02.14.10
St Louis Adult Entertainment: Questions About Lt. Gov.’s Age Concern GOP
Could the age of the Republican candidate for lieutenant governor be a thorn in the side of the Republican Party?
First there was the drama with Illinois Democrats and Scott Lee Cohen, a downstate pawnbroker who admittedly used steroids and allegedly held a knife to a prostitute’s throat, though charges were dropped. His past ultimately led him to drop his nomination as lieutenant governor. Now there’s talk, mostly from the media, about the age of the man nominated as the Republican lieutenant governor candidate.
At just 27 years old, Jason Plummer won the Republican primary for lieutenant governor. But is he too young to take the reigns of the state should the governor die, suffer an accident leaving him unable to serve or be removed from office? State Sen. Bill Brady (R-Bloomington), who is leading a neck and neck GOP governor’s race with State Sen. Kirk Dillard (R-Hinsdale), says no.