Cardella Closes Committee

Republicans Close Committees

Remember six months ago when the Lori Cardella-Janelle Rettig special election was the hottest game in town? And remember how Cardella swore, after her 58%-39% loss, that she'd be back in the fall?

Then you remember how the March filing deadline for the June primary came and went with no word?

Sure, a convention is still a possibility. But last week, Cardella (R-Florida Solon) quietly closed her campaign's bank account (.pdf), donating her last hundred bucks to the Johnson County Republicans.

The other Republican who looked at running for the Board of Supervisors, Chad Murphy, also closed his committee (.pdf again) last week, returning $170 to donors and the party.