State Sen. Tom McClintock has scheduled a Tuesday morning news conference in Placer County to announce his decision on whether he will run for the 4th Congressional District seat being vacated by Rep. John Doolittle.
If his decision is that he is not entering the race, McClintock may be the first politician to use the historic Auburn court house to announce he isn't running. But all indications are he is ready to get in.
McClintock, who has declared he is "seriously" considering entering the race, backed that up last week by a circulating letter announcing a McClintock Congressional Exploratory Committee and soliciting contributions. The Feb. 26 letter to potential supporters noted that "polling shows me in a very powerful position to win the Republican nomination" in the district should he enter the race.
Notably, McClintock also canceled a Tuesday fundraiser at Frank Fats in Sacramento for a possible run he was contemplating for the state Board of Equalization.
McClintock, R-Thousand Oaks, will be termed-out as a state senator at the end this year.
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