Dems back Huffman's bid

ROCK FALLS - Whiteside County Democrats have voted to back Lee County Assistant State's Attorney Amy Huffman's write-in run for the Whiteside County state's attorney's office in the November election. The endorsement, passed late Wednesday night by an undisclosed vote, gives Huffman access to the Democratic Central Committee's support structure, including financial backing and campaign workers in every precinct of the county. Both Huffman, who declared her candidacy 6 days ago, and Whiteside County Assistant Public Defender Elwin Neal, who joined the race 3 days after that, approached the committee for support. Both candidates live in Sterling. The two are jockeying to unseat incumbent Gary Spencer, who has enjoyed an uncontested 27-year te