Posts Tagged ‘ Allen Mayer ’

Since local news organizations pretty much ignore state politics — except trials and budget crises — most Peorians probably have never heard of State Sen. James Clayborne. He’s the Illinois Senate majority leader. And he’s mulling over a run for governor. Rich Miller predicts that Clayborn would make interesting candidate: Sen. Clayborne is not the sort...
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Talk about depressing. I had been planning all day to go to the the John Morris victory party at the River Station. I like John (and I like the River Station) but the thought of spending the evening among people as they watch their favored candidate finish third in the three-person race just didn’t appeal...
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In the 92nd District state house race, I’m wondering if Jehan Gordon just assumed the Allen Mayer camp would reveal her shoplifting conviction or if she was tipped off somehow. Mayer’s campaign manager says they knew about it, but weren’t going use it. Well, how did they know?  Why do opposition research if it’s...
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Links are via the Journal Star. The snarky commentary is my own: Word on the Street sheds some light on that WEEK retraction regarding Allen Mayers being one of the people to recruit Jehan Gordan to run in the 92nd District state house seat. Seems that the station retracted a statement that Mayers “nominated and...
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In a way, the contest between Jehan Gordon and Allen Mayer is starting to remind me of the 1996 primary battle between incumbent 92nd District State House Rep. Don Saltzman and challenger Ricca Slone. On one hand, there was Saltzman. He was tight with the building trades unions. He’d been there was a long time...
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Wow. I was under the impression that these two were going to play nice. I guess not: Mayer, union leaders question endorsement of anti-worker Jehan Gordon. Allen Mayer and area labor leaders today questioned UAW Local 974’s decision to endorse Jehan Gordon. “Jehan’s anti-worker record goes against everything the United Auto Workers stand for and everything...
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Well, not really. Elaine Hopkins has a brief recap of the debate between Jehan Gordon and Allen Mayer. She described it as cordial, with Jehan cooing over Allen’s toddler.
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The following press release just hit my inbox. Mr. Mayer is getting some payback for his support for voting to deny the license for expanding the landfill in Pottstown. Allen Mayer, candidate for the Illinois House of Representatives in the 92nd district, has been endorsed by the Sierra Club. Mayer has a proven record as...
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You know how Cindy Ardis-Jenkins is rumored to be holding Aaron Schock’s place in line? The theory goes that if Schock loses in the primary and someone else gets the Republican nod to run for U.S. Congress, then Ardis-Jenkins would drop out of the race for 92nd District seat in the Illinois House, freeing...
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Via a press release: PEORIA-Democratic legislative candidate, Jehan Gordon, today unveiled her campaign website, www.jehangordon.com , promising it would “be another tool” to help her “listen and learn” as the next state representative from the 92nd District. “The internet is another great way to listen to and learn from what people in our area are saying,”...
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Allen Mayer is an attorney in Comptroller Dan Hynes office. I cannot think of any reason for the following other than an endorsement: From the press release: Allen Mayer and Dan Hynes will hold a joint news conference on Wednesday, November 28, 2007 to discuss Mayer’s campaign for the Democratic nomination for State Representative from the...
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I wasn’t planning on doing much today about the opening of the filing period in Illinois. It’s not lack of interest, just a lack of time due to family stuff. But one of my readers was kind enough to send this note: Got curious so I called to check. As of the end of...
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It’s political season out there, and announcements by would-be office holders are about as common as leaves turning colors. County Board member Allen Mayer made it official yesterday and announced he is running for the 92nd Illinois House seat held by Aaron Schock. He brought along his wife, Carey, and his 21-month-old daughter, the incredibly cute...
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Some thoughts on today’s Word on the Street: I see they finally got around to reporting on the controversy over Aaron Schock operating his 18th District U.S. House seat out of county GOP headquarters. I reported on it back on Sept. 20, 18 days ago. Kudos! Better late then never, I always say. Members of the...
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