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Last Updated on Wednesday, 5 January 2011 02:46 Written by rslcpol Wednesday, 5 January 2011 02:46
From SunHerald.com:
State Sen. Billy Hewes officially kicked off his campaign for lieutenant governor Tuesday morning before a crowd of Republicans gathered at the Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport.
Hewes, R-Gulfport, told the Sun Herald more than a year ago he intended to seek the post, and Tuesday morning he began a 10-city tour to make it official. Hewes is hoping to succeed Lt. Gov. Phil Bryant, who is running for governor. Party primaries will be Aug. 2, ahead of the Nov. 8 general elections.
Hewes is president pro tem of the state Senate, the 52-member chamber’s second highest post. He told the crowd gathered at the airport Tuesday he had the right experience to be an effective lieutenant governor. Hewes has been in the Senate since 1992.