From a press release:
JOHN D. ASHCROFT, FORMER UNITED STATES ATTORNEY GENERAL, TO CAMPAIGN FOR DARIN LAHOOD
John D. Ashcroft, former Attorney General for the United States, will be in Peoria on Tuesday, April 22 to campaign for Peoria County State’s Attorney Candidate Darin LaHood.
Attorney General Ashcroft will be the featured speaker at a fundraising luncheon for LaHood. Ashcroft is expected to discuss his tenure as Attorney General, including the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and what has happened since 9/11 to fight terrorism.
LaHood is a former federal prosecutor who served under Attorney General Ashcroft. During his time with the Department of Justice, LaHood was appointed and served as the Lead Terrorism Prosecutor for the District of Nevada.
‘Darin was the Chief Terrorism Prosecutor for the District of Nevada and he played a significant role in helping to protect our country,’ Ashcroft said. ‘Darin understands what it takes to fight crime and protect our citizens. Darin’s prosecutorial skills of tenacity, creativity, and hard work are exactly the skills he will use for the citizens of Peoria County. Darin LaHood is the kind of public servant America needs at the local level and it gives me great pleasure to come to Peoria to support his candidacy for State’s Attorney.”
“I am grateful for Attorney General Ashcroft’s support of my campaign and his willingness to travel to Peoria for this event,” said LaHood.
The fundraising luncheon for LaHood’s campaign will be on Tuesday, April 22, 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Hotel Pere Marquette. Tickets to the event are $125 per person and $900 for a table of eight. To reserve a ticket for the event, please call Susan at 309-253-5153.
Darin LaHood was born and raised in Peoria. LaHood was an Assistant State’s Attorney in both Tazewell and Cook counties before spending four years as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in Nevada. LaHood and his wife Kristen returned home to Peoria to raise their three children: McKay, Luke, and Teddy. LaHood currently practices law with the firm of Miller, Hall, & Triggs.
Ashcroft… and what would be his interest in Peoria?
Kodad: Ashcroft is beholding to Ray, why else would he bother? It’s politics as usual-the kid is better off without this kind of pandering-how many votes do they think Ashcroft is going to get Darin in Peoria County? Me thinks he needs a new campaign manager.
Ashcroft is an interesting representative of the “new” Republican Party… twice he succeeded Republicans in Missouri (Governor and US Senator)and twice he was replaced by Democrats (in both cases one of the husband/wife team of the Carnahans, in the case of Mel Carnahan, he was already dead when the election took place; Ashcroft got beat by a dead guy!).
Another Yale graduate, a Pentecostal and a supporter of Big Pharmaceutics and The Patriot Act (also known as The Krystalnacht Act).
Yeah, this is what we need in Peoria.. another corporate fascist.