Former Bradley Coach Dick Versace Announces Run For Congress -- Democrat

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PEORIA, Ill. (AP) -Former NBA coach and commentator Dick Versace is looking for a new job: congressman.

The 67-year-old Versace, a Democrat, said Thursday that he will bid for the 18th Congressional District seat in central Illinois. Incumbent Republican Ray LaHood announced in July he will retire when his term runs out in 2009.

Versace said he will tour the district in a 28-foot motor home called the "Common Sense Express" after he formally announces his intention to run for office at a news conference in the next couple of weeks.

"I'm going on a listening tour," he said.

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But before that, he was at Bradley University, where he won three Missouri Valley Conference Championships and a National Invitational Tournament title from 1979 to 1986.

http://www.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/stories/092107aar.html

THat makes two fairly high profile Democrats running in the district.
The other being Chuck Giger, a retired Navy pilot.
IT's nice to see we're attracting people with name power to run.I don't know a lot about his politics, but it's still a good sign.

I hope when he says "a listening tour" he's really going to listen and if he gets elected to Congress he'll follow through.

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1. my home town. glad he's a dem.