On February 23rd Grant Cermak
captured the Republican Party Endorsement for House
District 58A. Two individuals sought the endorsement -
Grant Cermak and Shannon Curran. Each candidate was given 7
minutes to speak about himself and his candidacy and answer
questions from the caucus delegates. After the speeches a
vote was cast and the results were 43% Grant Cermak to 57%
Shannon Curran.
Bylaws stated that a candidate must receive 60% of the
votes to capture the endorsement so another round of voting
began. This time each candidate was given a bit more time
to express their views. The vote this time swung two votes
more in favor of Grant Cermak.
Todd Casell indicated that there was only time for one more
round of voting. Each candidate would answer a single
question from the delegates and in turn the other candidate
would answer the same question. After the final question
and answer session the votes were cast - 75% Grant Cermak
to 25% Shannon Curran. Grant Cermak had swung the vote with
a startling come from behind victory to capture a mandate
from the district!