Mike Minogue

Former candidate for lieutenant governor, Sean Oliver, pleads not guilty to drunken driving and several other charges in New Bedford District Court following a weekend rollover crash.

Mike Minogue, the Republican nominee for governor and Oliver's former running mate, continues to distance himself from Oliver, who remains on the ballot.

But Minogue says if he wins the election, he says he'll run the Commonwealth without a number two.

Governor Healy sticks on the election drama and calls Minogue's campaign in chaos.

He did the same thing as he entered court for his arraignment hours earlier.

Republican Mike Minogue, who's making a run for governor, says he asked Oliver to suspend his campaign two weeks away from Election Day.

With this error in judgment, that is not a position that he will be allowed to be in my role.

So I will be without a lieutenant.

So- That's why.

Uh, but what happened was when the news got out, Mike Minogue put out a statement saying, you know, "We're gathering all the information.

We'll have more as, as that information becomes available." Then later, Minogue updated that to say, "We have asked Sean to sus- to suspend his campaign, and if we are elected, I will ask him to resign." So as I said, you know, we're not here to discuss what the criminal outcome of this will be.

We'll find out more about that.

Between everything that I looked up and other reporting that's out there, you don't want to write in Anne Manning Martin for lieutenant governor.

Here's what's going to happen.

Either Mike Minogue is going to lose the election, Maura Healey wins, Mike Minogue loses, and it's a moot point or Mike Minogue wins and probably just won't have a lieutenant governor.

Those, those are, those are the two likely outcomes of what's gonna happen because there is no mechanism in place for you to vote for someone other than Sean Oliver as lieutenant governor if you want Mike Minogue to win.

She is Donna Perry.

And DJ, I want to start off, you know, I, um, I feel bad for GOP hopeful Mike Minogue.

I think he's run a very good campaign.

He's dealing with a lot of headwinds, whether it be in Washington or just the way Massachusetts is.

And, uh, it's uncommon, but it's, it's just tough to bounce back from something like this.

Yes, and great to be with you, John.

I, I feel really bad for Mike Minogue o- on this.

It, it really kind of came out of nowhere, and you're exactly right.

Faith, family, and hard work

... city councilor and a Republican running for lieutenant governor alongside GOP gubernatorial candidate Mike Minogue, is charged with driving under the influence, speeding, negligent use of a vehicle, and marked lanes violation.

Mike Minogue was quick to respond to Oliver's story, saying, quote, "I am extremely disappointed.

Sean is lucky to be alive and lucky that no one innocent was hurt.

There is no excuse for driving under the influence.