It looks like we have a viable candidate for the IL 16th!

[murielm99]

https://www.neillforillinois.com

He does have a primary opponent. However, he is a young man with no political experience, and he is quite naive. He may learn a lot by running, but I am going to back Dr. Neill Mohammad.

I am so excited! I am tired of the "No candidate filed" stuff that I see here year after year!

[lunasun]

1. Excellent ...from the link

I’m running to represent the 16th district because, as a DeKalb native, I can’t stand to watch a grifter and con-man president take advantage of people’s pleas for change ....

[raising2moredems]

2. YES!!!

It was bad enough when we had deadbeat Manzullo ("I'm only going to serve for six terms whoops, I have more "work" to do&quot . Kinzinger is nothing but a younger version of Manzullo (sans the wife who supports him).

I wish IL would change the law that if a candidate runs unopposed, s/he must get 50.1% of the registered voters (or those of voting age!) in his/her race.

If I hear Kinzinger yak about the military one more time, I may have to get in his face and ask why if he isn't still serving.

[murielm99]

3. Where are you?

Both candidates will be speaking to the Ogle County Democrats on April 5, at the Byron library. The meeting is between 6:00 and 7:30. I can't stand most of the Ogle County Democrats, for reasons I will not elaborate here. However, my husband and I are going to the meeting. We will probably sit in the back and leave after they finish speaking.

I am a precinct committeeman in my community, but I take no part in the Ogle County Democratic business. I work for the people of my precinct, and often, for the other two precincts nearby. I do quite a few things with and for the Carroll County and Lee County Democrats.

If Byron is not too far for you, you might want to go to that April 5th meeting.