in the House ONE YEAR. u think he could wait at least another year??
Whats the rush???
December 5th, 2009 at 10:36 am
Kevin should not run for any Senate,
Maria should not run for the Senate,
Irv should not run for the Senate
Laxer should run for the SENATE!
THEY LOVE HER AND SHE IS SO SMART!
IS SHE RUNNING OR NOT>
I bet Wexler and Aaronson are harrassing her not to run. Tara we know you can do it…you are the only one the party has left. It’s up to you and Deutch to get the party back on track!
December 5th, 2009 at 11:02 am
as a state rep. Kevin has a distinguished record of accomplishing nothing- he hasn’t been in touch (or made any effort) to contact any of his constituents because he doesn’t care, and now he wants a promotion. to senator. Do not vote for Kevin Rader until he learns that being a representative means producing something.
December 14th, 2009 at 4:25 pm
I’m not in Rep. Keving Rader’s district, so I don’t know about his constituent service, butI was surprised to read the disparaging rhetoric about him. My family and I know him to be a decent, caring human being, whose intelligence, character, honesty and values make him a worthy Public Servant.