Published first by Illinois Family Action, the political arm of the Illinois Family Institute: Republicans Ignore Abortion as a Wedge Issue Written by Cal Skinner McHenry County Blog – Former Illinois State Representative In 2010 State Senator Bill Brady (R-Bloomington) … Continue reading
Category Archives: Penny Pullen
The Family PAC Cruise on the Chicago River and Lake Michigan is my favorite fund raiser. People arrive early to get a seat on the main deck. The views are spectacular and I enjoy chatting with people I haven’t seen … Continue reading
The Godmother of Republican conservatives has left this earth. “A Choice Not An Echo,” the book she wrote to support Barry Goldwater’s 1964 campaign, was my introduction. Then, during the ERA fight in Illinois, she was the General of the … Continue reading
During the two years after the Tea Party election of 2010, two spokesmen arose. One was McHenry County Congressman Joe Walsh. (His wife Helene was present; Walsh was on his WIND talk show.) The other was southeast Florida Congressman Allen … Continue reading
Republican Candidate for Illinois Attorney General retired Marine Corps Lt Col Paul Shimpf held a fund raiser at Lou Malnati’s in Buffalo Grove last night. The event was hosted by Brian Medley of Wheeling Township. The event was well attended … Continue reading
If you listen to WBBM and maybe some other stations, you’ll hear ads from attorney Jeffery M. Leving about the visitation interference law I shepherded through the Illinois House. After my daughter was taken by her mother in 1983, I … Continue reading
My favorite fund raiser of the year is the cruise put on by Family PAC every summer. On the drive down to Chicago, it was raining and 65 degrees. We feared for the worst, wondering if the boat would have … Continue reading
More than 20 years ago, State Rep. Penny Pullen was pushing for inmates to be tested for HIV upon incarceration. She was even willing to settle for testing upon release. Why? In the hope that those in prison might be … Continue reading
When State Rep. Penny Pullen was appointed by President Ronald Reagan to be on his HIV/AIDS Commission, I was privileged to be asked to assist her. With the death of the Commission’s chairman, James Watkins, I asked if she would … Continue reading
I asked former State Rep. Penny Pullen to jot down her thoughts about the death of former State Representative and State Senator Ray Hudson. Here’s what she wrote: State Sen. George Ray Hudson was the gentleman from DuPage. That’s the … Continue reading
Those who want to see the photos posted after State Rep. candidate Danielle Rowe’s Thursday night fund raiser at Wynmare County Club in North Barrington should click here. Suffice is to say that there was a respectable crowd at the … Continue reading
In an apparent response to State Rep. candidate Dave McSweeney’s press release about his endorsement by four Pro-Life organizations, this press release was sent out by tate Rep. candidate Danielle Rowe. The two are fighting for support from the save … Continue reading
The Republicans standing in a circular firing squad had now devolved into a Mexican standoff. The Romney folks. led by State Treasurer and gubernatorial aspirant Dan Rutherford has people challenging Delegate slates of Rick Santorum pretty much all over Illinois. … Continue reading
And, here’s the first post: Welcome to the Rick Santorum for President- Illinois Web Site Between Christmas and January 6 we are organizing to get Rich Santorum on the Illinois primary ballot. Our leadership team is growing daily but includes: Honorary … Continue reading
A press release from State Rep. candidate Danielle Rowe: Danielle Rowe Files Petitions for State Representative Wauconda – Accompanied by former State Representative and pro-life icon Penny Pullen and small business owner Lori Diversey, Marketing Executive Danielle Rowe of Island … Continue reading
And the information about the forum, which will feature Joe Walsh, Adam Andrezejewski, Tom Morrison and Penny Pullen, is below: … Continue reading
A press release from State Rep. candidate Danielle Rowe follows. She is running against appointed State Rep. Kent Gaffney and David McSweeney. This is the seat previously held by Mark Beaubien. Danielle Rowe Announces Candidacy for State Representative Wauconda, IL … Continue reading
At two forums I attended on then-State Rep. Penny Pullen’s behalf I made predictions about the danger black women had of becoming HIV-infected. One was a debate with a left-wing law professor at John Marshall Law School in Chicago and … Continue reading
The following was written by my former colleague Penny Pullen. She serves as state president for Eagle Forum of Illinois and is active in Republicans of Wheeling Township. “No man’s life, liberty or property is safe while the legislature is … Continue reading
About the same time the Northwest Herald was endorsing Jim Ryan, the man whose buddy and over-$800,000-contributor arranged (without Ryan’s knowledge) for Mercy Hospital to gain approval from the Illinois Health Facilitates Planning Board, my friend former State Rep. Penny … Continue reading