Pacinow To Run For WEL House Seat

Popular NAT Moderate To Run Against Conservative Icon Lauren Bronure


WELLINGTON, WEL--Congressman Lincoln Pacinow (N-WEL) made it official: he's running for the House of Delegates. The Wellington Nationalist filed the necessary paperwork with the Wellington Secretary of State's office Tuesday afternoon.

Speculation that Pacinow might run began back in June, after Conservative Lauren Bronure, the widow of the late billionaire Paul Bronure, announced her candidacy for the seat. An NAT party insider, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told GNN NEWS that party leaders privately urged Pacinow to run, because they believe he is the only NAT candidate that can beat Mrs. Bronure.

Lauren Bronure is seen as a formidable candidate. Though she has only lived in Wellington for three years, she became a house-hold name across the country following the sudden car accident that took her husband's life in 2003. And she and her family are close friends of President and First Lady Byelle's. Her conservative ideas resonate strongly with Wellington's predominantly conservative voters.

However, Pacinow is a conservative Nationalist. He is pro-life, pro-gun rights, and has supported a larger military. Furthermore, he has served in the National Assembly for over 30 years and is widely popular throughout Wellington.

Though a political new-comer, Bronure is no stranger to politics. Her husband was urged on several occasions to run for office. In 2004, her daughter Lindsey Bronure ran for Congress in Wellington's 6th district, winning handily. In 2006, her youngest daughter, Katie Bronure, won a congressional seat in Lial's 1st district. The Bronure sisters became the first sisters to serve in Congress simultaneously. Additionally, Paul Bronure Jr. is exploring a possible run for office in Lial, the family's home-state, in 2008.

Bronure's campaign had no comment on Pacinow's candidacy.