Second-term State Senator Dan Duffy, whose district reaches all the way into the middle of Crystal Lake as a result of the Democrat’s redistricting plan and includes a fair amount of southeastern McHenry County, has endorsed Bill Prim as the Republican candidate for Sheriff.
This is the second major endorsement from a political figure that Prim has received.
The first was from McHenry County’s first resident congressman, now-WIND talk show host, Joe Walsh.
It apparently wasn’t considered important by the Northwest Herald, because I didn’t see an article.
We’ll see if a sitting elected official’s endorsement is worthy of conveying to the 30,000+ readers of the NWH.
Dan Duffy
STATE SEN. DAN DUFFY ENDORSES BILL PRIM FOR SHERIFF
A powerful voice has been added to the chorus of those backing Bill Prim for McHenry County Sheriff. Popular Illinois State Sen. Dan Duffy (R-26th) announced Monday that he is endorsing Prim in the Republican primary election next year.
The landslide winner in his contest for reelection last November, Duffy said he recently concluded his review of the candidates for Sheriff and wanted to make his endorsement early to add to the growing momentum behind Prim’s campaign.
“There is absolutely no doubt Bill Prim is the most qualified candidate we have for this critical post.
“His 27 years of ever-increasing responsibility in police work are a great fit for McHenry County.”
Duffy added, “There is more to being Sheriff than catching bad guys. The Sheriff must also be able to work with county wide officeholders and, at the same time, be accountable to taxpayers for how he spends their hard-earned money.”
Duffy continued, “In all of these areas, Bill Prim is the right choice. I urge all of McHenry voters to join me in supporting Bill Prim for Sheriff.”
Prim said he was pleased and grateful for Duffy’s endorsement.
“Anyone who lives in McHenry County knows that Sen. Duffy is a man of integrity and courage.
“His efforts on behalf of small business owners, who are the backbone of our economy, and his concern that taxpayers be listened to at all levels of government, may have not made him the most popular man in Springfield, but they have certainly earned him a great deal of respect in McHenry County.”
Prim added, “The hard-working people who support Dan Duffy will find themselves right at home with the message I am sending in my campaign.”
Prim added, “The hard-working people who support Dan Duffy will find themselves right at home with the message I am sending in my campaign.”
Why yes we do.
Respectfully,
Andrew Gasser
Mr Prim is obviously the best candidate for the next McHenry County Sheriff.
His experience, and ethical law enforcement will be a must win for the citizens
of McHenry County.
Cool!
We finally have a qualified, experienced man that is right for the job.
End the McHenry Count insest trail.
Bill Prim’s candidacy has begun to look a lot like Chris Lauzen’s successful electoral run to be Kane County Board Chairman last year (in Kane County, board chairman is elected at-large by the voters). Then Senator Lauzen not only won the Republican primary against the insider-establishment choice by taking nearly 70% of the primary vote, the reform-minded Republicans backing Lauzen also won the open circuit court clerk’s position, the auditor election, several county board seats, and elected a new county Republican party chairman.
And BTW, Senator Dan Duffy backed his then-senate colleague in the Kane Chairman’s race last year, too!
Now, it’s the end of April of 2013, and the backers of Andy Zinke are not going to give up their power and control over McHenry County Republican politics so easily.
Looks like the Prim supporters know this, and hopefully, they are actively now recruiting running mates for county board seats and precinct committeeman spots all across McHenry County.
Need more incentive? Remember how the McHenry County board members denied a vote for an at-large elected McHenry County Board Chairman?? Reformers in McHenry County, take that as a major goal to allow voters to decide if the county board chairman should be elected directly by voters, and make sure it’s on the fall, 2014 ballot next year. Make it happen.
Just what McHenry County needs, a under-skilled, under-educated, political puppet with some other politician’s hand up his back moving his mouth. How sad.