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Missouri House Speaker Tilley drops out of 2012 Republican race for lieutenant governor
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| Last Edited | RBH Nov 14, 2011 05:25pm |
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| News Date | Thursday, November 10, 2011 11:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Missouri House Speaker Steven Tilley, who amassed more than $1.5 million as the Republican frontrunner for lieutenant governor, abruptly dropped out of the race Thursday while citing a desire to spend more time with his two teenage daughters.
Tilley's exit leaves Republicans scrambling for a replacement candidate a year out from the November 2012 elections. The Republican incumbent, Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder, already has said he will not seek a third term and is expected to announce later this month that he is challenging Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon.
An optometrist from the eastern Missouri town of Perryville, Tilley first was elected to the House in 2004 and rose quickly through the ranks to become majority leader before ascending to the top spot of House speaker in January. He converted his campaign committee to focus on the lieutenant governor's race last December and officially announced his candidacy in July. His political heft and sizable campaign account had cleared the field of any other Republican candidates. |
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