GOP gubernatorial hopeful helps build Habitat house during Cape visit

State Treasurer Sarah Steelman, in the running for the Republican nomination for governor, was in Cape Girardeau on Saturday to help build a home for Habitat for Humanity.

Steelman, her two sons and a family friend helped erect the roof of the home at 1115 Good Hope St. on Saturday morning.

Steelman, who spent six years in the state Senate until she was elected state treasurer in 2004, faces U.S. Rep. Kenny Hulshof for the nomination in the Aug. 5 Republican primary.