To get on the fall ballot as a write-in candidate a candidate has to get at least as many write-in votes as he or she would have to get signatures on a petition for the office in question. I’m betting … Continue reading
Category Archives: Jeff Thirtyacre
The following was in a comment under McHenry County Blog’s write-in candidate story: I decided to run because I think the working class needs a Representative in Springfield. The rich have allot of reps there. I am a Teamster and … Continue reading
Below are the people who have filed to run write-in campaigns in McHenry County: For public officer there are two Democrats: John Joseph Polachek – United States President [Polachek did not filed a copy, not an original document, so there … Continue reading
Spring Grove Democrat Jeff Thirtyacre has filed papers with the McHenry County Clerk’s Office to run as a write-in candidate for this party’s nomination for State Representative in the 64th District. To win the write-in contest, he must get as … Continue reading
No change is in the works for the county board district that runs from McHenry up to Richmond and Spring Grove. Pete Merkel and Sandra Salgado are being re-elected. … Continue reading
It appears backing Independent Scott Lee Cohen over Democratic Party nominee Pat Quinn for Governor has consequences. The name of District 4 County Board candidate Jeff Thirtyacre has disappeared from the McHenry County Democratic Party’s web site page listing local … Continue reading
The post I ran about pro-abortion Personal PAC’s endorsements for the McHenry County Board was incomplete. Instead of going to the Personal PAC endorsement page, I relied on the eVote web site. It is clearly unreliable, as I guess I … Continue reading
Two McHenry County Board members were endorsed by the pro-abortion Personal PAC. They are District 2’s Donna Kurtz, a Republican, and District 5’s Jeff Thirtyacre, a Democrat. … Continue reading
First among the politicians at the Johnsburg parade was McHenry County Sheriff Keith Nygren. Unlike other parades, there were not four motorcycles accompanying him. Usually there are two from the Sheriff’s Department and two from the McHenry County Conservation District. … Continue reading
In this email comment to one of my articles, District 4 Democratic Party Board member Jeff Thirtyacre demonstrates the problem that Pat Quinn has winning the election this year: Jeff Thirtyacre says: 08/18/2010 at 5:43 am (Edit) Between Quinn and … Continue reading
After my request that candidates send me parade pictures (photos of other political events are invited as well), District 4 McHenry County Board candidate Jeff Thirtyacre sent three from the Spring Grove 4th of July Parade. First was one of … Continue reading
For those who follow things political in the Northeastern part of McHenry County, the Democratic Party challenger to District 4 incumbents Sandy Salgado and Pete Merkel has put up a web site. You can find it here. I’ll reprint his … Continue reading
“Hostile” would be fair in characterization of McHenry County Board member Pete Merkel’s reaction to the ALAW conflict of interest proposal, as reported by Kevin Craver of the Northwest Herald Merkel, running unopposed in the Republican primary election, did not … Continue reading
Two more county board candidates have filed their conflict of interest forms with the Alliance for Land, Agriculture and Water. That brings the total to 20 out of 27 candidates who have answered the ALAW questionnaire. 74%. Pretty amazing. District … Continue reading
From looking at District 3 candidate Nick Provenzano’s fancy Pro-Life post card (see bottom of the liked article), one would think he was the only Pro-Life candidate running. A post card from Barb Wheeler hopes to clear up any confusion. … Continue reading
Remember hearing about how forest fires sometimes jump fire breaks that are intended to contain them. That may have happened late last week with the Alliance for Land, Agriculture and Water’s conflict of interest ordinance. Originally presented to the McHenry … Continue reading
So far thirteen candidates for the McHenry County Board have filed the conflict of interest forms that the Alliance for Land, Agriculture and Water have suggested be applied to all county officials. Yesterday, Zane Seipler, who is challenging three-term incumbent … Continue reading
One of the roles McHenry County Blog plays is alerting daily newspapers of stories they otherwise might not think of. This might be one of those articles. The Alliance for Land, Agriculture and Water came up with an idea to … Continue reading
Didn’t know that the pro-abortion Personal PAC went as low as members of the McHenry County Board until District 2 candidate Ellen Brady Mueller told me she had gotten a questionnaire, but had not filled it out. I asked her … Continue reading
Here’s something I haven’t seen before. Spring Grove county board candidate Jeff Thirtyacre saw the Woodstock Independent’s questionnaire on Saturday, but hadn’t gotten it in the mail. So, in a comment under the article, he answered them. When one is … Continue reading