Ahead of GOP Primaries: Lacey Lafferty
running for the next delaware governor. republican senator colin bonini calls himself the voice of common sense conservatism. but — unlike the other candidates in the running unopposed — he does face competition for the republican nomination. 47 a-b-c’s lili zheng joins us live in the studio tonight. lili — you also caught up lacey lafferty — david — that’s right. now — unlike bonini — lafferty admits she’s never held an elected office position. but — she’s not a complete newcomer in n delaware politics either. as you’ll see tonight — she says her time as a public servant in other ways — has poised her as the best possible candidate for the republican party. track 1 lacey lafferty says she knows what delawareans need. because — she is one. a fifth generation — born and raised in lewes — the mother of one and 19-79 graduate of cape henlopen high school is running for governor of delaware. 01:36:45 i’ve been out here in the trenches working like everyone else out here in our communities, life-long. i mean, i started as an early entrepreneur…20 years old, building an agriculture business building grain commodities as well as a poultry company 58 track 2 the former democratic committee woman for the 40th district — also served thirteen years with the delaware state police. it’s skills like problem-solving and negotiations — the now republican candidate says will take delaware out of what she calls a state of demise. among the biggest problem — a lack job of opportunities. she says this — coupled with what she describes as a spending problem — is pushing the first state down a slippery slope. 01:43:01 each agency’s budget is always overinflated by 5 percent. we can reduce that. when we sit here and pull everything in together…we can reduce the spending 11 track 3 she says — it’s too soon to tell exactly how much. and similar to her opponent senator bonini — lafferty tells 47 a-b-c she supports a reduction in taxes and regulation. but where the candidates differ — according to her — is her life-long experience in delaware as a public servant. 01:44:36 i mean, who do you call when you have a problem? you call 911 and they send a police officer out there to solve your problem and you’re expecting the police officer to solve it very quickly, do you not? so that’s where i have that expertise to problem solve very quickly and get the job done 52 track 4 lili zheng, 47 a-b-c again — lafferty will face senator bonini as her opponent in next week’s primaries. voters head to the polls on tuesday. david? alright — thank you, lili. 47 a-b-c’s lili zheng reporting live in studio with us tonight. if you missed part one of our series with senator bonini… and or you’d like to see this part again…you can find it right now on our website 47 a-b-c dot com. now to the race to the white house — russia is becoming a
