The Race is On

We now have a race on our hands for the 5th Congressional seat in Illinois, as Rahm Emanuel has officially resigned, and the Governor has given us a date: Tuesday March 3rd for the primary!



1) Press Coverage in Chicago Journal Papers.

2) Volunteer Opportunities.

3) Wine-Tasting/ Fund-raiser/ Volunteer Meet-up. Friday January 30th, 6pm, 1728 W. Carmen 3, Chicago



1) In this week's Chicago Journal papers, Jessica Pupovac has written an excellent article about the "outsiders" in this race, including a lengthy portion devoted to my candidacy. Please read this article here.

2) We are under 8 weeks to go until the election: a major challenge to a grassroots campaign like this one. It is for this reason that we will begin canvassing EVERY DAY, so as to cover the district prior to Election Day.

If you are interested in helping to canvass and/or man the office, please add your name to our volunteers' list, and our volunteer coordinator will be in touch with you shortly.

3) Most importantly, you can help this monumental effort by donating to our campaign, and/or attending our official fund-raiser/wine taster:

Friday, January 30th, beginning at 6pm, 1728 W. Carmen, 3, Chicago.

Pre-Pay the suggested donation of $25 today to reserve your spot. And do not be shy about stretching your giving capacity! Each individual donor is legally allowed to go as high as $2,300: an amount that would single-handedly allow us to knock on over 20,000 doors, in an election where 20,000 votes will get us into the congress!

We shall push forward with this grassroots effort in spite of all of the challenges naturally faced by a candidacy of principle operating in the heart of the machine. While we will not match the top candidates dollar for dollar, we can take comfort in knowing that we will raise our money more honestly than they will.

I have sent a pledge to all of the other candidates, published here, demanding that they refuse corporate donations in this election. In an hour where the nation is waist deep in political scandal and concurrently drowned in financial scandal, the political elite of the nation can no longer be trusted with funding coming from corporations. This dirty money drains the integrity out of the political process, consistently leaving Americans with poor choices at the ballot box.

While none of the other candidates have signed my pledge to date, the people of the 5th district can take comfort in knowing that there is at least one candidate who will stand up for people before profit and principle before politics.



Thanks and Solidarity!