Undecided12: Clint Olivier considering challenge to Costa
Republicans finally have a candidate to support against Blue Dog Rep. Jim Costa (D-CA20).
Well, sort of.
Freshman City Council member Clint Olivier announced via Facebook that he is seriously considering a bid to challenge Costa in the newly drawn California 16th Congressional district in 2012.
“This area has been neglected for far too long. It’s time for someone with youth, drive and energy to be our voice in the nation’s capitol. My opponent has been in public office since disco was popular in the late 1970’s. I am seriously considering this race because we, as a community, can no longer sit by and watch our jobs and water disappear and our representative votes for every frivolous use or hard-earned taxpayer money proposed to him by Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi. He’s had over 30 years to do the job and he’s failed. It’s time for someone new,” Olivier said in the release.
Of note in Olivier’s quote is the use of “my opponent.” While he’s stated that his Congressional ambitions are still under consideration, the use of “my opponent” makes it clear that an announcement will come soon, once Olivier can get through the paperwork to form a campaign committee and organize his campaign structure.
Other speculated candidates are Council member Larry Westerlund and former Fresno Mayor Jim Patterson, who both ran against each other in the California 19th Congressional District in 2010 and lost to Rep. Jeff Denham.
Olivier was elected to the Fresno City Council in 2010 and has become a force to be reckoned with, as he became an important swing vote for many of the city’s most recent initiatives, including commercial trash privatization.
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[...] lack of interest for the district, he’s entirely writing off the election, stating that even Fresno City council member Clint Olivier can’t beat out the four-term Democrat, and refused to endorse [...]