Jim Dean, Chair of Democracy For America (DFA), sent out an email today asking DFA-ers to support Democrat Paul Hacket in a special election being held August 2nd for Congressman Rob Portman’s vacated seat in Ohio’s 2nd Congressional District (President George Bush recently appointed Portman to serve as United States Trade Representative). Hacket, a […]
Showing little financial interest in pursuing a fourth term as New York Governor, where he faces a stiff challenge from well-funded Democrat New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer, Republican Governor George E. Pataki recently made a trip to Iowa to plant the seeds of a Pataki presidential run in 2008.
Closer to home Pataki has problems, […]
Inspiring a well-attended meeting of the DuPage Democrats at the IBEW 701 hall in Warrenville, Senator Dick Durbin said “We’re going to work together to make sure DuPage County turns that corner” and starts electing more Democrats supporting American values like religious tolerance, supporting our troops at war with the equipment they need and supporting […]
[Update: I’ve been wanting to direct people to the So-Called “Austin Mayor” take on Carney for a while, now I’ve finally gotten to it. Click for what Carney said in endorsing the “ultra-conservative” Roskam. Also, Carol Pankau dropped out of the race - so Roskam’s the GOP nominee for the 6th Congressional […]
The Windy City Times article let’s Mike Quigley talk a lot about his history, philosophy and accomplishments. While I’m not enough of a Chicago political insider/historian to appreciate it all, it’s worth a read to learn more about Tenth District Cook County Commissioner Mike Quigely, who recently announced he is running for president of […]
You can take a look at the new Wayne Township Democrats site here. It was a great volunteer effort - big thanks especially to webmaster Dave Graham, content provider (and Wayne Township Dems Chair) Laura Fletcher and hosting provider (and Naperville Township Dems Chair) Rick Klau.
With recent news that Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich had inserted $10 million for stem cell research in the recent budget, I went looking at JoinCrossBlog for a recent take on stem cell research funding and wasn’t disappointed. I know that stem cell research is a heartfelt issue for Republican House Minority Leader Tom Cross, […]
Naperville residents are justly proud of their city which consistently ranks at or near the top of the best places to live in the United States. Money Magazine just rated Naperville the third best place to live in the country based on factors like income and taxes, education quality and accessibility to institutions of […]
While I received earlier notice, CapitolFax has a good rundown on the Grover Norquist visit with Illinois State Senator and Minority Whip Peter Roskam. Roskam clearly has the money and the right wing support in the upcoming GOP primary for Congressional District 6 (Henry Hyde’s seat). The only question I have for the […]
Illinois GOP State Senate Whip and 6th Congressional District Candidate Peter Roskam raised $394,000 for this reporting period from 435 donors - an average of $906 per donor, according to his campaign. Doctors made up 38% of the donors (166) and 100 donors donated over $90,000 online.
While Wheaton Republican Roskam currently is the only […]
