PORT PHILLIP, Damoign -- Assemblywoman Jessica Blaine will not run for re-election in 2018, and is moving out of the electorate she has held since 2008.
Blaine, a hawkish Democratic-Reformist who often votes with Conservatives in the National Assembly, announced she was stepping down at a news conference in Mavocke, Thursday.
In addition to stepping down, she will be moving out of state to neighboring Roddenshire, where she was born and raised.
"I will not be a candidate for the seat of Corma in 2018," she announced. "After I leave Congress, I will be moving to Roddenshire. Those of you who know me know that I was born and raised in Roddenshire, and my elderly mother still lives there. I want to be closer to her as her health deteriorates."
Blaine has represented the electorate of Corma for nine years. The coastal electorate lies northeast of Grassadellia City on Cape Joyner and includes the GC suburbs of Corma, Port Phillip, Nivena and Norlasse.
Colleagues and political pundits have noted that Roddenshire Sen. Anita Ugorachin (N) is up for re-election in 2018, and some have speculated the respected assemblywoman may be moving for more than family reasons.
Chris Judson, an NAT political consultant based in Mavocke, raised the issue on the GBC's "Grace Li Show," saying Blaine may run against Ugorachin in Roddenshire, a much easier feat than running for a Senate seat in Damoign, where the state's NAT senators are popular and difficult to defeat.
"Anita Ugorachin is vulnerable. She's definitely beatable by the Conservatives, or a Democratic-Reformist like Jessica Blaine who is mostly conservative," said Judson. "If you are trying to win a seat in the Senate - and Jessica Blaine has ran for the Senate already in Damoign - would you rather run against a popular incumbent in the most expensive state to run a campaign? Or would you rather run against a vulnerable incumbent in a small state?"
Blaine denied she is planning to challenge Ugorachin in the 2018 election, saying her focus is on her family.
"This move is not politically-motivated. It's family-motivated. My mother has Alzheimer's and I want to be closer to her. That's why I'm moving, plain and simple," she said.
Blaine's seat in the National Assembly is a boon to the NAT, as Conservatives have struggled for relevance in the area in the past few election cycles. However, it's possible the CNS could field a moderate candidate that may appeal to the upper-income, educated, and socially-liberal electorate.
With the Conservative Party's backing, Blaine ran unsuccessfully for the Federal Senate in 2012. She narrowly lost to Debbie Madronas (N), taking 42% to Madronas' 44%, respectively.
Blaine, a hawkish Democratic-Reformist who often votes with Conservatives in the National Assembly, announced she was stepping down at a news conference in Mavocke, Thursday.
In addition to stepping down, she will be moving out of state to neighboring Roddenshire, where she was born and raised.
"I will not be a candidate for the seat of Corma in 2018," she announced. "After I leave Congress, I will be moving to Roddenshire. Those of you who know me know that I was born and raised in Roddenshire, and my elderly mother still lives there. I want to be closer to her as her health deteriorates."
Blaine has represented the electorate of Corma for nine years. The coastal electorate lies northeast of Grassadellia City on Cape Joyner and includes the GC suburbs of Corma, Port Phillip, Nivena and Norlasse.
Colleagues and political pundits have noted that Roddenshire Sen. Anita Ugorachin (N) is up for re-election in 2018, and some have speculated the respected assemblywoman may be moving for more than family reasons.
Chris Judson, an NAT political consultant based in Mavocke, raised the issue on the GBC's "Grace Li Show," saying Blaine may run against Ugorachin in Roddenshire, a much easier feat than running for a Senate seat in Damoign, where the state's NAT senators are popular and difficult to defeat.
"Anita Ugorachin is vulnerable. She's definitely beatable by the Conservatives, or a Democratic-Reformist like Jessica Blaine who is mostly conservative," said Judson. "If you are trying to win a seat in the Senate - and Jessica Blaine has ran for the Senate already in Damoign - would you rather run against a popular incumbent in the most expensive state to run a campaign? Or would you rather run against a vulnerable incumbent in a small state?"
Blaine denied she is planning to challenge Ugorachin in the 2018 election, saying her focus is on her family.
"This move is not politically-motivated. It's family-motivated. My mother has Alzheimer's and I want to be closer to her. That's why I'm moving, plain and simple," she said.
Blaine's seat in the National Assembly is a boon to the NAT, as Conservatives have struggled for relevance in the area in the past few election cycles. However, it's possible the CNS could field a moderate candidate that may appeal to the upper-income, educated, and socially-liberal electorate.
With the Conservative Party's backing, Blaine ran unsuccessfully for the Federal Senate in 2012. She narrowly lost to Debbie Madronas (N), taking 42% to Madronas' 44%, respectively.
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