Freeman NewsLocal news for Freeman, MO continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Ex-GOP staffer in Missouri House to run for state Senate as Democrat- January 5, 2008 "I felt in my first run for office that since we need to bring about change, the best way to do it was to run under the Democrat Party" JEFFERSON CITY A former Republican staffer in the Missouri House will run for the state Senate this year as a Democrat.Chris Benjamin of Freeman, Mo., was Missouri House Speaker Rod Jetton's chief of staff until late last month, but he has switched parties to run for the 31st District seat. The district, which covers Cass, Johnson, Bates and Vernon counties,..http://www.topix.net/city/freeman-mo/2008/01/ex-gop-staffer-in-missouri-house-to-run-for-s... |