JEFFERSON CITY 鈥 A new television ad in the race for Missouri governor attempts to tie Democrat Crystal Quade to the recent death of St. 亚洲无码 police Officer David Lee.
Police say Ramon Arnaldo Chavez-Rodriguez, a Honduran national in the United States illegally, was driving on Interstate 70 and struck and killed Lee in St. 亚洲无码 in September.
This week, a political action committee supporting Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe in the governor鈥檚 race said the problem was 鈥渞adicals like Crystal Quade.鈥
claimed the Springfield Democrat supports open borders and allowing violent offenders out of jail right after arrest by 鈥渞elaxing cash bail.鈥
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The PAC 2019 legislation Quade voiced support for, as part of broader criminal justice reforms, to alter the state鈥檚 cash-bail system.
鈥淚t鈥檚 absolutely disgusting that Mike Kehoe and his allies are using the tragic death of Officer David Lee to lie about Minority Leader Quade,鈥 Andrew Storey, spokesperson for Quade, said in a statement.
鈥淯sing this tragedy to stoke fear shows just how desperate and extreme Mike Kehoe really is. We鈥檙e confident voters will see through this pathetic attempt and elect Minority Leader Quade in the coming weeks,鈥 he said.
Jay Schroeder, president of the Missouri Fraternal Order of Police, which endorsed Kehoe in the race for governor, did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Wednesday.
Tonya Lee, widow of David Lee, previously said she knew the driver was in the country illegally but didn鈥檛 want to address that and get involved in politics.
by the American Dream PAC, supporting Kehoe, casts Quade as a 鈥渢ax-and-spend鈥 politician.
Meanwhile, Quade, in a new , blasts Kehoe for his past support of Chinese-owned farmland and opposition to abortion rights.
The dueling ad campaigns represent closing arguments for voters as early voting began Tuesday across Missouri.
Quade, in her ad, says Kehoe was the 鈥渄eciding vote for China鈥 while she wrote the bill 鈥渢o stop China from taking our family farms.鈥
Quade in 2023 filed a bill prohibiting some foreign entities from acquiring agricultural land after Aug. 28, 2023.
Kehoe as a state senator voted for legislation allowing up to 1% foreign ownership of Missouri agricultural land. After then-Gov. Jay Nixon vetoed the bill, Kehoe voted to override the governor. Without Kehoe鈥檚 鈥測es鈥 vote, the bill would not have become law.
Quade, in her ad, also says she fights for 鈥渁ll women, Democrats and Republicans, to protect our abortion freedoms,鈥 Quade said. She said Kehoe鈥檚 鈥淣o. 1 priority is banning abortion.鈥
Democrats hope Amendment 3, which would overturn the state鈥檚 abortion ban, helps them at the ballot box on Nov. 5.
But polls have shown Republicans leading in Missouri, where Democrats haven鈥檛 won a statewide race since 2018.
Kehoe led Quade in campaign funds on hand heading into October. The Republican had $2.4 million between his PAC and campaign, compared to Quade鈥檚 $560,000.