SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - We have a story in today’s paper and website about all the people running for the Illinois lieutenant governor’s office. But, like most campaigns in which 17 candidates are in the running five months out from the primary, that…

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - In the space of about an hour this morning, I got two more emails from people announcing their candidacy for lieutenant governor of Illinois.

Before I toss them on the pile with all the others, here they are:…

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Former Missouri State Rep. Sam Page, who lost a bid last year for lieutenant governor, will seek a return to Jefferson City next year as a State Senator.

The Creve Coeur Democrat, an anesthesiologist by training, confirmed he will run for…

State Rep. Sam Page, an anesthesiologist and the Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor, has tapped other medical professionals to help counter an ad by Republican rival Peter Kinder, who accused Page of “double dealing” by pushing…

 Apparently, in Political Fix’s rush to get you the news, we made an error.

According to a spokesman for Missouri  Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder, a Republican, there is NO debate next Wednesday with his Democratic challenger, state Rep. Sam Page.

 The release announcing the…

Sam Page, the Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor, sent out this web video today, featuring his wife, Jenny, and mother-in-law.

Both Jenny’s mother and father are deaf. She and her brothers grew up using sign language.

Now,…

The candidates for lieutenant governor have showed that — just like their counterparts higher-up on the ticket — they, too, can collect large checks.

As we have said earlier, the new campaign finance laws that went into affect Aug. 28 allow…

After exchanging barbs about anonymous robo-calls yesterday, Sam Page, the Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor, has challenged his rival, incumbent Republican Peter Kinder, to debate.

Page says that he has already agreed to a pair of debates sponsored by Webster University and…

Earlier today, Sam Page, the Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor, accused rival Peter Kinder, the Republican incumbent, of orchestrating a wave of anonymous robo-calls targeting Page last month.

Here’s a fresh response from Kinder spokesman Paul Sloca:

It is clear that…

Sam Page, the Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor, today applauded Attorney General Jay Nixon’s crackdown on illegal automated calls.

Nixon, who, of course, is also running for governor, announced yesterday that, as the state top’s prosecutor, he sent a letter to…