Breaking: CQ - Former Eupora mayor Henry Ross considering testing Nunnelee for Childers seat
Despite an impressive first fundraising filing and support from state and national Republicans, Republican state Sen. Alan Nunnelee may not be able avoid a primary next year in his effort to knock off Democratic freshman Rep. Travis Childers in Mississippi’s 1st District.
Former Eupora Mayor Henry Ross is seriously considering entering the race and said this week that he intends to make a decision “after the first of the year.”
“We’re still traveling the district and meeting people and talking to people about the race,” Ross said.
Ross, a lawyer and Navy veteranm, was mayor of Eupora from 1997 to 2001. In the George W. Bush administration, he was senior counsel at the Justice Department.
Ross was recently in Washington, D.C., attending a “candidate school” event held by the National Republican Congressional Committee.
If he does decide to challenge Nunnelee, however, he faces an uphill battle.
CQ Politics
11/5/9
Posted November 6, 2009 - 11:22 am
Friday, September 3, 2010
Breaking news? Hardly. He’s had folks going over the district and had a young man at the 1st District Congressional Executive Committee meeting stumping for votes. Still some more out there considering. I’m pretty sure there will be a GOP primary. Don’t see anyone beating Alan Nunnelee though. He’s our best shot at beating Childress. Webster County is about the only rural county in the district though that has a strong Republican showing and base. Davis carried that county in the last general election. They even have a GOP supervisor in Beat 5 where the dims are normally the strongest in the county.