State Rep. Tom Cross, the Republican House Minority Leader, put a lot of pressure on State Rep. and McHenry County Republican Chairman Mike Tryon to get his budget staffer selected to fill Mark Beaubien’s shoes. Gaffney ran a decent campaign, … Continue reading
The McHenry County Republican Party so far seem not to have found an alternative to Tea Party-inspired Tonya Franklin to run against entrenched Democratic Party State Rep. Jack Franks. If GOP leaders fail to find someone else to run in … Continue reading
Nineteen days from now, Democrat State Representative Jack Franks gets his third election in four election cycles without a GOP opponent. The first time was by then-Republican Party County Chairman Bill LeFew in his last term. The second was by … Continue reading
I’ve finally figured out who was at the meeting in the Crystal Lake Plaza GOP Headquarters last week. You remember. The one who recommended that Tea Party enthusiast Tonya Franklin should not run this year against Jack Franks, but maybe … Continue reading
It is not a big secret that I think an important duty of McHenry County Republican leaders is to make sure there are people running for all offices. Unfortunately, for two out of the last three elections, Democrat State Rep. … Continue reading
Still thinking about the implications of the McHenry County GOP interview committee’s decision to reject Tonya Franklin’s offer to run a high energy campaign against 7-term incumbent Democrat Jack Franks. Today Jack Franks is sighing a big “Whew.” The reason? … Continue reading
Prospective candidate for State Rep. Tonya Franklin will not be getting the nod to run as the Republican candidate against 14-term Democrat Jack Franks. She called me to tell me that she had been called by newly-elected Republican Central Committee … Continue reading
Last night I posted the following article: Clock Is Running on Finding GOP Opponent for Jack Franks Now I have found a comment under that article from Tonya Franklin, which is worth reading: “I fought hard for a chance to … Continue reading
