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Sherman A1

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Wed Jun 20, 2018, 05:37 PM Jun 2018

Missouri's new lieutenant governor says he's moving forward despite lawsuit

JEFFERSON CITY • Missouri’s new lieutenant governor said he’s moving forward with his duties despite a pending lawsuit seeking to rescind his appointment.

Former Senate Majority Floor Leader Mike Kehoe, who was sworn into office Monday, said Wednesday it was not surprising that Democrats filed a lawsuit seeking to nullify the action taken by Gov. Mike Parson.

“I think most people thought something would come forward,” said Kehoe, a 56-year-old Jefferson City Republican.

Hours after Parson named Kehoe to the post Parson had held since January 2017, the Missouri Democratic Party filed a lawsuit targeting the legal and constitutional questions that surround the ability of a chief executive to fill a vacancy in the lieutenant governor’s office.

https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/missouri-s-new-lieutenant-governor-says-he-s-moving-forward/article_c3d7d675-503f-5819-8f68-7934d65e1a04.html#tracking-source=home-the-latest

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