Shawn Oliver suspends campaign for Massachusetts lieutenant governor
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- Bloomberg Politicsseen 20 Oct, 10:50headline rewritten
DUI Arrest Pushes Massachusetts GOP Candidate Out of State RaceMassachusetts GOP Running Mate Drops Out After Flipping Car - The Hillseen 21 Oct, 15:18headline rewritten
Mass. GOP candidate for Lt. Gov. suspends campaign after arrest, OUI chargeMass. GOP candidate for lieutenant governor suspends campaign after arrest, OUI charge
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Sun, 18 October 2026
2 reports- kpic.com18:43first to report
Massachusetts Republican lieutenant governor candidate Shawn Oliver has suspended his campaign after police say he was arrested on an OUI charge.
2 reprints
- newschannel9.com18 Oct, 18:43their copy
- fox4beaumont.com18 Oct, 18:43their copy
- The Hill22:31edited after publishing
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Mass. GOP candidate for Lt. Gov. suspends campaign after arrest, OUI chargeShawn Oliver, the running mate of Massachusetts Republican gubernatorial candidate Mike Minogue, suspended his campaign Sunday after he was arrested following a car crash. He is now facing one count of operating under the influence (OUI), among other charges. "After careful reflection, I have made the decision to suspend my campaign for Lieutenant Governor," Oliver...
Mon, 19 October 2026
9 reports- Google News - Top Stories02:22
Police: Former Mass. Lt. Gov. candidate overturned car in OUI crash, faces several charges WCVB Massachusetts GOP ticket rocked by alleged drunken crash as candidate abruptly halts campaign Fox News Massachusetts Republican Shawn Oliver suspends campaign after arrest ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos Massachusetts GOP lieutenant governor candidate suspends campaign after arrest in car crash AP News Shawn Oliver arrested on OUI charge, suspends campaign for Lt. governor The New...
- Google News - Top Stories13:35
Massachusetts lieutenant governor candidate ends campaign after arrest The Guardian Shawn Oliver arrested on OUI charge, suspends campaign for Lt. governor The New Bedford Light Massachusetts GOP lieutenant governor candidate suspends campaign after arrest in car crash AP News Massachusetts Republican lieutenant governor candidate suspends campaign after OUI arrest NBC News DUI Arrest Pushes Massachusetts GOP Candidate Out of State Race Bloomberg.com
- Bloomberg Politics15:53edited after publishing
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DUI Arrest Pushes Massachusetts GOP Candidate Out of State RaceThe Republican nominee for lieutenant governor in Massachusetts suspended his campaign after allegedly hitting several parked cars and flipping his own while driving under the influence on Saturday.
- foreignpolicyjournal.com16:28
Shawn Oliver, 42, the Republican nominee for lieutenant governor of Massachusetts and a sitting New Bedford city councilor, suspended his campaign Sunday
- PBS NewsHour17:08
Police say Oliver was arrested after a car crash late Saturday on suspicion of operating under the influence of alcohol.
- Google News - Top Stories17:20
Mass. Lt. Gov. candidate flipped SUV before arrest, police report reveals MassLive.com Healey has an ‘oversight problem,’ but Minogue has Trump and a running mate’s crash The Boston Globe Massachusetts lieutenant governor candidate ends campaign after arrest The Guardian Shawn Oliver suspends LT Gov campaign after OUI arrest, crash Boston Herald Shawn Oliver pleads not guilty to OUI charge after crash ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- The Guardian World17:41
Police said Shawn Oliver was arrested on suspicion of operating under influence of alcohol after a car crash The Republican candidate for lieutenant governor in Massachusetts announced the suspension of his campaign on Sunday hours after he was arrested in a suspected drunk-driving crash. Shawn Oliver, a city councilor in New Bedford and a corrections officer, said in a post on X he was ending his campaign because “the election is too important to be overshadowed by personal matters”. Guardian...
- Google News - Top Stories18:52
Massachusetts Republican lieutenant governor candidate suspends campaign after OUI arrest NBC News Mass. Lt. Gov. candidate flipped SUV before arrest, police report reveals MassLive.com Minogue’s running mate crashes out The Boston Globe Massachusetts lieutenant governor candidate ends campaign after arrest The Guardian Oliver has driver's license suspended as former candidate faces judge in OUI case WJAR
- capeandislands.org22:28
If Mike Minogue wins the governor's race, now that his running mate, Shawn Oliver, has suspended his campaign, what would happen?
Tue, 20 October 2026
1 report- iheart.com11:00
Shawn Oliver, who was arrested yesterday in New Bedford for operating under the influence, after crashing, pleaded not guilty.