Incumbents show big edge in campaign funds
In Southern Illinois incumbents hold vast fundraising advantages as primaries loom. Gary Forby has 176,990 while challenger Fred Kondritz reports 4,258, illustrating the money gap between incumbents and challengers in the 59th District race.
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David
Goliath
Illinois
Gary Forby
D-Benton
Fred Kondritz
Benton
Campaign Funds Reported By Illinois Lawmakers
Campaign disclosure statements filed with the Illinois State Board of Elections show current lawmakers from districts 58 through 118 with funds on hand and contributors. Notable totals include John Bradley's Friends of John Bradley Inc. at 294 551 and Brandon Phelps's campaign at 40 014.
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Illinois State Board of Elections
Illinois Senate
Illinois House
David Luechtefeld
Okanville
Citizens
Luechtefeld
Mark D. Minor
Ewing
Mark Minor
Ken W. Burzynski
Benton
Burzynski
Senate
Gary Forby
Fred Kondritz
Mike Bost
Murphysboro
Jerry Costello II
Smithton
Friends
Julie Bigham Eggers
Columbia
John Bradley
Marion
Friends of John Bradley, Inc
Brandon Phelps
Nome Fuel Run Ties Carbondale Alumnus to Tanker Aid
Greg Walker, a 1982 Carbondale Community High School graduate and Geophysical Institute researcher, helped guide a Russian tanker carrying over 1 million gallons of diesel and gasoline to Nome Alaska, coordinating via UAV aerial photography while living in Fairbanks. The Healy cutter assisted near Nome as the Dutch Harbor voyage began January 3.
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U.S. Coast Guard
Carbondale
Greg Walker
University of Alaska
Fairbanks
Nome Causeway
Walker
Fced
Nome
Alaska
Carbondale Community High School
Beverly Walker
Greg
The
Geophysical Institute
Healy
Renda
Nome Fuel Transfer Progress From Icebound Alaska Port
A Russian tanker named Renda delivered fuel to Nome after a 5 000 mile voyage, offloading gasoline and diesel through two 700 yard hoses to a pipeline and storage near the harbor. Officials report smooth transfer so far with 30 000 to 40 000 gallons per hour being pumped.
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Nome
Renda
Jason Evans
Simasuak Native Corp
Lawyer Defends Union County Official Against Misuse Claims
An attorney for Union County Democratic Party Chair Mike Yates denounces alleged misuse of county resources tied to Yates candidacy for the county board. The Southern Illinoisan published FOIA records detailing two incidents in 2009 and 2011, noting Yates would have been terminated in 2011 if not retired.
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Jonesboro
Union County
Democratic Party
Mike Yates
Yates
Southern Illinoisan
H. Wesley Wilkins
Wilkins
The
Southern
Freedom of Information of Act
Highway Department
Kirk presses health care concerns during Herrin Hospital visit
U S Sen Mark Kirk spoke at Herrin Hospital as part of a central and Southern Illinois tour to gather medical community input on health care reform Medicare and Medicaid and doctor reimbursements. He highlighted physician liability rates at least 25 percent higher than Missouri and cited unpaid Medicare Medicaid reimbursements for Illinois state employees since May amid a 50 billion state industry with 35 000 workers.
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U.S
Mark Kirk
Herrin Hospital
Illinois
Highland Park
Kirk
Missouri
State of Illinois
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