August 17, 2010 05:46 PM UTC

Maes Picks Tambor Williams for Lt. Gov.

•  
• by: Colorado Pols

Just Tweeted by 9NEWS’ Adam Schrager.

By way of introduction, Tambor Williams is the former director of the state Department of Regulatory Agencies under Bill Owens, and a former Speaker Pro Tempore in the state legislature. Williams served as a state representative from 1997-2004 according to the Denver Business Journal’s 2004 report on her appointment to head DORA.

Meaning that, unlike the GOP candidate for Governor himself, she is actually somewhat qualified.

And by the end of the day, more people will have heard of Tambor Williams than at any point in her lifetime–given the likelihood of success as the second half of Dan Maes’ star-crossed ticket, that’s probably the mission accomplished point.

It’s also important to remember here that this wasn’t a one-way decision. As we discussed yesterday, Maes could only select someone who also wanted the job. This isn’t like a typical Gubernatorial campaign where getting tapped to be the Lt. Governor is a big prize; Maes’s options were limited because a strong GOP politician looking at future office wouldn’t want to be attached to a guy who is going to get creamed in November and will likely make more of a fool of himself along the way.