Arapahoe County commissioner: Jim Dyer won’t seek re-election, Nancy Sharpe, Lauri Clapp want job
by Donald E. L. Johnson | 8:08 pm, March 9, 2010 | Comments Off
Arapahoe County Commissioner Jim Dyer, a Republican and a former state senator, won’t seek re-election in district two. Greenwood Village Mayor Nancy Sharpe and former State Rep. Lauri Clapp will seek the GOP’s nomination to succeed him. The race is expected to be spirited. Sharpe is highly respected and very popular, and she’s expected to have little trouble raising money for her campaign. Clapp lost a race for the state Senate in 2008, which wasn’t a good year for Republicans. Dyer is supporting Sharpe and explained why to Lynn Bartels. Impact graphs from Bartels:
Dyer said he is backing Sharpe, saying Clapp would be a “disaster” and he fears if she wins the nomination, Democrats will take the seat in November.
He charged that Clapp ran a lackluster Senate campaign in 2008, and lost what had been a Republican seat to Democrat Linda Newell
“I worked very hard in that campaign,” Clapp countered. “It just wasn’t a very good year for Republicans.
“I have a very good reputation in Arapahoe County. I have an excellent reputation as a legislator. Not only am I going to win this primary, I am going to win in November.
