A YouTube from outside Vaughan’s Family Restaurant Friday night where GOP State Rep. candidate hopeful Tonya Franklin was meeting and greeting Precinct Committeemen and volunteers before Saturday’s 9 AM meeting of the Republican Central Committee at Crystal Lake’s d’Andrea’s. The … Continue reading
Readers of comments on McHenry County Blog know, of course, that most people do not use their real names. Some do and for that I commend them. I’ve been willing to be held responsible for what I write, but in … Continue reading
As an operative for the Republican Party in McHenry County sends out (again, not to me) Chairman Mike Tryon’s letter discouraging attendance at the Special Meeting of the local GOP at d’Andrea’s Saturday morning at 9 AM (public is invited), … Continue reading
Tomorrow is the day that willing Republican State Representative candidate Tonya Franklin learns whether she is authorized to seek 500 “good signatures” in two days The meeting, to which the public is invited, will be held Saturday at 9 AM … Continue reading
Here are the Republican Precinct Committeemen, newly appointed by McHenry County Republican Party Chairman Mike Tryon: CORAL 2 – Josephine Gilio (Appt 5/29/12), Huntley GRAFTON 5 – John McGuire (Appt 5/25/12), Crystal Lake GRAFTON 9 – Eric P Hartmann (Appt … Continue reading
Editor Dan McCaleb was aiming his April 8th comments mainly at McHenry County Democrats, pointing out the minority party locally had until June 4th to fill slots. For some reason McCaleb didn’t mention the obvious gap on the Republican side … Continue reading
Tonya Franklin, the woman who wants to run against Democrat Jack Franks for State Rep., is meeting with Precinct Committeemen and others who would like to get to know her at Vaughan’s Family Restaurant on Route 47 in Woodstock. And … Continue reading
An email from Tonya Franklin: We know we do not have a lot of time, so we set up temporary headquarters at Vaughan’s Family Restaurant 790 S Eastwood Dr, (Hwy 47) Woodstock, IL Temporary Campaign Phone Number 847-304-8800. We have … Continue reading
Back in his student days, Andy Martin-Trigona so irritated the legal establishment in Illinois by probing the corruption in the Illinois Supreme Court that when he got his law degree he wasn’t granted a license. Since then he has been … Continue reading
The upside is obvious. Democrat Jack Franks has to pay more attention to getting re-elected. That means Jack Franks will have less time to go elsewhere in Illinois to elect other Democrats who will vote to make Mike Madigan House … Continue reading
If nothing happens between now and next Monday at 5 PM, Democrat State Rep. Jack Franks will join Mike Tryon Barb Wheeler Pam Althoff Karen McConnaughay in having no opponent in the fall election. Now, I can understand with the … Continue reading
The following came into my email inbox from Algonquin Township’s Sharon Meroni, the new Precinct Committeeman who won a write-in campaign this past spring. Meroni is one of the people who convinced Tea Party-inspired Republican activist Tonya Franklin to volunteer … Continue reading
Led by Sharon Meroni, a successful write-in candidate for GOP Precinct Committeeman in Fox River Grove, over 25% of the members (both elected and appointed) of the McHenry County Central Committee agreed to call a 9 AM special meeting on … Continue reading
A press release from Tonya Franklin, who is seeking the McHenry County Republican Central Committee’s blessing to run for State Representative against Democrat Jack Franks. Tonya Franklin Introduces Herself Tonya Franklin, a local Republican and a nationally renown Tea Party … Continue reading
Here is the notice being sent by Sharon Meroni and over 25% of the Republican Precinct Committeemen to all Republican Precinct Committeemen in McHenry County. It announces the call of a Special Meeting to appoint two Representative Committeemen for Jack … Continue reading
Having watched or been a part of the McHenry County Republican Party since 1966, I’ve never seen something like what you see below. It is an effort by a Republican Precinct Committeeman to get a special meeting of the Central … Continue reading
I guess McHenry County Republican County Chairman Mike Tryon could still decide to call a special meeting of his GOP Central Committee to allow the 63rd District Precinct Committeemen to select the two additional and needed members of a 63rd … Continue reading
Over the weekend I became convinced that McHenry County Republican Party Chairman Mike Tryon is the only one who can either take steps to allow Tea Party activist Tonya Franklin a chance to get on the ballot to run against … Continue reading
There’s still an opportunity for McHenry County Republican Party Chairman Mike Tryon to call a Central Committee meeting at which the two Representative Committee members besides himself could be appointed. But, it’s his call. Is he willing to take responsibility … Continue reading
The McHenry County Republican Party bylaws say that there was supposed to be a meeting of the Central Committee last Thursday, the third Thursday of the month. Earlier this week I emailed newly-elected Vice Chairman Mark Daniel and asked him … Continue reading
