Candidate actually running
State Sen. Kenneth Corn, running for lieutenant governor in 2010, will actually be running tomorrow.
Corn, D-Poteau, is taking part in the Oklahoma Caring Foundation’s 10-kilometer Capitol Challenge. It starts at 8 a.m. Saturday and takes place around the state Capitol.
The event is intended to help raise money to provide free immunizations and health care for eligible Oklahoma children, Corn said.
Corn, 32, is a runner. He works out at least three times a week at the gym and runs as often as his schedule allows, according to his campaign.
He participated in a half marathon earlier this year in the Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon.
Corn said he uses his workouts and running to improve his own health and to shed a few pounds.
“A lot of us are so busy with our every-day lives it’s difficult to get out for a few minutes each week to exercise,” he said. “When we don’t make time for ourselves, we put on weight and develop health problems. I struggled with my weight a few years ago. I finally made the healthy choice to exercise on a regular basis. Since then my weight’s dropped and I have more energy.”
Corn, who cannot seek re-election next year because of 12-year legislative term limits, is the only Democrat to announce for the lieutenant governor post. Lt. Gov. Jari Askins, elected in 2006, is not seeking re-election to run for governor.
Republican contenders for the state’s No. 2 executive post are state Rep. John Wright of Broken Arrow and state Sen. Todd Lamb of Edmond.
For more information about tomorrow’s Capitol Challenge, visit www.capitolchallenge.org.
- Michael McNutt, Capitol Bureau
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