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Article: 18th District hopefuls offer different levels of experience
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- The Pantagraph Bloomington, IL
- Article date:
- January 27, 2008
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SPRINGFIELD - Even before U.S. Rep. Ray LaHood began serving
seven terms in Congress, his predecessor, Bob Michel, stuck around
in Washington, D.C., for an astounding 19 terms.
So when LaHood announced his impending retirement last year
without an obvious successor, the race for the 18th Congressional
District clearly drew interest.
Since then, three Republican candidates - Jim McConoughey, John
Morris and Aaron Schock - have been campaigning in hopes of winning
the Feb. 5 primary election.
The district centers around Peoria and includes northern parts of
Decatur and Macon County, all of Logan County and parts of Tazewell
and Woodford counties.
Democrats have not yet fielded a candidate in ...