August 12, 2012
By: Cal Skinner
Category: McHenry Township, McHenry Township Republican Central Committee, Primary Election
McHenry Township Precinct Map. Click to enlarge.
With my learning, albeit a bit belatedly, that the McHenry Township Republican Central Committee will hold a primary election next February to select candidates for
- Supervisor
- Clerk
- Assessor
- Road Commissioner
- Trustees (4)
all the township eligible to hold partisan primaries have signaled they will allow voters to make the choice at the ballot box.
They could have decided to hold a caucus, but decided to go the democratic route.
There is no indication yet that any of the Democratic Central Committees in Algonquin, Dorr, Grafton, McHenry or Nunda Townships will follow suit.
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July 28, 2012
By: Cal Skinner
Category: Erik Sivertsen, John O'Neill, Kathy Kuchta, Linda Kvidera Murphy, McHenry Township, McHenry Township Republican Central Committee, Township Trustee
John O’Neill
Linda Murphy
A Republican Party organization in McHenry County got a quorum.
After the failure of a quorum to be mustered at both the Special Meeting of the County GOP when an attempt was being made to allow Tea Party activist Tonya Franklin, followed by the failure of enough Precinct Committeemen to attend the July County Republican meeting, plus the non-quorum at a Nunda Township meeting, one might wonder if a trend was appearing.
On Tuesday, the McHenry Township Republican Central Committee broke that streak.
Considering whether to recommend someone to fill the McHenry Township Trustee vacancy created when Kathy Kutcha resigned, enough people showed up to hold a legal meeting.
I’m told eight people applied for the vacant Trustee position. Four are Precinct Committeemen.
The Central Committee decided not to endorse anyone.
Two applicants, John O’Neill (the only one to challenge Jack Franks in the last four elections) and 2012 McHenry County Board candidate Linda Murphy, were each given a few minutes to speak. A third applicant, Erik Sivertson, arrived after the discussion on the vacancy was complete.
There are five other applicants for the vacancy.
Interviews by the McHenry Township Board will be Tuesday night at the Township Hall.
The names of the applicants follow:
- Neal Shepler, McHenry
- Chuck Majercil, Johnsburg
- John O’Neill, McHenry
- Eric Sivertsen, McHenry
- Don Allen, McHenry
- Doug Carlile, Johnsburg
- Linda Kviders Murphy, Johnsburg
- Tom Rishling, Wonder Lake
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April 18, 2012
By: Cal Skinner
Category: Bruce Novak, Carolyn Schofield, Craig Adams, Grafton Township, Grafton Township Republican Central Committee, Martin Waitzman, McHenry Township, McHenry Township Republican Central Committee, Mike Skala, Republican Party, Tom Posnanski, Tom Webb
As the McHenry County Republican Central Committee prepares to organize for the next two years tonight at D’Andrea’s in Crystal Lake, word has reached McHenry County Blog that McHenry Township and Grafton Township.
McHenry Township’s GOP held its organization meeting Saturday.
Here’s who won what:
- Bruce Novak – Chair
- Tom Webb – Vice Chair
- Craig Adams – Treasurer
- Marsha Nelson – Secretary
Newly-elected Grafton Township Republican Party officers are, left to right, Chairman Tom Poznaski, Vice Chair Carolyn Schofield, Secretary Mike Skala and Treasurer Martin Waitzman.
Grafton Township Republicans organized Monday. Here’s who’s who there:
- Tom Poznaski – Chair
- Caroline Schofield – Vice Chair
- Mike Skala – Secretary
- Martin Waitzman – Treasurer
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January 21, 2012
By: Cal Skinner
Category: Fund Raiser, McHenry Township, McHenry Township Republican Central Committee
The price is $30 for wine and soft drinks at the February 6th fundraiser being thrown by the McHenry Township Republican Central Committee.
The 6-9 event, which will be held at The Corkscrew Pointe Bistro & Beverage Parlor, has a wonderful title:
LET’S WINE & be CHEESY ABOUT POLITICS
This fundraising invitation from the McHenry Township Republican Central Committee can be enlarged by clicking on it.
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August 10, 2011
By: Cal Skinner
Category: McHenry Township Republican Central Committee, Media Bias, Pig Roast
“Help Us Take Back Our State and Our Nation…Rain or Shine” is what two of the headlines that are close together say on the pig roast invitation below from the McHenry Township Republican Central Committee.
Fun, games, music cheap price ($30 for two).
And every candidate who hopes to get votes from McHenry Township voters will be in attendance.
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February 28, 2010
By: Cal Skinner
Category: Craig Adams, Gene Dawson, Joe Walsh, John O'Neill, Kathy Kuchta, Marsha Nelson, McHenry Township, McHenry Township Republican Central Committee
The McHenry Township Republican Central Committee organized February 15th.
Here is the leadership team that was selected:
- Chairman: Rick Mack
- Vice Chairman: Kathleen Kuchta
- Secretary: Marsha Nelson
- Treasurer: Craig Adams
8th Congressional District Committeeman Gene Dawson, 8th Congressional District Republican candidate for Congress Joe Walsh, and State Representative candidate John O’Neill spoke seeking support from the precinct committeemen and guests.
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February 25, 2009
By: Cal Skinner
Category: Craig Adams, McHenry Township, McHenry Township Republican Central Committee, Vincent Neff
Just as in Algonquin Township, the only contest in McHenry Township was for township trustee.
In Algonquin Township all of the incumbents were re-nominated.
Not so in McHenry Township.
Vincent Neff was targeted for defeat by the Republican organization and they succeeded in ousting him from the board.
The “incumbent minus one” slate (for want of a better description), put his intended replacement on top of the other incumbents’ names on their petition.
Replacing Neff will be Craig Adams.
All the winners received more than twice the number of votes that Neff got.
The other incumbents went unchallenged in the GOP primary.
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November 20, 2008
By: Cal Skinner
Category: Algonquin Township Republican Central Committee, Grafton Township Republican Central Committee, McHenry Township Republican Central Committee, Nunda Township Republican Central Committee
Republican township organizations in the five largest townships have requested primary elections for township office.
According to McHenry County Clerk Kathie Schultz, Republican party officials in Algonquin, McHenry, Nunda, Grafton and Dorr Townships want voters, rather than themselves, to select their candidates.
These are the largest townships in McHenry County. The 2005 populations were listed as
98,481 – Algonquin Township
46,358 – McHenry Township
41,447 – Grafton Township
38,605 – Nunda Township
19,884 – Dorr Township
That means over 80% of the county’s voters will face a primary election.
It is yet to be seen if any Democratic Party township challengers will follow in the footsteps of most of their McHenry County Democratic Party county candidates and refuse to allow any input from voters at the ballot box.
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November 19, 2008
By: Cal Skinner
Category: Algonquin Township Republican Central Committee, Grafton Township Republican Central Committee, McHenry Township Republican Central Committee, Nunda Township Republican Central Committee
Republican township organizations in the five largest townships have requested primary elections for township office.
According to McHenry County Clerk Kathie Schultz, Republican party officials in Algonquin, McHenry, Nunda, Grafton and Dorr Townships want voters, rather than themselves, to select their candidates.
These are the largest townships in McHenry County. The 2005 populations were listed as
98,481 – Algonquin Township
46,358 – McHenry Township
41,447 – Grafton Township
38,605 – Nunda Township
19,884 – Dorr Township
That means over 80% of the county’s voters will face a primary election.
It is yet to be seen if any Democratic Party township challengers will follow in the footsteps of most of their McHenry County Democratic Party county candidates and refuse to allow any input from voters at the ballot box.
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