August 07, 2008 07:09 PM UTC

Attention HD-56 Ladies: Hasan Off The Market

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• by: Colorado Pols

We revisit one of our favorite candidates of all time, Muhammad Ali Hasan, son of GOP heavyweight donors Malik and Seeme Hasan. You might otherwise know him as “the next fucking state representative.” And for God’s sake, don’t point at his girlfriend, though that’s probably not a big deal now that she withdrew the restraining order.

But apparently girlfriends aren’t going to be a problem anymore for Mr. Hasan. In a story that proves once again his title of Master of the Terrible Press, the Summit Daily News reports:

A Republican candidate for the state House has taken a vow of celibacy that precludes dating, following a jestful suggestion from Summit County party officials.

“I wanted to disagree,” Ali Hasan, 28, told the Summit Daily News. “They said they would take away their endorsement. So I guess that kind of makes me a bit of a monk.”

Hasan is running for state House District 56. He said Wednesday that he made the decision at the party’s state convention in May, and he’s sticking to it – until January.

Local GOP leader Debra Irvine said no demands were made of Hasan regarding his love life, but she takes credit for the joke.

District 56 incumbent Christine Scanlan, a Democrat, was surprised to hear about Hasan’s plans.

“Oh my goodness,” she said. “That probably falls in the ‘too much information’ category. Yeek.”

Uh,

State Republican chairman Dick Wadhams said Wednesday that he wasn’t aware of Hasan’s decision not to date, nor has he ever heard of such agreements from state candidates.

He also said the race could be surprising, as Hasan’s running an aggressive campaign.

“He has a good shot at winning his seat. The Democrats have already decided they cannot lose,” Wadhams said.

Wonder what makes them think that?