SPRINGFIELD — Voters in District 7 on Nov. 5 will vote for incumbent candidate John Lively or opponent Cory Burket for the House District seat.
Lively, 77, of Springfield, has two adult children and is married to a retired elementary school teacher.
He served in the U.S. Army from 1968-71 and on Springfield City Council and as mayor from 1976-86. He has been the D-7 State Representative since 2013.
He has previously worked in…
