Greg Sowards campaigning for Congress in 2008. (Photo by Heath Haussamen)
Investors.com is out with a new article asserting that tea party candidates are “rookies no more,” and it’s pointing to Republican Greg Sowards of Las Cruces as one candidate who is ready to rumble in 2012.
Sowards, a declared candidate for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Democrat Jeff Bingaman, attended a tea party convention in Phoenix this weekend – the American Policy Summit – and received a prominent mention in the article about the event.
From the article, which you can read here:
“Some GOP presidential hopefuls attended – ex-Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, Rep. Ron Paul and businessman Herman Cain. They weren’t the only ones promoting their candidacies.
“‘I want to push power out of Washington and to the states,’ said Greg Sowards, who is running for the GOP nomination for the New Mexico Senate seat.
“Incumbent Democrat Jeff Bingaman won’t run for re-election.
“Sowards, who owns several day care centers in New Mexico, finished fourth in the 2008 GOP primary for the 2nd congressional district. His 1996 bid to ‘primary’ incumbent GOP Rep. Joe Skeen may give him a good Tea Party pedigree.”
The event included training for local tea party activists and discussion of policy issues including the U.S. Constitution, health care and the debt ceiling.
Sowards is one of two candidates who have formally entered the Senate race, along with Republican William S. English. Bingaman’s retirement has a number of high-profile Democrats and Republicans considering entering the race.