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Wife, husband might be rivals in U.S. House [IL-8] race
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| Contributor | ArmyDem |
| Last Edited | ArmyDem Jul 03, 2007 10:42pm |
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| Media | Newspaper - Chicago Tribune |
| News Date | Tuesday, July 3, 2007 04:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | By Susan Kuczka
Tribune staff reporter
Published July 2, 2007
When Bill Scheurer ran as an independent in last year's race for the northwest suburban 8th Congressional District seat held by Barrington Democrat Melissa Bean, his wife, Randi, backed him every step of the way.
But now it will be Randi Scheurer taking the lead when she makes a run at unseating Bean, the two-term incumbent, in the 2008 Democratic primary.
"I'm running because I want to bring our troops home from Iraq now," said Scheurer, whose 29-year-old son recently returned from a tour of duty in Iraq with the National Guard. "I consider this an illegal war, an immoral war and a war of aggression."
Although she has never run for office, Randi Scheurer got a firsthand look at how campaigns work when her husband ran under the Moderate Party banner.
Bill Scheurer said he's likely to run again as the Moderate Party candidate in next year's election. He garnered more than 5 percent of the vote in 2006, guaranteeing the party a spot on the ballot. |
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