Should the lieutenant governor decide to run, he will be a very formidable candidate and someone who will also have the resources necessary to mount a successful campaign.

The lieutenant governor is focused on his official duties and making a decision about whether or not this race makes sense for him and his family.

From our standpoint, when you see a candidate of his caliber, you do what you can to help. Senator Dole is going to New Jersey to help an outstanding candidate who is running for an open seat.

The governor and lieutenant governor have agreed on a lot more than they have disagreed on.

The lieutenant governor and the governor called me, and so it developed into a fund-raiser,

It shouldn't cost the taxpayers of this state $64,000 to keep the lieutenant governor 's speedometer out of the triple digits.