State Rep. Joe Pickett, D-El Paso, today said he is seeking reelection despite rumors floating around that he might not run again for the House District 79 seat.
"I'm running," Pickett said, adding that he planned to make a formal announcement in October. "I've been made offers over the last few years. They're pretty substantial but I don't know that I'm ready or even want to do that stuff."
Pickett recently hired Mike Breitinger, the executive director for the El Paso Central Business Association, as his new chief of staff.
The state representative said rumors started because his friend state Rep. Burt Solomons, R-Carrollton, is wrestling with whether or not to seek reelection so people assumed that Pickett might also be considering leaving office.
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Posted by: Glenda Hawthorne | September 07, 2011 at 01:22 PM