Thursday, May 29, 2008

Kratz not running against Petri for Congress

Calumet County District Attorney Ken Kratz has decided against running for the Sixth Congressional District seat held by U.S. Rep. Tom Petri (R–Fond du Lac), and is running for reelection as district attorney instead.

While Kratz said in a statement he is interested in running for Congress, he added, “I’ve consistently stated that I would never do anything to jeopardize the position of the Republican Party in the Sixth Congressional District of Wisconsin. With Congressman Petri seeking re-election this year, and the seat obviously remaining in Republican control, I am willing to delay any political plans until a change becomes necessary.”

Kratz will be running for his ninth term. His previous terms were all for two years, but the district attorney position is now a four-year term.

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