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7 PM 8th Congressional District Candidate’s Night Friday at MCC

November 20, 2009 By: Cal Skinner Category: 8th Congressional District, Bill Parrot, Christopher Geissler, Greg Jacobs, Joe Walsh, John Dawson, Jon Heideman, Maria Rodriguez, Mary Alger, McHenry County Young Republicans, Melissa Bean, Patriots United

If you are not satisfied with the representation of Democrat Melissa Bean in the 8th Congressional District, you might was to head on over to McHenry County College’s Conference Center tonight at 7.

All six of the GOP primary opponents will be answering questions.

In case you have figured out who is running, here they are:

From the number of them, I would suggests some folks think Bean, who just voted for the Democrats Health Care Plan, is vulnerable.

The event is being sponsored by the McHenry County Young Republicans and Patriots United.

Jerry Agar from the Illinois Policy Institute and WGN will moderate our debate/panel discussion.

Doors will open at 6:30. A $5 donation is requested to defray the MCC rent.

For more information, contact Jon Heideman, MCYR Education Committee Chairman, or Patriots United’s Bill Parrot or Mary Alger.

1 Comments to “7 PM 8th Congressional District Candidate’s Night Friday at MCC”


  1. Jane Awesome says:

    This was a great forum. We are lucky to have so many good candidates running. One person stood out to me – John Dawson. He knows his economics and gets why our economy is in such a pickle. I felt as though he is someone I could trust – one of us! I admire his honesty and humility.

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