In March of 2010, Illinois held a Primary Election.

In the Republican gubernatorial contest, the results were as follows:

BILL BRADY	REPUBLICAN	155,527	20.26%
KIRK W. DILLARD	REPUBLICAN	155,334	20.24%
ANDY McKENNA	REPUBLICAN	148,054	19.29%
JIM RYAN	REPUBLICAN	130,785	17.04%
ADAM ANDRZEJEWSKI	REPUBLICAN	111,030	14.47%
DAN PROFT	REPUBLICAN	59,335	7.73%
ROBERT J. “BOB” SCHILLERSTROM	REPUBLICAN	7,420	< .01%

Of the seven, three are still in the public arena.

Kirk Dillard, who placed second, is Chairman of the Regional Transportation Authority, a relatively low-profile position.

In fifth place was Adam Andrzejewski.

He went on to found Open the Books, an organization dedicated to allowing the public to see how government spends out money.

What an impact that organization has made.

Just take a look at the following almost three-minute compilation of TV references to findings of Open the Books and appearances of Andrzejewski:

The subject matters are not mentioned, but they range from revealing royalty payments to NIH scientists to salaries of 120 million public employees, including Andrew Fauci (the highest paid Federal employee) and Algonquin Township‘s.

Other highlights of the reaearch follow:

• How Fauci Profited During Pandemic – Net Worth Soared To $12.6 Million – Up $5 Million (2019-2021)
• IRS Purchased $21.6 Million In Guns, Ammunition, and Military-Style Equipment Since 2006
• Fauci’s Royalties And The $325 Million Royalty Payment Stream Hidden By NIH — Secret Third-Party Royalties Enriched the Agency, its Leaders, and 2,405 of its Scientists 
• Cracked Open California’s State Checkbook For The First Time In History – 201,000 Vendors Received $87 Billion In State Payments
• California Gov. Gavin Newsom Pay-To-Play? Newsom Reaped $10.6 Million In Campaign Cash From 979 State Vendors Who Pocketed $6.2 Billion
• Why Illinois Is In Trouble —132,188 Public Employees With $100,000+ Paychecks Earned $17 Billion Last Year!
• The Government’s War on Transparency — published in The Wall Street Journal
• $1.4 Billion Forgiven PPP Loans Paid To Wealthiest Law & Accounting Firms Across America — our elites gamed the system for personal gain
• The Los Alamos Club… In China — 162 former scientists at our Los Alamos National Lab now work for the People’s Republic of China
• Top-Paid LA Lifeguards Earned Up To $510,283 In 2021 — 98 lifeguards made more than $200,000 and 20 made more than $300,000!

Andrzejewski has really advanced American democracy.

Receiving about half as many votes as Andrzejewski was Dan Proft.

He leveraged his political consulting business to becoming a commentator on politics at various radio and television stations, now appearing on WIND on its morning show.

He convinced Lake Forest billionaire Richard Uihlein to finance expensive campaigns in the Illinois legislative and state arenas, including Darren Bailey’s campaign for Governor.

The only race in which his efforts have borne fruit, to the best of my knowledge, was that of State Rep. Allen Skillicorn.