Well, it looks like someone in the McHenry County Democratic Party is doing his or her job.

A candidate has been recruited to run against two-term incumbent Republican Party State Representative Mike Tryon, according to a press release received this afternoon.

He is retired postal worker and public employee union leader Robert Kaempfe. He lives in Crystal Lake.

Here is the release:

CRYSTAL LAKE—Retired postal worker Robert Kaempfe of Crystal Lake filled petitions with the Secretary of State’s office in Springfield on Wednesday to run for the Democratic nomination in the 64th District, Illinois General Assembly. The seat is currently held by Republican Michael Tryon.

“I’m not a rich guy trying to buy a political position,” Kaempfe said. “I am not a career politician. I have always been a working guy and know what concerns regular working people.”

Kaempfe, who recently retired, was Chief Trustee of his local union, a shop steward, and chief steward of the 600 employee Palatine Distribution Center. “My experience as a negotiator will stand me in good stead in seeking to work with other legislators to get the best for our communities.”

A long time Crystal Lake resident, Kaempfe is a decorated Vietnam veteran. He served with the 101st Airborn Division. Among his awards are the Bronze Star, Army Commendation Medal with a “V” for valor, Air Medal, and the Combat Infantry Badge.

Kaempfe identifies securing funding for long delayed capital projects, including critical road projects, as a top priority. He also advocates better long range transportation planning, “not just ten or fifteen years out, but to meet needs thirty or more years from now.”

So far, outgoing Republican County Chairman Bill LeFew seems more interested in recruiting precinct committeeman candidates who will back his point of view than recruiting an opponent for Democratic State Rep. Jack Franks. Franks represents LeFew in the Illinois General Assembly.