1st Congressional District Candidates We w

At the end of this post is the list of those who have registered to be on the March 15, 2016 primary ballot for U.S. Representative for the 1st Congressional District. You can find this list at the state election website.

We will post more information such as photos & websites once all the challenges have been handled. We ask that candidates send us you web page link, as well as a link to your preferred photo, so that we can post this information  on the blog.

Note that the incumbent, Bobby Rush, has been challenged, as well as Harold Bailey. We should see the results by January 1, 2016.

Name	Office/Party	Status
	RUSH, BOBBY L. (Obj. Pending)3534 SOUTH CALUMET AVENUE CHICAGO, IL 60653	1ST CONGRESSDEMOCRATIC	Active 11/30/2015 8:12 AM
	BRUTUS, O. PATRICK7637 SOUTH CHAMPLAIN AVENUE CHICAGO, IL 60619	1ST CONGRESSDEMOCRATIC	Active 11/30/2015 11:12 AM
	BROOKINS, JR., HOWARD B.9636 S. WINSTON AVE. CHICAGO, IL 60643	1ST CONGRESSDEMOCRATIC	Active 11/30/2015 12:02 PM
	BAILEY, HAROLD L. (Obj. Pending)9619 SOUTH UNIVERSITY CHICAGO, IL 60628	1ST CONGRESSDEMOCRATIC	Active 11/30/2015 5:00 PM
	DEUSER, AUGUST (O'NEILL)18822 WREN CIRCLE MOKENA, IL 60448	1ST CONGRESSREPUBLICAN	Active 11/23/2015 3:48 PM
	TILLMAN, II, JIMMY LEE7420 SOUTH VERNON CHICAGO, IL 60619	1ST CONGRESSREPUBLICAN	Active 11/30/2015 3:14 PM

Can we get a REAL race in the 1st Congressional District?

I wrote this earlier, but wanted to give our candidates a chance to show their campaigning skills, and not be biased in this race.

However, I am very disappointed at the lack of a real contest for the 1st Congressional District primary race (which, in our part of town, unfortunately determines the "official" winner for the fall election). Here's what the results showed as reported by the Chicago Sun Times:

Rush , Bobby (i) = Dem = 68,229 = 80%
Guillemette , JoAnne = Dem = 7,992 = 9%
Smith , Fred = Dem = 5,174 = 6%
Bailey , Harold = Dem = 4,207 = 5%

The opponents combined couldn't even muster enough votes to match just a third (1/3) of Bobby Rush's votes!

It's fine if many people think Bobby Rush is good for the district. But there was no debate. Rep. Rush didn't even have a real campaign site, and neither did JoAnne Guillemette! All she had was a pretty picture with just 3 words!

Jeff Adams of the Green party will be a choice this fall...but unfortunately, i don't expect many people to seriously consider anyone other than a Democrat.

Looking at the Illinois Election website, look up Bobby Rush, and you will note that he has raised less than $10,000 during most election years! Now, if a credible candidate showed some real possibility of winning the Democratic primary, that amount would go up quite a bit. (When Barack Obama ran against him in 2000, Rush did raise about $35,000)

So if you are looking for some change in politicians (or at least for those running in the next 1 -2 years), it's time to START NOW for 2012. If you could find 25 people who would each raise $1000 each within the next 2 years, you might find yourself as a political leader of our community.

1st Congressional District candidates

There are 4 candidates running for the 1st Congressional District, US Representative, including the incumbent.

Harold Bailey
Friends of Harold Bailey
645 E. 87th Street
Chicago, IL 60619
Phone: (708) 268-4900
email: info@haroldbailey4congress.com
http://www.haroldbailey4congress.com/


JoAnne Guillemette
4541 S. Vincennes Ave.
Chicago IL 60653

Bobby Rush
PO Box 7292
Chicago, IL 60680-7292
http://www.myspace.com/137914382

Fred Smith
Fred Smith for Congress
PO BOX 428543
Evergreen Park, IL 60805
http://fredsmithforcongress.com/