Aide: Lawton To Run for Governor
MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- An aide says Democratic Lt. Gov. Barbara Lawton is planning to run for governor next year.
Lawton aide Ben Nuckels says the two-term lieutenant governor intends to run for the state's top job and "will have more to say about that in the near future."
Lawton had said in the past she would run if Gov. Jim Doyle did not seek re-election. Doyle announced Monday he would not run for a third term in office.
Meanwhile, U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan says he does not plan to run for governor. The Janesville Republican says he will ask voters to return him to Congress next year.
Two prominent Republicans, Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker and Former U.S. Rep. Mark Neumann, are already in the race.
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