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Last night on Your Politics in Davis I was asked the question again about running for higher office. I am not going to be running for anything else for a very long time....if ever.

Jenn and I have two children. Abbie will be three in April and Adam is six months. I am not going to be an absentee Dad. These three people are by far the most important people in my life.

The other factor is Woodland. I'm sure that the people in Vacaville are nice. I just don't have any interested in going there. I am sure the folks in Colusa are wonderful but I am partial to Woodland.

Finally, I am building a business that I really enjoy. We have assembled an amazing team that is great. I like being part of building something. This will take another ten or more years.

Do I think I could do a good job in higher office? Maybe. Do I want to spend time away from my family and Woodland.? No.

The reason for this post was my realization last night as I was eating ice cream with Mr. Inside Woodland. I don't want to run for higher office so the questions don't bother me. But what if I did want to run for something else?

The same people who criticize me for this are the same people who strongly support Lois Wolk, Helen Thomson, Mike McGowan, and Mariko Yamada. What do all four of these people have in common? They have all run or will run for the State Legislature. This is not wrong. They just have felt that they had something to offer and went for it at the right time for them. They felt they had their families and personal lives in a solid spot to try something like this. Good for them.

Oh well. Some people just don't get it.

Comments

By DMGreenwald @ Monday, February 19, 2007 10:36 AM

Matt: They also all have grown kids. Yamada's are the youngest--in college.

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