POLITICSRepublican candidates, elected officials gather for Greene County Lincoln DayFormer US Attorney General John Ashcroft chats with folks at the GOP Lincoln Day event at the Oasis Convention Center on March 9, 2024.Bruce Stidham Special To The News-LeaderState Treasurer Vivek Malek, who is running for a full term, speaks at the GOP Lincoln Day event at the Oasis Convention Center on March 9, 2024.Bruce Stidham Special To The News-LeaderImages from the GOP Lincoln Day event at the Oasis Convention Center on March 9, 2024.Bruce Stidham Special To The News-LeaderLt. Gov. Mike Kehoe, who is running for the Republican nomination for governor, speaks at the GOP Lincoln Day event at the Oasis Convention Center on March 9, 2024.Bruce Stidham Special To The News-LeaderState Sen. Lincoln Hough, who is running for Missouri Lieutenant Governor, is seen here during the GOP Lincoln Day event at the Oasis Convention Center on March 9, 2024Bruce Stidham Special To The News-LeaderImages from the GOP Lincoln Day event at the Oasis Convention Center on March 9, 2024.Bruce Stidham Special To The News-LeaderState Auditor Scott Kirkpatrick is seen here during the GOP Lincoln Day event at the Oasis Convention Center on March 9, 2024.Bruce Stidham Special To The News-LeaderImages from the GOP Lincoln Day event at the Oasis Convention Center on March 9, 2024.Bruce Stidham Special To The News-LeaderImages from the GOP Lincoln Day event at the Oasis Convention Center on March 9, 2024.Bruce Stidham Special To The News-LeaderFormer US Attorney General John Ashcroft at the GOP Lincoln Day event at the Oasis Convention Center on March 9, 2024.Bruce Stidham Special To The News-LeaderMissouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft, who is running for the Republican nomination for governor, is seen here at the GOP Lincoln Day event at the Oasis Convention Center on March 9, 2024.Bruce Stidham Special To The News-LeaderImages from the GOP Lincoln Day event at the Oasis Convention Center on March 9, 2024.Bruce Stidham Special To The News-LeaderGreene County Presiding Commissioner Bob Dixon at the GOP Lincoln Day event at the Oasis Convention Center on March 9, 2024.Bruce Stidham Special To The News-LeaderCongressman Eric Burlison is seen here during the GOP Lincoln Day event at the Oasis Convention Center on March 9, 2024.Bruce Stidham Special To The News-LeaderImages from the GOP Lincoln Day event at the Oasis Convention Center on March 9, 2024.Bruce Stidham Special To The News-LeaderState Rep. Melanie Stinnett at the GOP Lincoln Day event at the Oasis Convention Center on March 9, 2024.Bruce Stidham Special To The News-LeaderCongressman Eric Burlison is seen here during the GOP Lincoln Day event at the Oasis Convention Center on March 9, 2023.Bruce Stidham Special To The News-LeaderImages from the GOP Lincoln Day event at the Oasis Convention Center on March 9, 2024.Bruce Stidham Special To The News-LeaderImages from the GOP Lincoln Day event at the Oasis Convention Center on March 9, 2024.Bruce Stidham Special To The News-LeaderImages from the GOP Lincoln Day event at the Oasis Convention Center on March 9, 2024.Bruce Stidham Special To The News-LeaderState Sen. Holly Thompson Rehder, who is running for lieutenant governor, at the GOP Lincoln Day event at the Oasis Convention Center on March 9, 2024.Bruce Stidham Special To The News-LeaderImages from the GOP Lincoln Day event at the Oasis Convention Center on March 9, 2024.Bruce Stidham Special To The News-LeaderCalvin Morrow is seen here during the GOP Lincoln Day event at the Oasis Convention Center on March 9, 2024.Bruce Stidham Special To The News-LeaderState Sen. Lincoln Hough speaks with Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe during the GOP Lincoln Day event at the Oasis Convention Center on March 9, 2024.Bruce Stidham Special To The News-LeaderLt. Gov. Mike Kehoe speaks with Greene County Presiding Commissioner Bob Dixon at the GOP Lincoln Day event at the Oasis Convention Center on March 9, 2024.Bruce Stidham Special To The News-LeaderLt. Gov. Mike Kehoe seen here at the GOP Lincoln Day event at the Oasis Convention Center on March 9, 2024.Bruce Stidham Special To The News-LeaderMissouri Treasurer Vivek Malek is seen here during the GOP Lincoln Day event at the Oasis Convention Center on March 9, 2024.Bruce Stidham Special To The News-LeaderState Rep. Darin Chappell at the GOP Lincoln Day event at the Oasis Convention Center on March 9, 2024.Bruce Stidham Special To The News-Leader