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Peoria Congressional Candidate is Felon
PEORIA, Ill. (AP) -- A Peoria man who's running for Congress is a convicted felon who's still on probation.

Matthew Woodmancy calls his conviction ``a huge, stupid mistake'' and says everyone deserves a second chance.

The (Peoria) Journal Star reports that the 27 year old Democrat released his criminal record to the media Thursday. No laws prohibit a convicted felon from running for or holding a congressional seat.

Woodmancy is on probation until 2013. He says he was convicted of criminal theft for stealing from a family member and that relative's Bloomington-based business in 2006. He's also had other run-ins with the law, including guilty pleas to misdemeanor battery in 2008 and driving under the influence in 2009.

Woodmancy announced his candidacy last week.

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