Veldie Kelley Seeks Republican Governor Bid With No Running Mate
Beecher farmer Veldie Kelley, a perennial candidate, seeks 5000 signatures to place his name on Illinois GOP governor primary ballot next March. He has yet to sign a lieutenant governor running mate, though he prefers a Christian woman. otherwise, he will settle for any suitable candidate. Kelley, once Oswego Muleskinner, campaigns state by car after mule-drawn wagon years, moving toward ground coverage and near his daughter in Beecher.
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Greenville
Phyllis Schlafly
Dave O’neal
Veldie Kelley
Beecher Farmer
Illinois
Oswego
Kelley
Adlai Stevenson
Beecher
Pat
Seith eyes governor race after tax giveaway charge
Former U S Senate candidate Alex Seith accuses Gov Thompson of aiding a corporate tax giveaway and plans to seek endorsement from Democratic statemakers at their mid November meeting. Kennedy joins several others seeking the Democratic lieutenant governor nomination, including Eugenia Chapman, Larry Stuffle, Kenneth Burbee, and Terry Desmond.
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Chicago
U.S. Senate
Alex Seith
James R. Thompson
Seith
Senate
Democratic State Central Committee
John A. Kennedy
Eugenia S. Chapman
Arlington Heights
Larry Stuffle
Charleston
Kenneth Burbee
Carbondale
de Kalb
Terry Desmond
Governor unveils new RTA plan amid stalled reform efforts
Gov. James R. Thompson proposes a Chicago area mass transit reform package to the Illinois Legislature as time runs short for action before the March primaries. Democrats oppose key planks citing insufficient subsidies and a shift of sales tax revenue to suburban buses.
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Springfield
James R. Thompson
RTA
Regional Transportation Authority
Thompson
Cook County
Chicago
Jane Byrne
Senate
Philip Rock
Oak Park
George Sangmeister
D-Mokena
Will County
Sangmeister
Cook
du Page
Kane, Lake, McHenry
Will
Chicago Transit Authority
House
Michael Madigan
Winston & Strawn
Madigan
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