If the early bird in politics gets the worm, then Assemblywoman Sally Lieber is up before dawn.
The Mountain View Democrat has announced on her rarely-updated blog that should San Jose-area Rep. Mike Honda, a Democrat, garner an appointment in the Obama administration, she would run to replace him in Congress.
Honda hasn't been appointed to anything just yet, but he has been publicly lobbying for a post.
Here's what Lieber wrote on her Web site, "Congressman Mike Honda has announced that he is seeking appointment to President-Elect Barack Obama's administration and upon his appointment I will be running for his seat in the House of Representatives."
Lieber likely wouldn't be the only candidate. Sen. Joe Simitian, D-Palo Alto, could jump into the race for the yet-to-be open seat, according to a recent story in the Santa Cruz Sentinel. Simitian could also jump into another local congressional race, should Rep. Anna Eshoo snag an Obama appointment.
As for Lieber, she says she wants to run "to bring the issues that I've been successful in fighting for at the state level to Congress. In Sacramento I've worked hard to empower people with disabilities, to raise our State's minimum wage, to protect our environment and invest in a sustainable future."
Lieber is best known as the lawmaker who authored the "physical discipline" bill in 2007 -- better known as the spanking bill -- which did not pass.
Lieber is termed out of the Assembly at the end of this month.
Photo: Assemblywoman Sally Lieber talks during a news conference about her physical discipline Bill AB755 in the State capitol, Thursday Feb. 21, 2007. Credit: Sacramento Bee/ Brian Baer.
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