The last candidate to garner endorsements from pretty much every Establishment figure in McHenry County was appointed State Rep. Kent Gaffney, who lost to David McSweeney. Take a look at them here. McHenry County Board Chairman Joe Gottemoller received a … Continue reading
Category Archives: Kent Gaffney
Moving onto Political Action Committees with a Fox River Grove address, first up is former State Rep. Kent Gaffney’s. Appointed to the office when State Rep. Mark Beaubien died, Gaffney was beaten in the Republican Primary Election by David McSweeney. … Continue reading
State Rep. David McSweeney’s has scheduled a fundraiser from 6-8 on Saturday, October 26th, at Wool Street in Barrington. The price is $35, $50 per couple. The Host Committee consists of Lou Bianchi Rich Carter Bob Cook Mark Daniel Geri … Continue reading
If you drive around Illinois, you will see lots of state parks. They are as common in many non-Chicago metropolitan counties as forest preserves and conservation district sites. The difference is that state taxpayers (disproportionately from the Chicago metropolitan area, … Continue reading
Kent Gaffney, who resigned a bit early from his position as State Represented had moved over to McGuireWoods Consulting as a Vice President of State Government Relations. Based in Chicago, Gaffney will “assist clients with legislative, appropriations and regulatory needs,” … Continue reading
I missed the press release below about Dave McSweeney’s having been appointed to succeed appointed State Rep. Kent Gaffney, who replaced State Rep. Mark Beaubien. Apparently, Gaffney decided to give McSweeney something of a head start. Seniority doesn’t mean as … Continue reading
The bill that State Rep. Mike Tryon passed to set State standards for re-cycling plastic bags got vetoed by Governor Pat Quinn over the weekend. The report of the veto, a wish-fulfillment of 13-year old Abby Goldberg of Lake Zurich, … Continue reading
The Illinois Environmental Council has released its ratings and the highest for a McHenry County legislator is Mike Tryon at 79%. State Senator Pam Althoff received a 57% score. Democrat Jack Franks, whom I have dubbed “Chainsaw Jack” for introducing … Continue reading
A press release from State Rep. Kent Gaffney: Special Session: No Comprehensive Pension Reform, House Votes to Expel Smith Springfield, IL… On Friday the Governor called a Special Session for lawmakers to consider pension reform to save the State’s growing … Continue reading
The State is in a fiscal pit brought on, I would argue, by far too many people not willing to vote, “No.” Perhaps someone other than I voted “No” more often in the Illinois General Assembly, but I doubt it. … Continue reading
My heavens. Who would have thought that typing in a comment on McHenry County Blog would end up in a suspension? Well, it was a bit more than that. State Rep. Kent Gaffney’s campaign manager Nick McNeeley also volunteered for … Continue reading
I have to admit to being astounded at how much Dave McSweeney spent in his Republican Party campaign. $354,000 or $74.64 per vote. As I examined State Rep. Kent Gaffney campaign disclosure form, filed in mid-evening, I discovered that he … Continue reading
Tea Party-inspired State Rep. candidate Danielle Rowe spent $19,736 on her unsuccessful campaign to represent the 52nd House District. Proving that she is a fiscal conservative, Rowe ended up with $15,600 in the bank. On March 16th and 17th, she … Continue reading
Kind of tough to figure out what legal fees that State Rep. Kent Gaffney had after the election, if, indeed they were incurred after the election, but Citizens for Gaffney got an infusion of $22,776.25 for legal fees on April … Continue reading
David McSweeney spent $354,013 to win the 3-way State Representative race in the 52nd House District. He beat out appointed State Rep. Kent Gaffney and Tea Party activist Danielle Rowe. Of that amount, he owes about $53,736 to various vendors, … Continue reading
A new law popped up on March 30th that prohibits anyone who has voted in a partisan primary election from running in the next general election. Just a continuation of what Abner Mikva was told when he tried to volunteer … Continue reading
Sometimes one can learn from campaign disclosure forms. The Political Action Committee created by former State Rep. Mark Beaubien is still active and filed its report Saturday night. The committee started out with $17,600 on January 1st and ended up … Continue reading
For years, the Illinois General Assembly has been trying to limit the people who could challenge incumbents. No more write-in votes for people unless they register with the County Clerk sixty days ahead of time. Even if someone does register, … Continue reading
State Representative Kent Gaffney started his political career two out of three Republican Party leaders met in a not-too-transparent process to select a replacement for the late State Rep. Mark Beaubien. State Rep. Mike Tryon, who serves as McHenry County … Continue reading
You’re Republican House Leader. One of your close allies dies. One of your long-time staffers, who has worked on political campaigns across the state, has moved to the area three years or so ago. He’s caught the political bug. He … Continue reading