Joe Bedgood

June 5, 2008 - 4:26pm

Farnsworth may be hurting himself long-term

With Senate President Tim Bee on his way out the door, LD22 Republican Thayer Verschoor is in line to become the next senate president if Republicans hold onto the state senate. Because LD22 Republican Rep. Eddie Farnsworth is term-limited, In a normal election year they would change seats. But with the possibility of senate president in front of him, local Republicans think it is unreasonable for anyone to think Verschoor would move over to a state representative seat.

If Farnsworth decided to take one term off, the senate seat would be his and the Republicans would rally around him for being a loyal team player. Except that’s not the case. Farnsworth has decided to challenge Verschoor for the seat in the September primary.

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