There are precious few who filed a petition with ten signatures and were elected, as you can see below. The number in parentheses represents those voting in the March Democratic Primary Election. They call themselves “precinct representatives,” but the title … Continue reading
Category Archives: McHenry County Democats
Jim and Carolyn Harrison’s names have popped up on the web site of the McHenry County Democratic Party Central Committee web site. Does this means the Harrison, who was first running for Sheriff in the GOP Primary, then announcing he … Continue reading
Couldn’t be two places at once last Wednesday night, so I asked the head of the McHenry County Democratic Central Committee if there were any changes in officers. There were a couple of them, which you can see below: Chair: … Continue reading
Republican and Democratic Party Central Committees will meet on opposite sides of Crystal Lake tonight at 7:30 to select officers and conduct other business. Both have open to the public in past years. Details for the Democrats follow: Wednesday, April … Continue reading
It’s a long time away but the Republican and Democratic Parties are set for April 16th. So, folks who are running for precinct committeeman should put that on their calendars. … Continue reading
McHenry County has 212 precincts. Take a look at how many people filed for Democratic Party Precinct Committeeman. I count 31. RILEY MARENGO 1 MARENGO 2 MARENGO 3 MARENGO 4 **Allison A. Barnard, 761 Woodland Ln, Marengo, IL 60152 DUNHAM CHEMUNG 1 CHEMUNG 2 CHEMUNG 3 … Continue reading
The McHenry County Democratic Party web site features a piece by County Board member Paula Yensen rebutting comments apparently made under my article The Advantage Group (TAG) Sunsets I would guess from the content of comments made by new folks … Continue reading
It’s an off year for politics. The major partisan elections are next year. Maybe that’s the reason. Jack Franks’ tent is near the entrance, but he wasn’t there so I didn’t take a photo. (Later I was told he was … Continue reading
The McHenry County Democratic Party raised $16,015 during the second quarter of this year and ended June with $14,703.92 in the bank. Those making contributions which were reported (required if in excess of $150) follow: $1,000 – Paula Yensen, Self … Continue reading
Folks are announcing Election Night parties. State Senator Dan Duffy will be hanging out in Barrington. Senator Duffy’s Election Night Party Chessies / 111 Grille 200 Applebee Street Barrington, IL 60010 Ph: 847-382-5020 When polls close – 7pm to ??? … Continue reading
One of the problems that State Rep. Jack Franks has with passing his pet referendum is that he does not have a unified Democratic Party behind him. Take, for example, Paula Yensen, the wife of the McHenry County Democratic Party … Continue reading
A press release from the McHenry County Democratic Party: Democratic Candidates to Speak at Old Fashion Torchlight Rally in Woodstock Woodstock—Dennis Anderson, Congressional candidate in the 14th District and Amanda Howland, State Senate candidate in the 24th District are just … Continue reading
Having done a couple of articles about people that McHenry County Republican Party Chairman Mike Tryon has appointed where no one ran for the office of Precinct Committeeman, I thought it was time to look at what success the Democrats … Continue reading
Jack Franks has given another signal that he wants to be King of McHenry County. Today a robo-call poll asks whether people favor a McHenry County Board Chairman “elected by the citizens of McHenry County.” Here’s as close to the … Continue reading
I just noticed that Mike Bisset and Terry Kappel are writing articles for the “Urgent Action” page of the McHenry County Democratic Central Committee. Chairman Mike Bisset writes on the top article: The Wisconsin recall effort is continuing. Volunteers needed! … Continue reading
Shortly before Christmas McHenry County Blog published evidence of the declineof the Republican Party locally. The percentages below represent the proportions of McHenry County’s precincts where people filed for Republican Precinct Committeeman during the last three election cycles. 2008 – … Continue reading
At least one candidate in each McHenry County Board district. The rumor mill was right. An article has already been run on District 1’s Nick Chirikos. In District 2 there are two challengers, Jim Roden and Jim Kennedy. District 3 … Continue reading
The McHenry County Courthouse anyway. None of the four countywide offices in McHenry County have a Democratic candidate. While it is possible for candidates to pop up after the primary on March 20, 2012, it seems unlikely. So, the following … Continue reading
I hadn’t memorized the number of precincts in McHenry County. Today McHenry County Clerk told me we have 212. So, let me do some division using the Friday noon petition filings for precinct committeeman. The Republicans had 54. [John Landon … Continue reading
Monday, the first day for filing petitions for public and party office, only one Democrat, Ringwood’s Marti Swanson filed for precinct committeeman. As of Friday noon, the minority party was up to 18 filings. GRAFTON 18 – Denise Barreto, 5525 … Continue reading