April 21, 2008 - 1:15pm
Mikulski’s ‘not retiring’ but 2010 intentions remain undeclared
By Kevin Agnese
U.S. Sen. Barbara MikulskiSpeculation that Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-Baltimore) may retire following the end of her current term in January 2011 is not true, according to Melissa Schwartz, the senator’s communications director.
“Senator Mikulski has been clear in numerous reports that she’s not shy and not retiring,” Schwartz said in an e-mail to PolitickerMD.com.
The statement would seem to indicate that Mikulski will run for re-election in 2010, but Schwartz said the senator “has not formally declared” her intention.
Mikulski, currently in the fourth year of her term, is the senior female in the Senate, having served since 1987. She has nearly six years of seniority on her nearest female colleague, Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), who began serving on Nov. 10, 1992, following a special election victory.
If re-elected, Mikulski, 71, will surpass former Sen. Margaret Chase Smith (R-Maine) as the longest serving female in the history of the senate on the first day of her new term. Smith served four full terms from 1949-1973.
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I'm betting that Van Hollen has the best shot at that seat - purely in terms of his ability to fundraise and enormous popularity in the area. Next best thing to replacing Mikulski with another woman? Replacing Van Hollen with a woman. There are a lot of great women in the 8th to choose from too.
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Would anyone really be sad to see her retire?
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Chris Van Hollen needs a seat, like now.
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