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Farm Bureau PAC endorses Democrat Koster for governor [View all]
For the first time in its 40-year history, the Missouri Farm Bureau's PAC, FARM-PAC, has endorsed a Democrat for statewide office.
Chris Koster's campaign for governor won the endorsement by a 50-16 vote margin over Republican Eric Greitens, for a 75.8 percent support among the political action campaign's delegates attending a meeting Friday at the Farm Bureau's Jefferson City headquarters.
The PAC's rules require at least a two-thirds vote by the delegates to make an endorsement.
The PAC also endorsed Republican attorney general candidate Josh Hawley, by a 72-2 vote over Democrat Teresa Hensley, for a 97.3 percent margin.
Read more: http://www.newstribune.com/news/missouri/story/2016/aug/06/farm-bureau-pac-endorses-koster/634774/
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