Ill. state rep lands plane safely with no alternator

Illinois Rep. David Winters (R-Rockford), a candidate for lieutenant governor, should be up to the pressure of handling statewide office.

Winters routinely pilots a plane to Springfield. But this week's flight was far from routine, his alternator failed, which forced the plane to pull all of its electricity from the battery.

But he landed the aircraft and he lived to talk about it.



Hat tip to Capitol Fax.

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