Or maybe it was David McSweeney matching Dee Beaubien’s $50,000 In any event, David McSweeney put in another $50,000 and Jack Roeser contributed another $40,000. Who can keep track? The money that has flowed into McSweeney’s campaign fund from individuals … Continue reading
Republican candidate for State Representative David McSweeney are invited to breakfast at D’Andrea’s at the corner of Route 14 and 31 in Crystal Lake on Saturday. Doors open at 8:30. Details are below: … Continue reading
Campaign disclose forms filed by Dee Beaubien (Ind.-Madigan) shows more than another $100,000 having been received from Mike Madigan’s Democratic Party of Illinois. $5,338.52 for postage. $95,000 in case. The total from the three Madigan-controlled Political Action Committees? $425,612.93 … Continue reading
When Ron Wait was running for the State Rep. seat I passed up to run for State Comptroller in 1982, he asked Mort Zwick what he should do to win the primary election against Jim Kelley, an appointed incumbent. “Spend … Continue reading
Readers of McHenry County Blog know that Independent State Rep. candidate Dee Beaubien has hooked up with Democratic Party House Speaker Mike Madigan. It totals $325,277 so far. Now a GOP door-to-door canvasser has found evidence that either a Beaubien … Continue reading
When I posted the “David McSweeney will take away Social Security and Medicar”e post card from the Illinois Democratic Party on Dee Beaubien’s behalf, I didn’t know that two had hit the mailboxes last week. I can’t be sure of … Continue reading
In Friday’s Chicago Tribune John Kass column, the Dee Beaubien (Ind.-Madigan) campaign was referenced. It was in a tongue-in-check piece about fines that should be levied against politicians. Consider the Chicken Tax: Aimed at former State Senator Barack Obama, who … Continue reading
The Illinois Democratic Party has kicked in another $19,333.11 to Dee Beaubien (Ind.-Madigan). They went for three mailings included in Beaubien’s October 19th report of the Illinois Board of Elections. The mailing you see below, which arrive Saturday, is probably … Continue reading
The pro-abortion Personal PAC launched its second mailing on behalf of Dee Baubien (Ind.-Madigan) in her race against Republican David McSweeney. It arrived on the last workday of the third week of October. It features former George Ryan Lt. Gov. … Continue reading
It was this Catholic’s discovery that Dee Beaubien is not Pro-Life. Read the whole story at Andrew Gasser’s Blog. The upshot?: “He then walked out and pulled the Beaubien sign out of the ground.” Gasser’s advice to conservatives? We conservatives … Continue reading
Here’s another in a series of communications that will be aimed at 52nd District voters between now and the election. It links Independent Dee Beaubien to Democratic Party Chairman and House Speaker Mike Madigan. Here’s the address side: On the … Continue reading
Thought you might be interested in the money that has flowed into the Dee Beaubien against David McSweeney from Mike Madigan Political Action Committees and close allies. Contributions to Dee Beaubien based on Illinois State Board of Elections Reporting Dee … Continue reading
There has been a lot of contention on the comment boards about how Dee Beaubien used the word “fair” with regard to the 67% state income tax that Mike Madigan pushed through the Illinois House. Both I and reader Dave … Continue reading
A second piece concerning Social Security and Medicare has been sent by the Illinois Democratic Party on behalf of Dee Beaubien (Ind.-Madigan). Of course, state legislators have nothing whatsoever to do with either program, as Mike Madigan well knows. But, … Continue reading
David McSweeney’s campaign was the only one to deliver political mail to 52nd State Representative District mailboxes on Tuesday. He concentrated on connecting Independent Dee Beaubien with with Democratic Party House Speaker Mike Madigan. Here’s the back side: “The mechanics … Continue reading
Dee Beaubien (Ind.-Madigan) has a campaign disclosure report that is too complicated to analyze tonight. But there is one line that caught my attention. It’s for “Transfers out,” that is contributions or payments to other candidates or Political Action Committees. … Continue reading
Today in Wauconda, the following two-sided black and white campaign piece aimed at those who speak Spanish was being distributed by Dee Beaubien (Ind.-Madigan). She is running against Republican David McSweeney, of course. Here’s the Spanish side: … Continue reading
In Sunday’s paper the Northwest Herald endorsed Republican David McSweeney over Independent Dee Beaubien. The middle of last week, the Daily Herald endorsed McSweeney. The Daily Herald called Beaubien out for not saying for whom she would support in the … Continue reading
Last week Dee Beaubien (Ind.-Beaubien) played Rock-em-Sock-em with Dave McSweeney on the issue of abortion in the mailbox, on radio and television. To that point McSweeney had taken the pinata approach to the campaign, much as State Senator Bill Brady … Continue reading
Dee Beaubien has used her own campaign fund to send a piece that basically makes the pitch that she should be elected to continue her husband’s legacy. Beaubien, of course, is running against Republican David McSweeney as an Independent. The … Continue reading
