J.T. “Got Milk?” Wilcox, who used to be chief financial officer for Wilcox Farms, made it official Thursday by announcing that he is running to replace state Rep. Tom Campbell, R-Roy, in the 2nd Legislative District.
Campbell is running for the 9th Congressional District seat now held by U.S. Rep. Adam Smith, D-Tacoma.
I say, “made it official” because I was told during the past legislative session that a candidate with a very prominent name was toying with a bid for Campbell’s seat. And the word then was “Wilcox,” but I didn’t know which one.
The Republican is getting an early start. It’s only August 2009, and the election isn’t until 2010. I guess he wants to work on his name familiarity ’cause probably nobody in the 2nd District has ever heard the name “Wilcox.”
And the “Got Milk” reference is not a stretch. He was chairman of Milk-Pep, the $100 million program that ran all of those milk mustache and other ads.
Joseph Turner, The News Tribune
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