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Candidate Rap Sheets
Check here frequently as Rap Sheet development continues. The Rap Sheets contain an increasing amount of information, links, recommendations and commentary on each candidate to help you make better informed decisions for the Feb. 2nd, 2010 primary election as well as the Nov. 2nd, 2010 general election. Analysis on the Governor and Lt. Governor candidates will be completed before the Primary election Feb. 2nd.

Integrity, a desire for Justice, Servant Leadership and a strong commitment to fight against the culture of corruption to achieve real change must be the foundation of new leadership in Illinois. Without these attributes in a candidate there is NO reason citizens should trust anything else they say no matter how many big promises they make.

We should question the value of supporting those candidates who are political party operatives including members of the failed and corrupt state legislature. They have had opportunities to fight tooth and nail for real change in their current elected positions without success, its time to support those candidates outside the political cesspool in Illinois.
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Candidate Questionnaire provided to Gov and Lt. Governor Candidates

NOTE: Reclaim Illinois is non-partisan and will be providing information on ALL candidates in play for the general election in November including Green, Constitutional, Republican, Democrat, Libertarian and Independent party candidates with the goal of electing the BEST candidate regardless of party. However, the key focus now is on the primary Feb 2nd and making sure that we end up with the best possible republican and democrat candidates.

Statewide Executive Candidates List for the Primary 2/2/2010 from the Board of Elections

Feb. 2nd, 2010 Primary Election Candidates for Governor
	Pat Quinn, Current Governor While Mr. Quinn seems to be a friend to veterans, he falls far short in critical areas including not fumigating Blagojevich leftovers who shortchanged veterans. Mr. Quinn had his chance to show himself as the type of strong reform minded servant leader Illinois needs NOW by being decisive and doing the right thing for the citizens of Illinois and yet has blown it through his lack of meaningful action...	Democrat Winner
	Bill Brady - Currently a State Senator (Career politician 16yrs and counting) (Construction) Questionnaire Response	Republican Tied
	Kirk Dillard - Currently a State Senator (Career politician 16yrs and counting) (Ex-State Claims Court Judge & Ex-Gubernatorial Chief of Staff) Did not respond to candidate questionnaire	Republican Tied
Feb. 2nd, 2010 Primary Election Candidates for Lieutenant Governor
Look for the candidate who wants to push the limits of the office and who seeks to make sustained extra effort. We need a leader with initiative who can assume the office of Governor if need be. With drive and determination the person elected to the office of Lt. Gov has a golden opportunity to use the office to forward efforts toward measurable government reform and should have specific stances on the subject. They will be in a position to lobby the Governor for justice on behalf of the people of Illinois. They will be in a position to bug, hound and call out the Governor should he or those under him take the path of corruption. We need a watch dog!! SJ-R Article Candidates see new importance in lieutenant governor's office
	Jason Plummer - (R) Outsider http://jasonplummer.com/ Did not respond to candidate questionnaire	Republican Winner
New Democrat Lt. Governor Nominee to be named by Democrat Central Committee. It could be one of the other democrat candidates or someone entirely new. Another opportunity for Mike Madigan, head of the Central Committee to take control spells bad news for Illinois. We need a reformer!!! A servant leader!!!
	Mike Boland (Currently a state Representative 15yrs and counting) http://www.bolandforillinois.com/ Questionnaire Response NEW INFO	Analysis Underway Positive
	Thomas Castillo - (D) Outsider http://www.tom4ltgov.com/home.php Did not respond to candidate questionnaire	Analysis Underway leaning Positive
	Scott Cohen - (D) Outsider http://www.scottleecohen.com/ Did not respond to candidate questionnaire Sunday Feb. 7th - Scott Lee Cohen Drops Out Of Lieutenant Governor's Race	Winner Dropped Out 2/7
	Rickey Hendon (Currently a state senator and Assistant Majority Leader (Career politician 16yrs and counting)) http://www.hendonforltgov.com/ TRIBUNE INVESTIGATION, The $20,000 question	Analysis Underway Leaning Weak
	Terry Link (Currently a state senator 13 yrs and counting) http://www.linkforillinois.com/ Did not respond to candidate questionnaire	Analysis Underway Leaning Weak
	Arthur Turner (Currently Illinois House Deputy Majority Leader (Career politician 28yrs and counting) http://turnerforillinois.com/ Did not respond to candidate questionnaire	Analysis Underway Leaning Weak

Adiditional Candidate Information from
the Vote 2010 ABC7 Chicago Online Candidates Forum

For Statewide Races pay special attention to question #6:
A ''Culture of Corruption'' is how the University of Illinois' Institute of Government and Public Affairs characterizes the national perception of Illinois government. If elected what contribution would you make toward beginning to change this perception?:

A general/vague answer on this question is an indication that the candidate is WEAK and inappropriate for leadership in Illinois. If a leader doesn't have specific plans to fight the culture of corruption thus leaving the tainted in control how can we expect that this leader will somehow miraculously achieve real success elsewhere.

Illinois Statewide Races

Governor
DILLARD, KIRK W. (R)
BRADY, BILL (R)
SCHILLERSTROM, ROBERT J. (R)
ANDRZEJEWSKI, ADAM (R)
PROFT, DAN (R)
RYAN, JIM (R)
McKENNA, ANDY (R)
QUINN, PAT (i) (D)
HYNES, DANIEL W. (D)
WHITNEY, RICH (G)

Lt. Governor
TRACY, DON (R)
PLUMMER, JASON (R)
WHITE SR., RANDY A. (R)
COLE, BRAD (R)
MURPHY, MATT (R)
COOK, DENNIS W. (R)
TURNER, ARTHUR L. (D)
LINK, TERRY (D)
HENDON, RICKEY R. (D)
COHEN, SCOTT LEE (D)
CASTILLO, THOMAS MICHAEL (D)
BOLAND, MIKE (D)
CRAWFORD, DON W. (G)

Attorney General
KIM, STEVE (R)
MADIGAN, LISA (i) (D) Current Office Holder
BLACK, DAVID F. (G)

Secretary of State
ENRIQUEZ, ROBERT (R)
WHITE, JESSE (i) (D) Current Office Holder
FROST, ADRIAN (G)

State Comptroller
TOPINKA, JUDY BAAR (R) Long Time Politician
DODGE, JIM (R) - Good for Illinois
KELLY, WILLIAM J. (R)
MILLER, DAVID E. (D)
KRISHNAMOORTHI, S. RAJA (D) Connection to Obama Good/Bad?
KRISLOV, CLINTON A. "CLINT" (D)
SCHAFER, R. ERIKA (G)

State Treasurer
RUTHERFORD,DAN (R)
OBERMAN, JUSTIN P. (D) Outsider, Positive
KELLY, ROBIN (D)
SUMMERS, SCOTT K. (G)

Cook County - Countywide Races

Cook County Board President
PRECKWINKLE, TONI (D)
O'BRIEN, TERRENCE J. (D)
BROWN, DOROTHY A. (D)
STROGER, TODD H. (i) (D)
KEATS, ROGER A. (R)
GARRIDO III, JOHN (R)
TRESSER, THOMAS (G)

Cook County Clerk
ORR, DAVID D. (i) (D)
GARCIA, ANGEL (R)

Cook County Sheriff
DART, THOMAS J. (i) (D)
BAKER JR., SYLVESTER E. (D)
COLLINS, FREDERICK (R)
LEWIS, MARSHALL P. (G)

Cook County Treasurer
PAPPAS, MARIA (i) (D)
MORSE, CAROL A. (R)

Cook County Assessor
SHAW, ROBERT (D)
BERRIOS, JOSEPH (D)
FIGUEROA, RAYMOND A. (D)
STROBECK-ECKERSALL, SHARON (R)
GROTA, ROBERT C. (G)

U.S. Senate Race

LOWERY, DONALD (R)
KIRK, MARK STEVEN (R)
MARTIN, ANDY (R)
THOMAS, KATHLEEN (R) Positive
ARRINGTON, JOHN (R)
HUGHES, PATRICK J. (R) Positive, frugal minded
MARSHALL, ROBERT (D)
HOFFMAN, DAVID (D) (Served on Illinois Reform Commission) Positive
MEISTER, JACOB J. (D)
GIANNOULIAS, ALEXANDER (D) A Banker with Issues - BAD for Illinois
JACKSON, CHERYLE (D)
JONES, LEALAN M. (G)

U.S. Congressional Races

1st District
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SMITH, FRED (D)
RUSH, BOBBY L. (i) (D)
GUILLEMETTE, JoANNE (D)
BAILEY, HAROLD L. (D)
ADAMS, JEFF (G)

2nd District
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HAYES, ISAAC C. (R) - Good for Illinois
JACKSON, JR., JESSE L. (i) (D) - Politician, Scandal, Blagojevich Issues
WILLIAMS, ANTHONY W. (G)
MAYDEN, MICHAEL E. (G)

3rd District
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BENDAS, MICHAEL A (R)
LIPINSKI, DANIEL WILLIAM (i) (D)
MUJICA, JORGE (D)
SCHMIDT, LAUREL LAMBERT (G)

4th District
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GUTIERREZ, LUIS V. (i) (D)
BURNS, ROBERT J. (G)

5th District
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RATOWITZ, DAVID (R)
LAD, ASHVIN (R)
PULIDO, ROSANNA (R)
QUIGLEY, MIKE (i) (D)
REICHEL, MATTHEW (G)
WILLIAMS, ANDREW (G)
GILHOOLY, TERRENCE A. (G)

6th District
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ROSKAM, PETER J. (i) (R)
LOWE, BENJAMIN S. (D)

7th District
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WEIMAN, MARK M. (R)
WILLIAMS-BURNETT,DARLENA (D)
ASCOT, JIM (D)
DAVIS, DANNY K. (i) (D)
DIXON, SHARON DENISE (D)
CLEMONS, CLARENCE DESMOND (D)
ROBBINS, KIP (G)

8th District
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GEISSLER, CHRISTOPHER (R)
DAWSON, JOHN (R)
RODRIGUEZ, MARIA (R)
BEVERIDGE, DIRK W. (R)
JACOBS,GREGORY S. (R)
WALSH, JOE (R)
BEAN, MELISSA (i) (D)
SCHEURER, BILL (G)

9th District
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ATANUS, SUSANNE (R)
POLLAK, JOEL BARRY (R)
SCHAKOWSKY, JANICE D. (i) (D)
RIBEIRO, SIMON (G)
SHANFIELD, MORRIS (G)

10th District
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DOLD, ROBERT (R)
COULSON, ELIZABETH (R)
GREEN, DICK (R)
HAMANN, PAUL (R)
FRIEDMAN, ARIE (R)
SEALS, DANIEL J. (D)
HAMOS, JULIE (D)
RICHARDSON, ELLIOT (D)

11th District
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MEERS, JR., HENRY W. (R)
McALOON, DAVID (R)
WHITE, DAVE (R)
KINZINGER, ADAM (R)
MILLER, DARREL (R)
HALVORSON, DEBORAH (i) (D)

13th District
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BIGGERT, JUDY (i) (R)
HARPER, SCOTT (D)

14th District
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HULTGREN, RANDY (R)
HASTERT, ETHAN A. (R)
FOSTER, BILL (i) (D)
KAIRIS, DANIEL J. (G)

16th District
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MANZULLO, DONALD A. (i) (R)
GAULRAPP, GEORGE W. (D)
CAMPBELL, TERRY G. (G)