Bad news for Congressman Joe Donnelly.Seems some Minor problems resulted in one of the shortest congressional candidacies ever for a potential Donnelly opponent in Indiana's 2nd District. Chris Minor, a retired Army officer from Kokomo, announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination in 2nd District on Oct. 1 and already has withdrawn as a candidate.
Minor says he's heading back to Iraq, where he has been, in his description, an intelligence analyst for the State Department. The Kokomo Tribune found that his pay came from Blackwater, the controversial private security firm.
Then, after detractors in Kokomo began what he called "a smear campaign," Minor admitted resigning from the Kokomo Police Department after an off-duty altercation at a Halloween party in 1991. He said drinking was involved, as it also was when he was arrested on a drunk driving charge in 1994.
Minor, a staunch supporter of military action in Iraq, was regarded initially by some Republicans as nominee with a chance to defeat Donnelly. Having an opponent with such Minor problems would have been a dream come true for Donnelly.
SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE, Oct. 28, 2007
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