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Published on: 10/6/2008
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Ryan Spain, public policy manager at The Heartland Partnership, came in second with 4,575 votes, or 14 percent.
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The fact that Spain, a 24-year-old unknown running for his first public office, bested two incumbents and 10 other challengers surprised many.
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The similarities between Morris and Spain are interesting.
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Bob Michel; Spain interned with Michel's successor, U.S. Rep.
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Morris interned with the Economic Development Council; Spain now works there.
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Here, you've got a young guy, Ryan Spain, who seems to be very much the same.I think Ryan Spain seems to sing out of my same songbook," says Morris.
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Spain had raised $10,475 as of the end of January, with $1,000 checks coming from retired Caterpillar Inc.CEO Glen Barton, Methodist Medical Center CEO Michael Bryant and Spain's boss, Jim McConoughey, president of The Heartland Partnership.
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Spain also has Mayor Jim Ardis helping him, appearing on his campaign literature.
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So, does Morris predict the same success for Spain?
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Spain even had a catchy slogan, "Vote 5 for 5 - 5 votes for candidate #5."