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Colo. Sen. Allard Announces He Wont Run in 2008
Colorado Republican Sen. Wayne Allard will not run for a third term in 2008, he announced Monday at a press conference in the state capital of Denver. The 63-year-old Allard, whose retirement had long been the subject of speculation in national and state political circles, told Congressional Quarterly reporter Daphne Retter last Thursday that he had made a decision and would be unveiling it soon.Allard pledged when he first ran for the Senate in 1996 that he would serve no more than two terms which he cited in his retirement announcement Monday. The people of Colorado placed their trust in me based on a promise I made to them and I am honoring that promise. In an age when promises are cast away as quickly as yesterdays newspaper, I believe a promise made should be a promise kept, Allard said, according to an Associated Press report. Allard, a veterinarian, began his political career with a state Senate win in 1982. After eight years in the legislature, he won a U.S. House seat in 1990 and serve for three terms. Allard then twice defeated Democratic lawyer Tom Strickland for the Senate. Posted by: Steve White 2007-01-16 |
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