New Auditor General Frank Mautino under Attack

A press release from Allen Skillicorn, who is running for Mike Tryon’s legislative seat:

IT’S TIME TO INVESTIGATE AUDITOR GENERAL FRANK MAUTINO

East Dundee, IL –Frank Mautino was appointed to be the Illinois State Auditor General in October.

One of the mailings tying Democratic Party State Rep. Frank Mautino to Mike Madigan and Pat Quinn in Frank Mautino's 2014 campaign.

One of the mailings tying Democratic Party State Rep. Frank Mautino to Mike Madigan and Pat Quinn in Frank Mautino’s 2014 campaign.

Records Mautino provided to the State Board of Elections regarding his expenses reveal that Mautino spent $213,338.31 on fuel and repairs for his campaign vehicle between March of 2005 and December 2015.

Frank Mautino served on the House Reapportionment Committee.  This photo was taken at the Marengo High School hearing.

Frank Mautino served on the House Reapportionment Committee. This photo was taken at the Marengo High School hearing.

His campaign itemized expenditure reporting indicates $20,914.20 was used specifically for gas purchases during that same time frame, all at the same gas station, Happy’s Super Service Station. Additional instances of questionable spending continue to come to light.

“How does someone spend $21,000 at the same exact gas station?” Skillicorn continued, “I challenge members of the House Republican Caucus and my three Republican opponents Paul Serwatka, Dan Wilbrandt, and Carolyn Schofield to call for an independent investigation and for Frank Mautino to resign or be removed from office if allegations of improper spending are found to have merit.

“This is another example of the political ruling class protecting and enriching themselves by appointing one of their own to a lucrative government job instead of using qualifications to determine who would provide the best oversight and accountability as Illinois’ Auditor General.”

On October 20, the State House and Senate voted to promote their colleague, Frank Mautino, who spent 24 years as a State Representative to a ten-year position with a guaranteed salary of $152,000, to Auditor General.

Other references: http://illinoistimes.com/article-16709-questionable-campaign-spending.html

Allen Skillicorn is a Republican candidate running in the 66th State House District. He faces Paul Serwatka, Dan Wilbrandt and Carolyn Schofield in the March 15th Primary.


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New Auditor General Frank Mautino under Attack — 6 Comments

  1. From reading the links that Cal included, it looks like Frankie boy AND Happy’s owner need to go to jail.

    There are good people working for God right now exposing the evil deeds that have become commonplace (especially in Ilinois).

    You go Allen!

  2. By comparison, how much does Skillicorn pay for the maintenance and fuel for his “Team Skillicorn” van?

    That can’t be cheap (though there’s no way it would come close to Mautino’s expenses, I’m sure), and it definitely comes across as a sign he’s in politics for the long haul.

    If not this Representative seat, I bet he’ll keep running for the next open chair until one sticks.

  3. Thank you Allen and Cal.

    Read those links, DagTag.

    Unbelievable corruption in this state being exposed.

    If you just read the black box above, you would know enough not to try to “compare”.

    This is a total outrage.

  4. Hey, I’m not saying that there’s no corruption.

    There obviously is, and uncovering it in such a concise way case-by-case really does shed a light on how awful it truly is.

    I just find the idea of a gas-guzzling campaign vehicle as ridiculous in general – regardless if the candidate is already in office or not.

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