On the Campaign Trail with Ed Tibbetts

Davenport Alderman Shawn Hamerlinck, 2nd Ward, said today that he’s running for the state Senate seat in District 42, which encompasses a slice of west Davenport and large parts of rural Scott and Clinton counties.

Sen. Frank Wood, D-Eldridge, holds the seat now. Hamerlinck’s running as a Republican.

Here’s my story on the Times web site.

Hamerlinck says he has a three-year record of fiscal responsibility at City Hall. And, when asked how a city alderman can connect to the mostly rural district, he points to his childhood on a cattle farm in Scott County.

“You can never take the cattle out of the cattleman,” says Hamerlinck.

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