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Democratic Lawmaker Gets Election Challenger: Her Republican Husband

04/01/2010 8:40 am 0 comments

Source: Chris Blank / AP / The Huffington Post

An eastern Missouri lawmaker is facing an election challenge from her own husband, whom she accuses him of physical violence. He denies the allegations.

Democratic Rep. Linda Fischer obtained a protection order against John Fischer last week. Three days later, he filed as a Republican candidate for his wife’s state House seat, becoming her only challenger in the November election a day before the filing deadline passed.

“It is a political campaign, and that’s how I look at it,” said the first-term lawmaker from Bonne Terre, adding that it was unfortunate that elected officials’ private lives are potential theater for disclosure.

Linda Fischer, 39, filed court documents Friday accusing her husband of grabbing her arms and waist to try to wrestle away her cell phone and of sending her harassing text messages. She said she was so afraid that she has been sleeping in her daughter’s room with the door locked.

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