Tolleson nixes 8th District run

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Scratch state Sen. Ross Tolleson off the list of 8th Congressional District challengers for U.S. Rep. Jim Marshall next year.

Tolleson, R-Perry, was one of the last established Republican politicians said to be considering a run against the four-term incumbent, but he said this week he’ll sit this one out. He wants to run for Congress, but he also wants to wait until his twin daughters finish high school in a couple of years, he said.

“My family comes first over politics,” Tolleson said in a text message to The Telegraph.

Tolleson also sent a text message saying this, which may well be the first salvo of the 2012 campaign: “I am very disappointed in Congressman Marshall and his strong support of the left wing leadership he keeps supporting in Washington, D.C. I think that Congressman Marshall is risking the safety of America by supporting Nancy Pelosi and the left wing leadership. I wish he would stand up and fight for America instead of his party.”

Marshall’s chief of staff, Doug Moore, declined to comment on that.

Tolleson will serve as an adviser for Angela Hicks, a Bibb County businesswoman who has already declared for the GOP’s 8th District primary. Tolleson described Hicks as “a very good lifelong friend,” but he said he’ll let all the candidates battle it out in the primary.

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