What’s with the bow tie, Eric?

Signature neckwear for candidate stems from a father-daughter Christmas story

What started as a creative Christmas gift in 2012 is now a fixture in the Van Lancker family. Eric Van Lancker and his daughter Caitlyn admire some of the dozens of ties in the collection of the Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor....

A decade ago then 15-year-old Caitlyn Van Lancker of Clinton grew weary of what had become a predictable Christm…