Jackson rep says he will run again

State Rep. Scott A. Lipke, R-Jackson, announced Saturday that he will run for re-election in 2004.

Lipke is in his first term in the Missouri House of Representatives for the 157th District, representing parts of Cape Girardeau and Perry counties.

There had been some speculation that Lipke would run for circuit judge in the 32nd Circuit.

"Although becoming a judge may be something I might be interested in some day, I have a profound desire to continue serving in the legislature," Lipke said.