Hurt for Coleman

Daily Journal - Hurt says he supports Coleman - Former Democratic congressional candidate Ken Hurt on Thursday announced his endorsement of fellow party hopeful Marshall Coleman. Hurt, who last week suspended his campaign for U.S. House 1st Congressional District, said he and Coleman agree on the major issues dominating the race. He also said the Calhoun City business owner truly cares about the people. Hurt, of Verona, also will provide free political consulting and strategic advice to the 49-year-old candidate. Coleman's campaign manager, Dameion Brown, said Hurt's support will give his boss a competitive edge in the race against three other Democrats and three Republicans.

Hurt Out

Daily Journal - Hurt suspends campaign for House District 1 - Democratic congressional candidate Ken Hurt announced Wednesday he's suspending his campaign but said he will still work to influence the race. Hurt, who faced four challengers in the Democratic bid for 1st District U.S. House Representatives, said poor health and a lucrative book deal prompted his decision. Because it's too late to remove his name from the March 11 election ballot, Hurt said he will participate in debates if they're organized. But he urged people not to vote for him. Instead, he'll endorse another Democratic candidate he agrees with. In discussing his book, the longtime political operative said, "I'm going to tell all on everybody." He declined to reveal the publisher, but said, "I've been offered a real sizable advance." In the meantime, the 71-year-old from Verona wants to rally statewide support for Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama.

McCullough, Hurt

Commercial Dispatch - No need for ‘on-the-job' training, McCullough says - Seeking the Republican nomination for the First District Congressional seat vacated by Roger Wicker, Glenn McCullough Jr., former chairman of the Tennessee Valley Authority Board of Directors, said he wouldn't need any “on-the-job training.” “For the last 15 years, I've tried to make sure local leaders, both elected and in the private sector, had the support of Jackson and Washington, (D.C.), so infrastructure could be put in place and education made available,” he said. “This is not new to me. I would make sure Mississippians are treated fairly, some may argue maybe even more than fairly, by those in Washington. I've worked closely with (new Sen. Roger Wicker, former Sen. Trent Lott and Sen. Thad Cochran) a long time. It's nothing new to me.” Accompanied by a supporter - former Columbus Mayor Jeffrey Rupp - McCullough Friday met with the Dispatch Editorial Board to answer questions regarding the war in Iraq, the United States economy, health care costs, the Social Security fund and immigration.

Daily Journal - Hurt wants universal health, an end to war - Ken Hurt was born a sharecropper’s son but raised on a steady diet of politics by family who served on numerous government boards. Now 71, Hurt is taking another shot at a seat he already tried for – and lost – two years ago. He wants the 1st District U.S. House of Representatives position that was left vacant when Roger Wicker went to the U.S. Senate earlier this month. And Hurt thinks he’s a sure bet. “I am the leading candidate simply by virtue of the races I’ve run,” the Verona resident told the Daily Journal. “There is nothing to prevent those same people from voting for me again.” Hurt not only ran against Wicker in 2006, but also he ran against Northern District Highway Commissioner Bill Minor in 2007.