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Proviso Probe

Tuesday, November 03, 2009

candidates for federal office

The following individuals have filed as candidates for U.S. Senate:

Democrats

Republicans

Greens

independents
  • None

* candidates marked will be in the lottery for the top ballot position

Because the Green Party candidate achieved at least 5% of the vote in the last election for governor, it is considered a major party in Illinois for ballot access matters. It has the same filing dates as the Democrats and Republicans.

Illinois has minor parties. These minor parties have to submit more signatures than major parties and they have different (later) filing deadlines.

Michael Labno of Oak Brook has expressed intent to qualify for the ballot as a Libertarian Party candidate. See his Facebook page.

Parts of Proviso Township are included in four Congressional districts. IL-07 is currently represented by Danny K. Davis, Chicago (Austin). IL-03 is currently represented by Dan Lipinski, Western Springs. IL-05 is currently represented by Mike Quigley, Chicago (Lakeview). IL-04 is currently represented by Luis Gutierrez, Chicago (Logan Square). All four members of Congress are Democrats.

The following candidates filed to run for the U.S. House of Representatives. Candidates who intend to run under party labels aside from Democrat, Republican, Green or "independent" will file at a later date.

The IL-07 race is made more complicated because the incumbent, Danny K. Davis, has filed for two offices that are mutually exclusive, re-election to Congress and President of the Cook County Board. He has until ___ to withdraw from one of these contests (or both).

IL-07

Democrats

Green
  • Kip Robbins, Oak Park, no campaign website found, no Wikipedia entry

Republican
  • Mark M. Weiman, Chicago (New Eastside), no campaign website found, no Wikipedia entry


IL-03

Democrats

Green
  • Laurel Lambert Schmidt, Riverside, no campaign website found, no Wikipedia entry

Republican
  • Michael Bendas, Chicago (Bridgeport), no campaign website found, no Wikipedia entry


IL-05

Democrat

Green
  • Matthew Reichel, Chicago (Ravenswood), campaign website, Wikipedia entry
  • Andrew Williams, Chicago (Lakeview East), campaign website, no Wikipedia entry
  • Terrence A. Gilhooly, Chicago (Edgebrook), campaign website, no Wikipedia entry

Republican

IL-04

Democrat
  • Luis Gutierrez, Chicago (Logan Square), no campaign website found, Wikipedia entry

Green
  • Robert J. Burns, Chicago (Wicker Park), no campaign website found, no Wikipedia entry

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posted by Carl Nyberg at 7:37 AM | 3 comments

Thursday, May 10, 2007

IRAQ, is it time to get out of Iraq?

President Bush has vetoed supplemental funding bill of the Iraq occupation because it contained a time line for withdrawing from Iraq. The time line was not mandatory. Bush has further threatened to veto a bill without a time line, but with benchmarks.

The most ardent critics of Bush's Iraq policy point to Bush's behavior that negotiations with the President are a sham. He intends to veto each bill until he gets the money he wants with no strings attached.

Remember, Bush could have fully funded the occupation through the normal legislative process when the Republicans controlled Congress. However, he waited to do an "emergency" supplemental bill.

And remember also, that Bush increased the number of troops in Iraq without putting the issue before Congress because he realized he would lose the vote.

So Bush has been gaming Congress for awhile.

Now the most ardent opponents of continuing the occupation of Iraq have won a concession from Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

Tonight the House will vote on a bill to withdraw all troops from Iraq. See Daily Kos (Kagro X) or Talking Points Memo (Greg Sargent).

You are invited to call your representative to give your opinion.


[UPDATE: Lipinski voted against McGovern's bill to withdraw U.S. forces from Iraq. Gutierrez, Emanuel & Davis voted for withdrawal. See the roll call. The rest of the Illinois delegation voted along party lines (Democrats for withdrawal, Republicans against) with the exception of Rep. Melissa Bean (D-IL08), who voted against withdrawal.]

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posted by Carl Nyberg at 11:17 AM | 0 comments