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As Carnahan mulls decision about 2nd District, Haas makes his move
by Jo Mannies, St Louis Beacon political reporter
Posted 12:58am Tue., 8.23.11
As area Democrats mull over what to do about a candidate for the 2nd District congressional seat, there's one point of certainty. Bill Haas is still around, and still running.
He plans to remind the party and the public of that fact by next week, when Haas -- who currently sits on the St. Louis School Board -- says he expects to be running his 5th radio spot since June highlighting his Democratic bid for the suburban 2nd District post.
The latest ad, set to run on station KTRS (550 AM), will focus on Haas' desire to end the suffering of farm animals destined for slaughter. "You don't have to be a vegetarian to care how animals are treated," Haas said.
A key plank of his platform, he said, will be to pledge to push for a federal law barring states from exempting farm animals from anti-cruelty statutes. "I want to end the abuse of animals on factory farms."
Haas said he recognizes that animal protection may not be on the same plain as the nation's economy or world peace, but he believes that it's one area where he might have an impact. "If I can make a difference in one issue in my political life, I would choose that issue,'' he said.
