Tom Price, who lasted only nine months in Trump's Cabinet thanks to his massive overspending on official travel, wants to be a senator
Tom Price, a man who doesn’t like flying with regular folks. Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Tom Price is a living testament to the proposition that it’s never too late for a comeback. After a long career as an orthopedic surgeon, four terms in the Georgia state senate, and six terms in the U.S. House of Representatives, Price became a member of Donald Trump’s original Cabinet as Secretary of Health and Human Services.
Notwithstanding all that unpleasantness, just a few days short of his 65th birthday, instead of enjoying his golden years, Price has decided he’d like to be a United States senator.
Pros: He’s got nearly $1.8 million in his campaign account. He’sclose with Kemp. He’s a trusted voice to conservatives on healthcare policy. He’s got high name recognition, plenty of Washington experience and is comfortable in the spotlight.Cons: His health policies have drawn bitter opposition from constituencies he’d need to win over. His expense scandal would give Democrats endless fodder. He might entice a GOP challenger.
It’s possible, I suppose, that Price somehow made it all up to POTUS, to whom Kemp owes a lot after a well-timed presidential endorsement helped him win a hotly contested Republican nomination contest last year. But there are better positioned aspirants to the seat, like congressman Doug Collins, who has been conspicuously sucking up to Trump from his perch as ranking Republican on the House Judiciary Committee.
One thing’s for sure: If Price is named by Kemp to the Senate, or decides to campaign for the final two years of Isakson’s term in a 2020 special election, he’s probably not going to travel in great comfort. You’d have to love the Senate a lot to endure a future of center seats on cheap commercial flights, at a time in life when Price could be living it up in retirement rather than living down his still-recent disgrace.
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