Indiana

Pence 4 Prosecutor?

By Abdul Hakim-Shabazz

Now this is interesting.  The rumor mill in Marion County Democratic circles is that former Attorney General candidate Linda Pence is planning a run for Marion County Prosecutor next year.

The story, which has apparently been circulating for weeks, is that Pence won’t be getting appointed to U.S. Attorney for the Southern District.  The way the story goes, Pence has tied to Ed Tracey who reportedly backed Voorhies’ efforts to oust Dan Parker as State Chairman.  Voorhies backed out of the race when there was virtually no support for his candidacy.

And as you all know in politics, to the victor goes the spoils.  Senator Evan Bayh apparently didn’t like the Parker challenge so any opportunity for Pence to be U.S. Attorney went out the window.  Despite all that, the public story, reportedly, will be that Pence was tired of waiting for the Obama administration to make the appointment, so she decided to run for County Prosecutor next year.

In 2008, Pence beat Republican Greg Zoeller in Marion County in the race for AG by more than 63,000 votes, 56,000 of which were straight ticket Democratic votes.

Stay tuned.

NOTE: I just checked my e-mail and got a note from Pence’s law firm saying that she is not a candidate for Prosecutor.  I’ve asked for clarification to see if that also means she has no intention of running for Prosecutor as well.  I’ll let you know the answer when I get it.

Full post as published by Indiana Barrister on April 17, 2009 (boomark / email).