There were no big surprises on Tuesday in the House primary races on the Republican side…at least from my vantage point. I saw us stay the course in many areas and am excited about the crop of candidates we will have on the ballot this fall. The Senate appeared to be a little more eventful with some legislators who decided to challenge incumbents coming up short. Play it how you want, but it seems the public isn’t willing to make a change at this point in time. Perhaps they need a little more to convince them to make a change, than the challengers opinion that a change is needed.
I also started back to school this week to finish my political science degree. For those of you who don’t know, when my father passed away in a farm accident 15 years ago, I came home to take over the farm with a year left of schooling. It’s always been a goal of mine to go back and finish but family, businesses, and legislative responsibilities just didn’t leave me with enough time to do so. In the past six months though, we’ve managed to sell our restaurant and hunting lodge. My brother’s have also purchased my shares of our farming partnership recently, freeing up my time considerably. I still raise some pure bred cattle and quarter horses, and work for a media relations co., and within children’s ministry, but I decided now was the time to strap on the book bag and get to work.
This summer I will be taking a couple internet courses, but the one I am most looking forward to is “Democracy and Political Participation”. Should be great discussions and data….
That said, I better get to work.