Registered Members of the McHenry County Republican Party

Chairman's Circle    

Scott Breeden

Jim Schaid

Phyllis Walters

Sponsors  

Robert Boncosky

Robert C (TJ) Thurston 

Patrons

 Dean Cunat 

Walter Frett

Joseph Hagenbruch

Paul & Angela James

Mark Justen

Vince Nett

Drs Mani & Elaine Ramesh

Brian Sager

Jack Schaffer

Todd Schroll

Frank Stampler

Michael Sullivan

Henry Tonigan

Individuals & Couples

Greg Austin

Yvonne Barnes

Beth Blaschak

Doug Blasinski

Teresa Bousquet

Kathleen Caldwell

Michael Caldwell

Shireen Chapel

James Daley, III

Geri Davis

Gene Dawson

Jane Dawson

James Dunning

Jennifer Fredrick

Angela & Shawn Green

Michael Iwanicki

Byran Javor

John landon 

Marlene Lantz

Emily LeFew

LuAnn LeFew

Steven LeFew

William LeFew

Mary Lesch

William & Dale Lewis

Walter Liedtke

Sue Low

Tom Low

Norman Mathews

TP Mathews

Terry Mathews

Timothy Mathews

Tony Mathews

Glen "Max" McGee

Linda Mueller

Mike Mueller

Ryan Parker

Sam Pintacura

Preston Rea

Bart D Schnulle

Kent Seering

Ken Shaw

Mike Shorten

Bonnie Simon

Kathleen Simonson

Lloyd Simonson

Steve Spoden

Erv Staveteig

Ruth Staveteig

Walter & Karen Tynis

Melissa Walsh

Randy & Sarah Yentsch

Chari Zanck

Tom Zanck

Illinois Republican Party 

Statement from Illinois Republican Party Chairman Pat Brady on the Republican Gubernatorial Primary

Illinois Republican Party Chairman Pat Brady released the following statement regarding the Republican Gubernatorial Primary on March 5, 2010:

"After a competitive primary contest that focused on issues that matter most to the people of Illinois, I would like to congratulate state Senator Bill Brady as our Republican gubernatorial candidate. Both state Senator Bill Brady and state Senator Kirk Dillard ran great campaigns and should be commended for their work on behalf of Illinois voters. I am excited to work with both Brady and Dillard as we work together to take back the governor’s office from Democratic Governor Pat Quinn, retake Barack Obama's Senate seat and pick up seats up and down the ballot.

"Republicans ran issue-oriented campaigns that focused on how we achieve fiscal responsibility by lowering taxes, controlling spending and loosening regulation. Compare that with the Democrats who have been in charge of the mismanagement yet continued to argue about who would raise taxes the highest, and it's easy to see why Republicans are excited about our chances in November. Illinois voters are tired of the state's culture of corruption as well as the Democrats' penchant for binge spending and raising taxes to pay for it. Come November they will have positive alternatives on the Republican ticket led by state Senator Bill Brady, Lt. Governor candidate Jason Plummer and Senate candidate Mark Kirk, and I am confident we will come out on top to lead Illinois forward."

Time for Action:

Illinois Fair Map Amendment

Redistricting is right around the corner and Illinois citizens have an opportunity to truly reform the way Illinois government operates.  There is a movement sponsored by the League of Women Voters, Illinois Chamber of Commerce, and many other reform-minded groups to pass a citizen’s initiative to change the way redistricting is done in Illinois.  The Illinois Republican Party is supportive of this proposal.   In order for this initiative to appear on the ballot in November, 500,000 signatures must be collected by April 1, 2010.  Now is the time for action and we greatly appreciate your support of this initiative by gathering as many signatures as possible.    

To learn more or to download a petition, please visit www.ilfairmap.com. There are many technicalities with the petition process so please make sure to review the instructions thoroughly. Thanks!

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   Chairman-Pat Brady 

205 West Randolph Street, Suite 1245     Chicago, IL 60606

Website: www.ilgop.org       E-mail:  chairman@ilgop.org

Dear Friend,

One year ago today, President Barack Obama signed into law the first major legislation of his presidency, the Congressional Democrats' so-called "American Recovery and Reinvestment Act." The Obama Democrats made many bold claims about what this $862 billion bill would do for America's ailing economy.

Let's see how their promises measure up to reality.

Obama Promised Unemployment Would Not Rise Above 8 Percent With $862 Billion Stimulus. (Christina Romer and Jared Bernstein, "The Job Impact Of The American Recovery And Reinvestment Plan," 1/9/09)

Obama Promised His Stimulus Would Create 3.5 Million Jobs By End Of 2010. (President Barack Obama, Remarks At The Signing Of The American Recovery And Reinvestment Act, Denver, CO, 2/17/09)

Biden Promised Stimulus Would Create Construction Jobs. "Road projects, energy projects and construction projects are being started as soon as they pass review, contracts are competitively bid and reporting systems are in place." (Joe Biden, "What You Might Not Know About The Recovery," The New York Times, 7/26/09)

Obama Claims Stimulus Created Manufacturing Jobs. "That's right -- the Recovery Act, also known as the stimulus bill. Economists on the left and the right say this bill has helped save jobs and avert disaster. But you don't have to take their word for it -- Talk to the window manufacturer in Philadelphia who said he used to be skeptical about the Recovery Act, until he had to add two more work shifts just because of the business it created." (President Barack Obama, Remarks In State Of The Union Address, Washington, DC, 1/27/10)

Obama Claims Stimulus Created Teaching Jobs. "Because of the steps we took, there are about two million Americans working right now who would otherwise be unemployed -- 300,000 are teachers and other education workers." (President Barack Obama, Remarks In State Of The Union Address, Washington, DC, 1/27/10)

Obama Promised Recovery Act "Will Create Good Jobs That Pay Well And Can't Be Shipped Overseas." (The White House, "Remarks By The President And The Vice President On The American Recovery And Reinvestment Act," 4/13/09)

Obama Promised Stimulus Would Have "Responsibility and Accountability." "'What I will need from [U.S. Mayors] is unprecedented responsibility and accountability on all of our parts,' Obama said. 'The American people are watching.'" (Michael D. Shear, "Obama To Watch Cities' Stimulus Spending," The Washington Post, 2/21/09)

Barack Obama and his big-spending Democrat allies in the U.S. Congress, led by Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid, have proven, their claims notwithstanding, that their kind of "Stimulus" will only run America's economy into the ground.

And this massive transfer of wealth to the Democrats' public sector union allies in local and state governments was just the beginning of Obamanomics -- soak the private sector to feed the never-ending growth of government.

In fact, as the Obama Democrats moved on from their bloated "Stimulus" Bill to take over the American auto industry, implement Cap-and-Trade energy taxes, and socialize private health care, they made it obvious to everyone not on their gravy train that they care not a whit for the millions of unemployed who simply want a chance to earn an honest living in the free marketplace.

Americans know that the Obama Democrats have no intention of doing what will really create new jobs -- reducing the punishing tax rates on American small business and investors to spur job growth and vitalize our economy.

So faced with the reality of the voters' backlash in New Jersey and Virginia, then Massachusetts and soon the entire country, they are cloaking their next spending boondoggle as a "jobs bill."

Sorry, Democrats, but the American people have had enough of your "Stimulus" -- they demand an end to the childish double talk and irresponsible wealth transfers. But no one expects the Obama-Pelosi-Reid Democrats to listen.

That's why the RNC needs your support now. Please make a secure, online contribution of $25, $50, $100, $500, or $1,000 to the Republican National Committee. Only with your help can we keep the pressure on Congress to pass policies that will truly help fix our economy.

And you also help provide the resources our Party needs to recruit and support commonsense, conservative Republican candidates who will defeat the double talking, double dealing Democrats this fall and return fiscal sanity to Washington, and a chance for real job growth to American workers.

Thanks for your time -- I hope you will give as generously as you can today.

Sincerely,

Michael Steele
Chairman, Republican National Committee