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Bill Pysson

Former McHenry County resident Bill Pysson won a seat on the Boone County Board Tuesday as a Democrat.

Publisher of the Boone County Watchdog, Pysson won in the district just to the west of the McHenry-Boone County line.

With four to be elected in each district, Pysson placed fourth, edging out a Republican by 152 votes.

Pysson has locked horns with the local school district over various matters, even running for the school board unsuccessfully once.

Former State Rep. Ron Wait, who represented McHenry County in the 1980′s, also won election to the County Board from another district.

My former legislative colleague Ron Wait of Belvidere, ran for Circuit Court Judge after he left the Illinois House of Representatives, but lost.

This primary election, however, he won a nomination to serve on the Boone County Board.

Here are the results, as reported by the Rockford Register-Star:

There were six candidates running.

This is a delayed third part of my view of Paul Caprio’s August 11th Family PAC cruise.

Part 1 is here. Part 2 is here. A story about guest of honor Oklahoma U.S. Senator and Dr. Tom Coburn’s views on the health care debate is here.

Asking Senator Coburn if the health care debate could include end of life protocols on hydration and sustenance was former Republican Party gubernatorial aspirant Steve Baer. He’s the man in the picture’s center.

After the speech, attendees greeted friends and acquaintances. Here State Representative Bob Biggins, who just announced his retirement, chats with State Representative Ron Wait’s Legislative Assistant Verna Rightnowar and Wait.

State Senator Chris Lauzen, who again had about 900 at his Porky Picnic last Saturday was talking with Larry Therianit.

In good campaign style, Schaumburg resident Ryan Higgins came up to introduce himself to me. The 28-year old is running for the GOP state representative slot to replace State Rep. Paul Froelich, the man who switched parties before last year’s election. He has been endorsed by the Schaumburg Township GOP organization.

The next people I got a shot of are campaign consultant Jon Zahm and State Representative Randy Ramey. Ramey told me he tried to leave a message on McHenry County Blog after I posted a picture of a car with a Ramey bumper sticker and state rep. license plate 105 saying that it was his car.

Part 4 is next up.

This is the second in a series of posting about the folks I saw on Family PAC’s summer cruise on the Chicago River. You can find the first here. Here’s U.S. Senator Thomas Coburn’s thoughts on health care reform.

Vernon Township Republican Committeeman Don Castella was among those greeted by Senator Tom Coburn as he boarded for the cruise.

Here State Representative Bob Biggins (on the left) visits with State Representative Ron Wait’s Legislative Assistant Verna Rightnowar and Wait (on the right).

In order to get home from the Senate session earlier, Senator Coburn addressed the crowd before the boat left the dock.

He explained that those without health coverage include 16 million eligible for Medicaid, 11 million illegals, 11 million who earn more than $75,000 a year and 11 million who can’t get or afford health insurance. (More here.)

After finishing his summary of the legislation that passed out of the committee on which he serves on a straight party vote, Coburn took some questions from the audience.

More pictures tomorrow.

I don’t cover too much of what is going on, but the man who was elected to the Illinois House when I decided to run for State Comptroller in 1982, Ron Wait, is being challenged for the second time by the former Winnebago County Democratic Party Chairman Greg Tuite.

It’s a TV market, so costly.

When I was running for state rep. in 1983 before I got recruited by Governor Jim Thompson to run for State Comptroller against Roland Burris, the district stretched all the way from Woodstock to Rockford.

In addition to the cash, it appears that two staffers have been assigned to the race–Garret Hill and GM Anderson, not to mention TV ad production money, polling and advocacy calling.

I don’t cover too much of what is going on, but the man who was elected to the Illinois House when I decided to run for State Comptroller in 1982, Ron Wait, is being challenged for the second time by the former Winnebago County Democratic Party Chairman Greg Tuite.

It’s a TV market, so costly.

When I was running for state rep. in 1983 before I got recruited by Governor Jim Thompson to run for State Comptroller against Roland Burris, the district stretched all the way from Woodstock to Rockford.

In addition to the cash, it appears that two staffers have been assigned to the race–Garret Hill and GM Anderson, not to mention TV ad production money, polling and advocacy calling.