Wilcox-McConchie Cary Fundraiser Teeming with Candidates Seeking Petition Signatures

Illinois is one of those states where Democrats have done their best to limit competition by requiring large numbers of signatures on petitions.

McHenry County GOP Coroner candidate Michael Rein (no relation to the event’s host) was one of the candidates trying to fill up up his petition with signatures.

For example, when I was first running for State Representative, I believe only 250 signatures were required.

Judges Mark Gerhardt and Justin Hansen were also pushing their candidacies.

I think it’s now 500 to get on the ballot.

RqAll three judicial candidates were filling petitions. From left to right, Mark Gerhardt, David Gervais and Justin Hansen.

Two seeking to serve in Congress were also passing petitions.

Rich Carter signs Mark Curran’s U.S. Senate petition, while Evelyn Sanguinetti carries her petition clipboard. Bonnie Quirke, wearing the 45 shirt, was passing a Fair Maps petition.

At the hilltop estate of Realator Michael Rein, there were candidates a plenty seeking petition signatures.

Not only former Lake County Sheriff Mark Curran was gathering signatures for a U.S. Senate run, but McHenry County State’s Attorney Patrick Kenneally was for his re-election campaign.

One I didn’t get a decent photo of was my State Rep. Tom Weber, whose petition I signed.

There was even a table where people didn’t have to interact with candidates.

Of course, people didn’t come to sign petitions.

Those who have not run for office don’t realize how much work it is. Here Craig Wilcox post a sign at the entrance to the fundraiser.

They came to support two of the State Senators who represent McHenry County.

Dan McConchie converses with a constituent.

The food, a shrimp boil, was just the enticement.

Lining up for food.

Even candidates for office outside of the two honoree’s State Senate districts were in attendance.

Chris Kisperski was Craig Wilcox’ campaign manager last election. Now he is running for State Senate against Lake County’s Melinda Bush.

When I took a picture of her shirt, as usual, I did not include her head.

I did not figure out she was a candidate until I pre-posted the shirt’s image as a “Message of the Day”

There was another candidate for State Senate.

So, she remains headless in this photo:

This is a property that the McHenry County Conservation District must lust for.

The rise down the hill is an Indian mound.

There was a big surprise for me.

Chris Jenner

Chirs Jenner, former McHenry County College Board President and, before that, a Cary Grade School Board member, who served as a Republican Precinct Committeeman, flew in for the weekend from Florida.

He said he came for the music and hoped to join the band later in the afternoon.


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Wilcox-McConchie Cary Fundraiser Teeming with Candidates Seeking Petition Signatures — 9 Comments

  1. Gus, Can you do any better in formatting your posts?

    They show up often as one line of single letters down the left side of the page.

  2. Can
    You Work
    on the
    formatting
    of the newsletter.
    Gets
    hard to read
    while scrolling

  3. Heinrich and Lexfire represent those voters who are the first to bitch and complain but when it comes to doing something constructive or helpful they are nowhere to be found.

    I call them “The I’ll hold your coat” crowd.

  4. “Chirs Jenner, former McHenry County College Board President and, before that, a Cary Grade School Board member, who served as a Republican Precinct Committeeman, flew in for the weekend from Florida.” Anybody who is not happy with our great state of Illinois and its administration should immediately go back to the rat-and-crime-infested state they live. Show some respect for our state and our country. Stay tuned…tic, tock, tic, tock, tic, tock, tic, tock, tic, tock…

  5. Imagine being someone sad enough to attend this circle jerk – embarrassing for all that are pictured – especially those that work in public sector.

    WE SEE YOU.

    Sad!

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