Who's running for Bobby Rush's seat

I've made some hay about Jahmal Cole and he doesn't mind saying that he was the first one to place his hat into the ring. Of course that was before Rep. Rush decided he wasn't running again.

I see on wikipedia and of course if you have any names that isn't in the picture feel free to share.

To start some names were through around in the news such as Ward 3 Ald. Pat Dowell who announced that she was pursuing this today. She also dropped out of the contest for yet another open seat for Illinois Secretary of State. 

Then other names that surprises me State Sen. Elgie Sims, Ward 6 Ald. Roderick Sawyer, Ward 8 Ald. Michelle Harris, former city treasurer Kurt Summers, or State Rep. Marcus Evans. Sims, Sawyer and Harris are names familiar to those who live in the 6th ward. It's interesting that they're looking into this open seat.

However this is a wide open contest and time will tell who might ultimately get the nod once the primary is over in June - don't forget the primary is on June 28, 2022 this year. Let's see how many of those names listed as potential challengers will contest for the Congressman's seat.

Here's a story about Rep. Bobby Rush's announcement regarding his retirement [VIDEO]

Oh wait, Ald. Sawyer was quoted in the above story from CBS 2 saying he's happy with where he is, however, admitted that he'd be lying if he said he wasn't interested. Another name is activist Ja'Mal Green and also Rush's son Flynn Rush - who's listed in the wikipedia article linked above.

State Rep. Smith to be chairman of the Illinois House Black Caucus

 State Rep. Nick Smith was in Politico's Playbook yesterday. This is news from Springfield recently:

The Illinois House Legislative Black Caucus has formed a political action committee that will be chaired by Reps. Nick Smith and Lakesia Collins.

“It’s something we’ve been talking about for a few years, and it took some time to put it together,” Smith told Playbook of the Illinois House Legislative Black Caucus PAC.

Black legislators have for years relied on the Black Caucus Foundation to help boost civic and philanthropic efforts in members’ communities. “We felt we needed something to support the caucus politically, too,” Smith said.

The goal, said Legislative Black Caucus Chairman Kam Buckner, “is to raise funds, mobilize volunteers, and have an effective apparatus to elect and re-elect members of the Black Caucus.”

Creating the PAC comes as the Democratic Party shifts its operations under new leadership. Party members can no longer rely on former House Speaker Michael Madigan to open the purse strings for campaigns. New party Chair Robin Kelly has created a separate fundraising arm for state and local campaigns, while she focuses on fundraising for federal positions.

“Speaker Welch is doing a great job but he’s focused on his entire caucus. And it’s too early to tell how the party’s local [fundraising] committee will do,” Smith said. “There’s a vacuum with Michael Madigan gone, and we see an opportunity to fundraise to help fill that hole.”

I found this via CapFax who further stated in reference to this story: "Smith is right. Also, If Rep. Buckner really does want to run for mayor, he’ll need some significant fundraising experience."

Bring it Buckner! Can't wait for '23!

State Rep. Nick Smith: "I don't have the key, either"

 

[VIDEO] To be fair I'm not always on the lookout for news about 34th district state Rep. Nick Smith, however, it's very cool to see him in a news story. In this case he was in a story that aired on a downstate station with regards to the General Assembly map room which seems like such a highly secure area.

You can see more about this story over at Capitol Fax, however, the story is regarding the process to redraw the state legislative maps. So Rich Miller even notes Rep. Smith's quote, "I don't make the rules. And I don't have the key either". Nice....

BTW, I'm pretty sure in the background holding the door open is state Rep. Marcus Evans which is interesting. I could be wrong on that but that looks just like him. It seems as if whoever was holding the door was telling Smith to come on.

34 District Office Open House #Ward09

Happening on Saturday, September 7, 2019 from 12:00 Noon to 4:00 PM at 113 E. 95th St. Suite A

And state Rep. Smith has a website RepSmith34.com

Nick Smith is coming the Chesterfield Community Council #Ward09

Your new 34th District State Representative Nicholas Smith is coming to a meeting of the Chesterfield Community Council next Tuesday.

When: Tuesday, March 13, 2018
Time: 6:30 PM
Where: Tuley Park - 90th & King Drive

If you want additional information or to contact the Chesterfield organization I will refer you to their website at www.chesterfieldcommunitycouncil.org. Also a posted is embedded from Chesterfield's FB page below.

 

Nick Smith succeeds Elgie Sims for 34th district state representative

On Wednesday with Elgie Sims moving up to his mentor's - Donne Trotter - state senate seat there was now a vacancy in Sims' 34th state house district. In a meeting with Democratic bosses Nick Smith was named Sen. Sims' successor in this state house seat. Smith is the current 9th ward Streets and Sanitation superintendent and was at one point a former President of the Roseland Heights Community Association.

Though I said I was going to step back from Nextdoor it was interesting the see the names who presented their credentials for this vacancy. Michael Lafargue of West Chesterfield, Richard Wooten a former police officer who actually ran for this seat in 2012, Jahmal Cole of My Block My Hood My City, Eli Washington of Chesterfield. These are all names many of us have heard of in public as leaders of community or youth organizations.

It let's you know that even though many of us didn't get to vote on any of these names, you can have an impact in your community and you can forward your name for any political position. And of course the possibility is there that you can become an elected official using in part that experience.

Congrats to state Rep. Smith!

Whole Foods Market distribution facility open in Pullman

This all occurred yesterday including the bread breaking which is what they do when they open new stores. For example they did the same thing upon opening the Whole Foods store at 63rd/Halsted. This is from the Mayor's ig page.

A post shared by Mayor Rahm Emanuel (@chicagosmayor) on Jan 8, 2018 at 1:50pm PST

And also Elgie Sims - state representative of the 34th District for Illinois - was also in on the action and also posted a college of pics on his ig page also.

State Rep. Elgie Sims community meeting on impending closure of Walgreens at 95th & King Dr.

347 E. 95th Street

You may have seen this over at Concerned Citizens of Chatham during the course of the week. I have an updated flyer regarding a community meeting to discuss the soon to close Walgreen's store at 95th & King Drive which was posted to our ig today. Does anyone have any ideas for the soon to close Walgreen's store at 95th & King Drive?

Recounting all of our officials who have gotten into trouble

We're following up on yesterday's post about former State Representative Connie Howard.

The following officials were all in office at the same time for at least 6 tears (2006-2012). That’s 4 out of 5 of our local offices where there’s been at least a serious allegation or arrest, if not a conviction. (We don't have any official allegations for Aldermanic offices, at least east of the Dan Ryan and north of now 87th).

It is interesting to note that in several elections, these officials ran unopposed.

Office	Politician	Issue
1st Congressional District – U.S. Representative	Bobby Rush	Investigated by the House Ethics Committee
17th District – State Senator	Donne Trotter	Sentenced to one year of court supervision & 60 hours of community service after pleading guilty to misdemeanor reckless conduct for trying to bring a gun onto an airplane at O’Hare
34th District – State Representative	Connie Howard	Convicted of fraud. Sentenced to 3 months.
4th Cook County District – County Commissioner	William Beavers	Convicted of tax evasion.  Spent 6 months in Federal prison

How does that make you feel about our representation in our area? Will we have choices and accountability in the next election?

Rep. Bobby Rush

St. Senator Donne Trotter

Former St. Rep. Connie Howard

Former State Representative Connie Howard sentenced for fraud

Former St. Rep. Connie Howard

The Chicago SunTimes has reported that former 34th Distirct State Representative Connie Howard will be sentenced for fraud. (we first posted the link this morning on our Facebook page).

In addition to 3 months, and then a 2 year supervised release term, she was ordered to pay $28,000 in restitution, the same amount she was convicted of pocketing.

The Chicago Tribune has a more detailed article

Tomorrow we'll make a note of other politicians in our area who have had some trouble.

Open House & Shred Day

Via the office of State Representative Elgie Sims on Sept. 19, 2015.

• Join State Representative Elgie R. Sims, Jr. along with State Senator Donne E. Trotter and Cook County Stanley Moore for the annual Community Shred Day and Open House!
  
  Saturday, September 19, 2015
  9:00 am - 12:00 pm
  8658 S. Cottage Grove, Suite 404
  Chicago, IL 60619.
  
  Help protect yourself from identity theft by safely disposing of documents. Flu shots available. If you have any questions please don't hesitate to contact us at our office at (773) 783-8800.

Don't forget about the Purnell Silas College Expo that is also being held next Saturday. Flyer for the district shred day and open house is below.

Latest news letter from State Representative Elgie Sims

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ State Representative Elgie Sims announces new website serving residents of the 34th District In an effort to continue engaging and providing information to the residents of the 34th Illinois House District, state Representative Elgie R. Sims, Jr. (D - Chicago) is pleased to announce the new 34th District website located at www.RepElgieSims34.com [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001UvMpqKbmoUUHvL3-WxH7x56pVxnLPS6pWzQG4spMroVODd9XWnbC6dar9Z1GwfgDAqgJZiCPirzf1R6dSJa4cwpI1EBS6oFBS_EZN1bKCbAsEcvBUtqeC2Mvf4ZTm2HA]. "Residents visiting the website can request state agency assistance, see job announcements, invite me to events being hosted in their community, see legislation I am sponsoring and find out other important news related to our office," Sims said. "This website will allow residents of the district with a one stop place for information which will help us provide the level of service our constituents deserve." Residents are encouraged to visit the new constituent service website at www.RepElgieSims34.com [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001UvMpqKbmoUUHvL3-WxH7x56pVxnLPS6pWzQG4spMroVODd9XWnbC6dar9Z1GwfgDAqgJZiCPirzf1R6dSJa4cwpI1EBS6oFBS_EZN1bKCbAsEcvBUtqeC2Mvf4ZTm2HA]. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Family Wellness Health Fair State Representative Elgie Sims (D-Chicago) in partnership with state Senator Donne E. Trotter, state Representative Marcus C. Evans, Jr., Cook County Commissioner Stanley Moore, Jr. and Wal-Mart is hosting the 17th Legislative District Family Wellness Heath Fair and Back to School rally on Saturday, August 3 at Avalon Park in Chicago. 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"One of my top priorities is to be an open and accessible legislator for the communities in our community," Sims said. "I understand that not everyone is able to visit my office during the work day. These satellite office hours will help ensure that all of my neighbors across the district can seek assistance or share their thoughts on state and local issues." Sims established satellite office hours as a way to make sure that all constituents throughout the 34th district are able to contact their state representative. District office staff will be on hand to answer questions and assist with state issues. Sims encourages district residents to stop by to share their views on legislative developments or request information on pending legislation. Appointments are not necessary. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ State Representative Elgie Sims presents "A Summit of Hope" State Representative Elgie Sims (D - Chicago) in partnership with the Illinois Department of Corrections and the Illinois Department of Public Health will be hosting a "Summit of Hope." The Summit of Hope is a community expo that will bring service providers together to provide the necessary services and resources to ex-offenders with the mission to guide and assist them with community services to ensure reintegration into the community and reduce recidivism. The Summit will be held: August 6th - 8:00 am - 4:00 pm Thornton High School Field House 15001 Broadway Avenue, Harvey, IL 60426 For more information call our constituent service off at (773) 783-8800. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ State Representative Elgie Sims 773-783-8800 Email: RepSims34@gmail.com
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Family Wellness Health Fair

Family Wellness Health Fair

State Representative Elgie Sims (D-Chicago) in partnership with state Senator Donne E. Trotter, state Representative Marcus C. Evans, Jr., Cook County Commissioner Stanley Moore, Jr. and Wal-Mart is hosting the 17th Legislative District Family Wellness Heath Fair and Back to School rally on Saturday, August 3 at Avalon Park in Chicago.

As we prepare to celebrate the start of a new school year, the Fair will provide students of our area with school supplies as well as the opportunity to receive health information for the entire family, including free child immunizations (shot records required), HIV/AIDS testing and adult wellness checkups (blood pressure, cholesterol and diabetes), all screenings will occur free of charge. 

           

Sims represents Illinois' 34th House District, which includes portions of the South Side of Chicago, Chicago's south suburbs, and Will and Kankakee counties.  For more information, please contact Penny Tillman at (773) 783-8800.

Early Voting started, and write-in vote options

Monday was the beginning of Early Voting in Chicago, and it runs until Saturday November 3. You can vote Monday-Saturday, 9am -5pm in 51 locations. On Sunday, October 28, there are 3 locations you can vote (though somewhat far from the 6th and 9th wards).

The 6th Ward's location to vote is the Whitney Young Library, 7901 S. King Drive. The 9th Ward's location is Palmer Park, 201 E. 111th Street. However, you may vote at any of the other 49 sites (and those from outside the ward, but within Chicago, may vote at Whitney Young).

More information on Early Voting from the Chicago Board of Elections website.

According to that website, the 6th ward was #6 among the early voting locations with 419 voters, 9th ward was # 15 with 350 voters. Mt. Greenwood Park (which is one of the 3 Sunday locations) had the 2nd most with 494 voters. The Chicgao Board of Elections (also a Sunday voting location) had 1,741 out of the total 15,711 votes cast in the city.


In addition, there a few candidates who have registered with the Chicago Board of Elections to run as write-in candidates for several offices, particularly a few for our area.

Early Voting line at Whitney Young Library on Monday, 8:59am.

Here is their info:

• Darnell B. Macklin of 7927 S. Eberhart Chicago 08/22/12 =  State House of Representatives 34th
• Xavier (X) Roman of 10749 S. Ewing Av. Chicago 08/29/12 = State Senate 17th
• John Hawkins of 4531 S. Spaulding Av. Chicago 09/06/12 = U.S. Congress 1st

The full listing of write-in candidates for Chicago is here.

As we know, living in this city, many offices are essentially decided during the Democratic primary, and voting in the general election is basically a formality.

People may choose not to vote for an office as a sign of protest. But that will not register with voting results -- 90% of voters could choose not to vote for an office, but if there is no challenger, the results could register as 100% of the people voted for a candidate. This is important info, not just for challengers, but the incumbent as well. Without something to contrast, he incumbent wouldn't know what parts of their district have concerns. Some of those anti-incumbent votes will include people who would automatically vote against teh establishment, but there might be a portion that have legitimate concerns.

Thanks to everyone who has voted already. If you have not, whoever you decide to vote for, PLEASE VOTE!

Elgie Sims is sworn in as State Representative

State Rep. Elgie Sims

You might have heard about this because Worlee posted about a reception for newly appointed State Rep. Elgie Sims on our FB page Friday. He replaced Constance Howard who was retiring after the end of her term next but retired suddenly before the end of her term last month. Here's an article from the Examiner:

Residents living in the Illinois’ 34th District, which includes the South Side of Chicago, got a new state representative on August 3.

Democratic nominee Elgie Sims, 41, was sworn into office on Aug. 3 to fill the remaining term of Democratic state Rep. Constance Howard, who abruptly resigned July 9. Howard was already set to retire January 2013 when her term would have expired.

Sims, who is running unopposed, will be sworn to a full, two-year term after the November election. For the time being though, Sims plans to get a head start addressing issues facing his South Side constituents.

“I am honored and humbled to have been chosen to complete the term of Representative Howard, who has done so much for Illinois,” Sims told Examiner.com. “There are issues going on in ‘our’ community that needs to be addressed immediately. Those issues are drugs, crime and better education for ‘our’ children.”

And residents use to going to Howard’s former office at 8727 S. State St. will not have to travel far to meet with Sims. He recently moved into her office along with state Sen. Donne Trotter (D-17th District).

Read the rest!

Capitol Fax: Howard records subpoenaed after resignation

Rich Miller of the Capitol Fax even has his eye on the resignation of state Rep. Constance Howard and the federal subpena over her scholarships and for a state House committee she chaired. He also took aim at the Chicago Tribune who sought to connect her sudden resignation with federal authorities interest in her records.

You can read more about this story here!

Clout St: Feds widen probe into newly retired South Side lawmaker

Looks like more trouble for recently retired state Rep. Constance Howard. JP had posted about her sudden retirement and the cloud surrounding it on Tuesday:

Federal authorities are widening their probe of a newly retired South Side lawmaker with a fresh subpoena seeking records of a scholarship named in her honor and of an Illinois House committee she once chaired.

Democratic Rep. Constance Howard sent in a resignation letter dated July 6. The new subpoena, dated July 18, requested records to or from the “Constance A. ‘Connie’ Howard Technology Scholarship Fund,” including grants or disbursements awarded to that fund.

Prosecutors also called for “notes, minutes of meetings, transcripts of meetings or reports issued by the Computer Technology Committee” for the years 2000 through 2007, which includes a period when Howard chaired the panel.

A person who answered the telephone number for Howard’s house Thursday evening said she was not available and took a message. Howard announced last year that she would not seek re-election. Chicago Democratic leaders will get to pick her replacement following her retirement.

The scholarship and committee records are requested for a federal grand jury hearing Aug. 7.

Read more at the Tribune!

Rep. Connie Howard suddenly retires before her term expires

Rep. Connie Howard retires after her state grants were subpoenaed

Democratic Rep. Connie Howard stepped down from the Illinois House effective July 9. She cited "personal reasons" in a July 6 letter she sent to House Speaker Michael Madigan, D-Chicago.

Howard, 69, who had held office since 1995, announced last year that she would not seek re-election.

The resignation came less than two weeks before authorities arrested seven people after an FBI sting in which they paid kickbacks in the hope of securing thousands of dollars in federal grants, according to federal charges. Howard could not be reached for comment Monday or Tuesday.

In recent years, prosecutors have issued multiple subpoenas centered on grants issued by several South Side and West Side lawmakers.

Two subpoenas issued in 2009 requested documents from the state relating to grants received by the Let's Talk, Let's Test Foundation, a now-defunct AIDS awareness group co-founded by Howard, who also served as the organization's board chairwoman.

The subpoenas went to the Illinois Department of Public Health, which had given the group a $1.2 million grant in 2007, and the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, which gave the foundation a separate $500,000 grant in 2007.

Read the whole thing!

Final materials for state rep 34th district primary...

I ran out of time to post these items so this is going to be your pre-election posts. Hopefully if you vote tomorrow you see this when you go into the booth. A lot of material I will share with you after the election that I don't think will fit very well here.

First Richard Wooten shared with us another audio piece about his campaign for State Representative. [AUDIO]

Basically this piece is an hit on those candidates who are lawyers. It especially is raised against the front runner Elgie Sims. It also talks about what Wooten hopes to bring to the table as State Representative.

Speaking of Elgie Sims now I will actually post a mailer from him. Probably one of his last that I recieved.

Also received in my mailbox recently an article from nwi.com that discusses a disciplinary complaint against Elgie Sims. I would consider this a hit piece although now that I post this it's a little late for anyone to email him or call his office to urge him to leave this race. Who's responsible for this I wonder?

Finally a mailer from suburban upstart Kyle Kasparek. He did admirably in a candidate forum hosted by the GCA. Perhaps he will do very well in Tuesday's primary we shall see.

Best of luck to all candidates in Tuesday's primary! Look forward to this primary. A hotly contested Republican primary for President and eyes will be on our State of Illinois. Also the race for Democratic and Republican Committeeman Tuesday.

Flyer and audio for Sandra Wortham for state representative

Recently we received an e-mail wondering why we hadn't posted any materials from the Wortham campaign. We had in the past posted at least a flyer and a pic of a billboard but there isn't a lot of materials to be had from her campaign. I was given an e-mail address for Ms. Wortham and I got some audio and a flyer. This would certainly fit on the radio as the audio for her opponent Richard Wooten although that was used for robocalls.

The audio is below you can click the player or click the link in the brackets [AUDIO]

Basically the audio contains the voices of Sandra Wortham and her father Thomas Wortham III and especially notes their relation to the late police officer Thomas Wortham IV. It offers her goals as our state representative and mentions the issues of public education, public safety and jobs. Let us know what you think of Ms. Wortham!