Hartzler begins transition

Skelton’s ‘stellar constituent service’ to be emulated

Vicky Hartzler, Missouri’s new 4th district representative, hugs her daughter, Tiffany, last week. Hartzler is preparing to make the transition to Washington, D.C. after ousting Ike Skelton from office. Photo by Kelley McCall.

By Bob Watson

Thursday, November 4, 2010

As Missourians were casting ballots Tuesday, Harrisonville Republican Vicky Hartzler told a reporter she was “cautiously optimistic” about her challenge to Ike Skelton, the 34-year incumbent Democrat from Lexington.

By early Wednesday morning, she had blocked Skelton’s re-election bid with an 11,993-vote, 5.3 percent victory margin — 113,500-101,507.

“I really wasn’t (surprised) because I have just been out with the people of the 4th District now for over a year,” she said during a Wednesday afternoon interview, repeating a key phrase of her primary and general election campaign.

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Hartzler was confident she won because of Missouri issues, not because she’s a Republican in a year when many Republicans captured victories.

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Daddy 2 years, 6 months ago

Vicky "I hate military members" Hartzler set to go. Way to shoot your Missouri veterans in the gut guys! Huge mistake made on this one!

kerenenie 2 years, 6 months ago

Hartzler's mentor and ally, Phyllis Schlafly, must be very pleased.

HorseGlue4u 2 years, 6 months ago

So much for the old self-interest group of veterans who voted for Ike . They were only out for themselves...not their COUNTRYMAN they so-called fought for...self-interest within the party, wow. Throw everyone else under the tank.

Daddy 2 years, 6 months ago

Hope with your newly elected responsibility you get a sense of shame and start treating veterans the way you should your behavior thus far has been shameful!

kerenenie 2 years, 6 months ago

I don't know Hartzler's track record on veterans.

I do know Phyllis Schlafly is an alarming extremist, and that Hartzler is her ally and friend.

All anyone has to do is look up Hartzler and Schlafly to see this.

But that's what the voters wanted, apparently.

Ditto re: Jay Barnes who is an operative for the Missourians for Life, an organization that will allow nothing to get done or fixed unless it has to do with abortion.

We deserve the government we get.

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