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TexasTowelie

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Sun Jun 2, 2019, 07:58 PM Jun 2019

'I'm not sure if ego is involved or what': Democratic feud brewing in St. Louis County

ST. LOUIS COUNTY — Mark Osmack wants to represent a Missouri Senate district that stretches from Glendale to Ellisville. So does state Rep. Deb Lavender, a Kirkwood Democrat.

Osmack, also a Democrat from Kirkwood, said he announced his candidacy on May 21 after Lavender assured him she would not run. But this week, Lavender changed her mind. Osmack says she broke her promise to stay out of the race. And he isn’t happy about it.

“This is all of her making, so I’m not sure if ego is involved or what,” Osmack told the Post-Dispatch.

He said Lavender informed him of her decision on Memorial Day — a holiday revered by Osmack, who is an Army veteran.

Read more: https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/i-m-not-sure-if-ego-is-involved-or-what/article_413d3b91-09a2-592e-9502-dcfe09926932.html

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