Missouri GOP gubernatorial candidate Tom Schewich dies after shooting himself: report

[Katashi_itto]

Missouri’s state auditor, Tom Schweich, a Republican candidate for governor, died on Thursday, Governor Jay Nixon said in a statement.

Schweich, 54, had been reelected in November.

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported, citing an unnamed police source, that Schweich had sustained a self-inflicted gunshot wound at his home. This report could not be confirmed immediately.


Schweich was “a brilliant, devoted and accomplished public servant who dedicated his career to making Missouri and the world a better place,” Nixon said in a statement.
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2015/02/missouri-gop-gubernatorial-candidate-tom-schewich-dies-after-shooting-himself-report/

[madinmaryland]

1. Rest in Peace. nt

[steve2470]

2. very sad for his family, rip nt

[Katashi_itto]

3. Only thing that comes to mind is wondering how much damage did this guy do to the state before

he kicked the bucket. My sympathy for GOPers is gone.

[Cooley Hurd]

4. Very sad...

Cross gently, Mr Schweich.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

5. More about this here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10026284788

Seems this guy was one of the few straight shooters in the GOP, and he was upset about a "whisper campaign" by another state GOPer claiming he was Jewish (he wasn't, but had a Jewish grandfather). What sort of people would think there was something wrong with being Jewish, and so would use it against another party member? The reason for his suicide is unknown at this point.

[REP]

6. Running for office in Missouri is like a curse

Jerry Litton
Mel Carnahan
And now this guy.

I don't know about Schweich, but Missouri lost a lot when they lost Litton and Carnahan.