JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Democratic Missouri Congressman Ike Skelton is questioning the support of his Republican opponent for people in the military.
Skelton chairs the U.S. House Armed Services Committee. He said Wednesday he considered Vicky Hartzler's record during her six years in the Missouri House, from 1995 through 2000, a problem.
The Missouri Democratic Party has leveled similar criticism of Hartzler, citing votes in the late 1990s against state legislation on overseas voting and National Guard re-enlistment bonuses.
Hartzler's campaign says the Republican nominee strongly supports the military and veterans. Spokesman Steve Walsh says Democrats are worried about the campaign and are pointing to votes cast more than a decade ago. Walsh says Skelton is trying to divert attention from his support for wasteful spending.
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