arlier this year, McHenry County Blog found a Facebook post indicating that Johnsburg resident Jason Blumenthal intended to run for the Republican nomination for State Representative in the district which Steve Reick represents.
That resulted in this article.
Yesterday, Blumenthal shared an email announcing that he was going to devote his time to finishing law school.
The letter follows:
Friends, Family, and Supporters,
Jason Blumenthal
Today however, I write to say I must bow out of the race this election cycle. I was unrealistic with the amount of time my law degree and master’s programs were going to take.
This decision was difficult and I have been agonizing about it for a few weeks.
I want to help the State of Illinois but, I worry that I can’t do it the way I want/need to.
I am sick and tired of not being within the political ring.
But, I need to finish my education prior to entering it at a State-wide level.
I am an idealist and I thought I could manage it all.
However, I want to be at a hundred percent to accomplish both of my life goals.
This means putting a hundred percent into my first goal of completing law school is the most important at this time.
I was hopeful I could make it work. When reality hit me a bit more I had to ask many people for their opinions on what I should do.
After much counsel and advice, I feel completing my education can and will help me in two years be the best candidate for our district and our state.
I continue to appreciate all of the support I have gotten and hope to keep your support over the next few years.
I will attempt to start up a blog of my ideas and possibly policy solutions our state should look at.
It is time we all raise the bar from what we expect from our elected officials and I hope to do that from voting in this coming primary.
Yours,
Jason Blumenthal
An aspiring politician and lawyer.
WOW!
There goes my last hope of good government in Illinois. Even with the sunshine blogger’s endorsement, this brilliant rising star disappointed us all…tic, tock, tic, tock…
He did get 110 signatures, but even the petitions were flawed.
Dear rising star of compassionate conservatism in beautiful McHenry county: don’t you dare to even attempt to compete with this sunshine blog. You’ll be wasting your time as this sunshine blog displays a formidable lineup of irresponsible prodigious researchers, lunatic conspiracy theorists, and pathetic fanatic ideologues that are second to none in the nonsensical compassionate conservative parallel universe. After you graduate from college, make sure you spend 40 days and 40 nights wandering around some remote forest preserve with the inspirational company of our very own second coming of William F. Buckley, Jr. who will train you in the basics of pretentious dogmatic libertarianism with a slight touch of petulant arrogance. Keep up the good work and make sure you run for office some time in the decade of 2040, before liberals completely destroy this country. I assure you this sunshine blog will still be standing and moving forward strong…tic, tock, tic, tock, tic, tock, tic, tock…