H. Brooke Paige, a Vermont Republican who filed for six separate statewide offices in the August 14 primary, won all six of his races. He is now the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate, U.S. House, Auditor, Treasurer, Attorney General, and Secretary of State.
See this story. He says he entered the primaries to keep Democratic candidates from winning Republican nominations via write-ins. He is free to withdraw from any of his races, and let the Republican Party choose replacements.
A shortage of HACKS in some States ???
NO primaries.
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PR and AppV
Am I right in guessing that Vermont does not have significant filing fees?
Wearing six hats. Reminds me of the children’s story, “Caps For Sale.” Guessing he could probably literally do that too. And here I though West Virginia had the most jacked-up election laws. Sheesh!
@Chris Cole,
It appears for statewide office that 500 signatures are needed. I don’t see anything about requiring a witness. Interestingly, the federal races were contested.
So he beat Rocky de la Fuente for the Republican Senate nomination. Will Mr Paige be filing for Senate primaries in any other states?
@Gene Berkman,
Don’t be silly! Why would anyone file in multiple states?
Incidentally, RDLF’s senate campaign web site is generic. It does not mention a state. He does claim residences in multiple states, though not in Vermont or Hawaii where he also was beaten last week.
In Hawaii, he ran as Rocky Mamaka De La Fuente.
For older folks —
How many times did Harold Stassen run for a zillion offices ???
Is Rocky DLF registered to vote in MORE than ONE State / USA part ???
@Demo Rep,
Stassen was actually a serious candidate early in his political career, having been elected governor of Minnesota three times, and being in 3rd place behind Thomas Dewey and Robert Taft for the 1948 presidential nomination on the first two ballots. 1948 was the last Republican convention to have more than one ballot.
He was Chancellor of the University of Pennsylvania and then in the Eisenhower administration. He sought the Republican nomination for US Senate from Pennsylvania in 1958 and 1966, with credible support in the first election, and also-run status by 1966. He also was the Republican candidate for mayor of Philadelphia in 1959, losing of course.
He later moved back to Minnesota, becoming increasingly irrelevant. 1978 US Senate, 13% in primary; 1984 Governor, 6% in primary; 1986 US House, 27% in a St.Paul district; 1994 US Senate, 4% in primary.
He was also a perennial candidate for president from 1964 on.
He was young when elected governor at 31, and re-elected as 33 and 35. Even for the 1948 presidential nomination he was only 41 (JFK was 43 when elected President).