Scalise visits Springfield for US Rep. Davis

Posted on May 2, 2018

By RFD Radio/WFMB

SPRINGFIELD – GOP House Majority Whip Steve Scalise of Louisiana visited Springfield on Tuesday for a fundraiser for Taylorville Republican U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis.

Scalise battled back from critical injuries last summer after he was shot during a baseball practice while Davis was at the plate in suburban Washington. Scalise said his friendship has only grown because of the events of that summer morning in Northern Virginia.

“Rodney and I have been through a lot just in our professional dealings… but we developed a different kind of bond both having to go through being on the baseball field that day almost a year ago,” Scalise said.

“Fortunately, we are both here today and it just shows you God’s grace and the heroic efforts of the United States Capitol Police.”

Some polls show Davis’ race with Springfield Democrat Betsy Dirksen Londrigan is beginning to tighten.

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