Thursday, May 9, 2013
Former Congressman plans to run for 10th District seat he lost to Rep. Brad Schneider (D-Deerfield) in a November squeaker.
Former Rep. Robert Dold (R-Kenilworth) wrote in a letter to supporters today he will run for the United States House of Representatives in the 10th Congressional District in 2014, a seat he lost to Rep. Brad Schneider (D-Deerfield) in November. “With deep reflection, and strong support from you … I’ve made the decision to step forward and run in 2014 to represent the 10th District of Illinois,” Dold wrote in the letter. Earlier: Is Dold Seeking 2014 Rematch With Schneider Dold was elected to represent the north suburban District in 2010, defeating Dan Seals in a close contest. In his bid for reelection last year, he lost another close race, this time to Schneider in a redrawn district that carved out his Kenilworth home. Dold ran for …
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Reports indicate former Congressman is raising money for a 2014 run.
Though former Rep. Robert Dold (R-Kenilworth) has not indicated he will seek a 2014 rematch against Rep. Brad Schneider (D-Deerfield), evidence is mounting he may try to regain his 10th Congressional District seat. Dold, who reported raising no money in the quarter ending March 31, according to the Federal Election Commission, is starting to solicit funds, according to an email from the Schneider campaign and a flyer which Patch recently obtained. Earlier: Dold Resurfaces on Facebook “We just got word that former Republican Congressman Bob Dold has decided to run again,” an email sent today to Schneider supporters soliciting funds for the current Congressman’s campaign, said. A form Dold for Congress attached to this article indicates the …
The Republican Women of Park Ridge say District 64 President John Heyde made false claims about them endorsing candidates in the April election, possibly impacting results. Heyde said he was commenting as a private citizen and had a right to.
The Park Ridge-Niles School District 64 school board election may have been swayed by an email from board President John Heyde making allegedly false claims, the Park Ridge Herald-Advocate Reports. District 64 parent Charlene Foss says Heyde sent out an email claiming that the Republican Women of Park Ridge (RWOPR) endorsed Dathan Paterno and Ben Seib, the newspaper reports. Foss says the women’s club did not endorse any candidates in the election or provide them with any campaign money. “It is the position of RWOPR that all of Mr. Heyde’s statements pertaining to RWOPR not only are false, but appear to have been knowingly false, given the very public nature of the true facts here. RWOPR therefore respectfully requests a written …
Thursday, April 25, 2013
After voters passed two--conflicting--term limits measures, no one know which will take effect. One might bar Mayor-elect Przybylo from taking office. The Niles village board will try to figure out answers Tuesday at a special meeting.
Update: The village sent out a notice saying Mayor Callero decided to make this meeting a closed session. That means it is not open to the public. Niles has a very unusual legal situation on its hands--and one which may have no precedent in Illinois. The village board will meet Tuesday, April 30 at 7 p.m. at village hall to explore the situation. In the April 9 election, voters passed two different referendums on term limits. The petition version limits an individual's public service on the Niles board to 16 years (the equivalent of four four-year terms). The author intended for it to be retroactive. If that were the case, Mayor-elect Andrew Przybylo would have to step down, because he has already served 24 years. Earlier: If one version…
Thursday, April 18, 2013
The House just voted in favor of a bill presented by Rep. Carol Sente of Vernon Hills to allow 17-year-olds the right to vote in primary elections. The Senate had its first reading of the bill Thursday.
A bill proposed by State Rep. Carol Sente (D-Vernon Hills) to allow 17-year-olds the right to vote in primary elections if they will be 18 by the next general election cleared the House Wednesday, reported the Daily Herald. The House voted 95-22 in favor of House Bill 226. The Senate had its first reading Thursday. On her website, Sente states that a group of students from a political science program at Stevenson High School has advocated for this initiative for several years, beginning with her predecessor Kathy Ryg. "Over the next few weeks, myself and Rep. Ed Sullivan (R-Mundelein) are planning to speak to students to get them involved in all aspects of passing this bill," stated Sente. "I am hopeful that through our bi-partisan efforts…
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
North Shore representatives show active efforts while Dold raised no money.
Rep. Brad Schneider (D-Deerfield) raised $390,206 for his campaign committee for the quarter ending March 31 while Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Evanston) took in $173,617, according to reports filed Monday with the Federal Election Commission (FEC). Former Rep. Robert Dold (R-Kenilworth), who lost to Schneider in November and is reported by some Washington sources as considering a rematch, did not raise any money, according to the FEC reports. Earlier: Schakowsky, Schneider Urge Sequester Action Schneider brought in a total of $390,206 with $278,611 coming from individuals and $111,591 from committees. An individual is limited to a maximum donation during a two-year election cycle of $2,500 per candidate and a committee can give as much $5,000. …
Friday, April 12, 2013
Low voter turnout led to little or no wait at polling places during Tuesday's local elections.
Less than 20 percent of voters, or 18.8 percent to be exact, made it out to the polls in suburban Cook County to vote in this year's local election on April 9, according to the Cook County Clerk's website. While the turnout was higher than other area counties, it was an average turnout for a local election in Cook County. Since 2005, turnout in Cook County has ranged from as low as 16.7 percent of voters casting their ballot in 2011 to as high as 27 percent voting in 2005. Compare that to last fall's presidential election, where 70.7 percent of registered voters made it to the polls in suburban Cook County. Cook County voters reported little to no wait at the polls on Tuesday. "At 4:30, there were 110 votes cast in District 2. No lines…
Thursday, April 11, 2013
Washington source says Dold may be looking at rematch.
Rep. Brad Schneider (D-Deerfield) will report raising more than $390,000 for a 2014 reelection bid while Washington sources indicate former Rep. Robert Dold (R-Kenilworth) is considering a rematch. Schneider’s total is more than Dold collected in his first quarter after being elected in 2010, according to a release today from the Schneider campaign. Schneider narrowly defeated Dold in November. While Republicans have been expressing the hope Dold will run in 2014 for some time, a report in The Hill today indicated Dold is considering a rematch. He did not return a call from Patch before this article was published. Schneider believes his first quarter fundraising numbers are a reflection of the desire of people in the 10th Congressional …
Though he earned more than 1,000 votes as a Niles mayoral candidate in Tuesday's election, Chris Hanusiak did not win. He looks to the future.
Chris Hanusiak was philosophical Wednesday after election results showed he lost the Niles mayor contest. The three trustees he was running with on the Responsible Leadership for Niles party slate--incumbent Jim Hynes, newcomer Mary Marusek and incumbent Louella Preston--also lost. Of the four, only Hanusiak will remain on the Niles board of trustees, because he ran for mayor at the mid-point of a four-year trustee term. "We ran a good campaign platform," he said. "We told people the facts about what transpired the past four years. We knocked on a lot of doors. "There was misinformation by the other party. We ran a campaign with true goals that can be measured." Hanusiak said he would work with the newly-elected mayor, Andrew Przybylo, …
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Lincolnwood trustee candidate Ronald Cope lost to John Swanson by seven votes yesterday. Now, the Cook County Clerk's website is showing that Cope won - by one vote.
Independent candidate Ron Cope has been on a rollercoaster ride since yesterday's elections. At roughly 8 p.m., he was up 17 votes over John Swanson, who was running under the newly formed Independent Party of Lincolnwood (IPOL). But there was a problem: 10 of the 11 precincts had reported and word was that one of the machines was down. At that point, Cope had 677 votes while Swanson had 660. A little after 9 p.m., the final precinct was called and Swanson was named the victor, winning by a total of seven votes. Now, the tables have turned, and according to the Cook County Clerk's website, Cope has beaten Swanson by one vote. One. Cope received 756 votes while Swanson received 755. "What are the chances of something like this happening," …
dold's supporter
9:56 pm on Friday, May 10, 2013
"with deep reflection" ...please...Dold jr. was prepared for a job as a politician since he was wearing pampers. I agree though, he should run for office, obviously he is not that good at running a company or doing anything except promise fools what they want in their lives...a rent-a-Jesus if you want...that's Dold...the Seals #2...a guy who will lose and run and lose and run again and again … more ›