Ford County state's attorney moving on after 20 years

PAXTON – It practically defies logic. A Republican incumbent in a staunchly Republican county who could run for office without competition. So why isn't Tony Lee going for a sixth term as state's attorney?

"Twenty years is enough. I'm ready to try something else. I'd like to see if I can succeed at something that has nothing to do with the practice of law," said Lee, adding he would like to write, but the creative writing course he signed up for at Parkland College this semester was canceled.

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