Marc Savard is a wildcard in the 8th district GOP primary. If my memory serves me right, he was the first Republican to jump into the race against Steve Kagen. Most recently, he generated a few waves by declaring that his campaign would not accept PAC money in early January.
This is a politically astute if mostly meaningless gesture somewhat akin to Reid Ribble’s December announcement that he was going to sell his roofing companies to campaign full-time. I highly doubt that there were any political action committees lining up to donate to Savard so his rejection of their money is symbolic at best.
Nevertheless, Savard is an interesting candidate to keep an eye on. He has closely aligned himself with the tea party movement. In fact, his campaign website labels him the “Tea Party Candidate” and touts his organization of the state’s first tea party event back in March 2009.
Although he’s certainly not a frontrunner to win the nomination, this announcement regarding PAC money indicates Savard is likely to stay in the race until the end and in a crowded primary field anything could happen.
