Illinois Review: Republican Women Wrap-Up Weekend Tour

Over on the Illinois Review, they have photos of what looks like the final stop of their weekend tour that included stops around the State of Illinois. 

The Illinois Federation of Republican Women led a six-stop bus tour around the state Friday and Saturday featuring statewide candidates Paul Schimpf, Tom Cross, Mike Webster and Illinois Republican Party chairman Tim Schneider. 

On Friday, the tour started in Kankakee, went to Moline and finished the day in Peoria. Saturday, they stopped in Murphysboro, stopped in Champaign and ended up in Naperville.

Really nice effort to get out the vote and rally women voters in key areas of the state.  Glad to see this stuff happening for the party as we don't think this was happening four years ago.  Let's win this thing in November.  

Illinois Republican Women Kick Off Bus Tour Today

The Illinois Federation of Republican Women are getting out and meeting voters with the candidates in a series of six stops over the next two days.  Get out and try to meet the bus as it arrives if you are close to one of the stops listed.  The schedule is:

September 12:
10:00 a.m. – Kankakee at the Old Train Station, 197 S. East Avenue
2:00 p.m. – Moline, Browning Park, 2140 16th Street
5:00 p.m. – Peoria on the Riverfront, 601 Water Street

September 13:
9:00 a.m. – Murphysboro – Meet and Greet at GOP Headquarters & Handshaking along the Apple Festival Route
3:00 p.m. – Champaign – Annual GOP Fall Festival
6:30 p.m. – Naperville – Mullen’s at 3080 Warrenville Road for a Meet & Greet

And here's a few shots of the bus they'll be touring on:

Illinois Women: This Mike Frerichs Guy Must Be Joking, Amirite?

Over on SaukValley.com, they have a piece that you have to read!  It is one woman's take on how electing Mike Frerichs would effect her family.  She speaks for women all across Illinois who say:  "Mike Frerichs must be joking".

When Mike Frerichs, the Democratic candidate for state treasurer, announced he was trying to raise taxes on services in Illinois, I thought at first he must be joking.

Unfortunately, “Tax Hike” Mike Frerichs just can’t control himself when it comes to raising taxes.

Illinois is already one of the highest-taxed states in the nation, and we don’t get a great return on our investment. Now Frerichs wants to raise taxes on services in Illinois. 

That means he wants to tax us every time we go to a yoga class or the beauty salon. 

The idea of raising taxes when Illinois families are already struggling, and good-paying jobs are leaving our state, is just wrong. I, for one, cannot afford to pay an additional tax to go to yoga or to get my hair done.

Congressional Candidate Darlene Senger Hosting "Women for Senger" Coalition Kick-Off

Illinois 11th Congressional District Candidate Darlene Senger has been busy closing the gap between her campaign and that of incumbent 'do nothing' Congressman Bill Foster.  She's been working hard to build up her campaign structure, fundraising, and profile.  She's getting support from across the District and across the country.  

Another move she's making is harnessing the power of women voters from across the 11th District.  She's announced this am the formation of "Women for Senger" - a coalition of like-minded women from around Illinois who believe in Darlene.

From her email:

Please join us tomorrow for the official launch of the "Women for Senger" coalition 

Wednesday, July 2, 2014 5:30 - 7:00 pmNevins Brewing Company - 12337 S. Rt. 59, Plainfield, IL 

Join Darlene Senger, candidate for the 11th Congressional District, for a great night of socializing and talking politics. Our goal is to build an army of like-minded women throughout the district who believe we need people like Darlene who are willing to stand up and fight for a better future for us in Congress. 

Demetra DeMonte, Secretary of the Republican National Committee, will be our guest speaker for the evening. Demetra will be giving an update on what the RNC is doing nationwide and how they are going to make sure Darlene gets to Washington.

You can RSVP for the event out in Plainfield here on the Senger for Congress site.  

Pat Fee Picked For Board of National Federation of Republican Women

Pat Fee - who ran against Stephanie Kifowit for State Representative last cycle has been named to the Board of Directors of the National Federation of Republican Women (NFRW) for the 2014-2015 term.

She's building quite the Republican resume and has become a strong voice for women inside both the Illinois Republican Party and women across the State of Illinois.  

From a press release:

NFRW President Kathy Brugger has appointed Patricia Fee of Naperville to the Women’s Leadership Development Committee, which is responsible for the training of the women of NFRW to enable them to become the strong leaders of tomorrow to accomplish these goals.

“The NFRW is focused on reclaiming the U.S. Senate and increasing Republican victories at the state and local levels in November,” Brugger said. “We are pleased that Pat is going to play a key role in this effort by sharing her talents and ideas with our members across the nation.”

Pat currently is the First Vice President, Illinois Federation of Republican Women.President of the Illinois Republican Woman’s PAC
Chairwoman of Women for Cross, Treasurer Candidate, Illinois
Former Candidate for the Illinois House of Representatives, 84th District/2012

Founded in 1938, the NFRW has thousands of active members in local clubs across the nation and in several U.S. territories, making it one of the largest women’s political organizations in the country. The grassroots organization works to promote the principles and objectives of the Republican Party, elect Republican candidates, inform the public through political education and activity, and increase the effectiveness of women in the cause of good government.

IL Treasurer's Candidate Tom Cross Announces 'Women for Cross'

Tom Cross - candidate for Illinois Treasurer - announced yesterday the first coalition from his campaign:  Women for Cross.  You can check out the other coalitions being formed for Cross for Treasurer here on his website. 

The list of women standing with the Cross campaign is a blend of elected officials and non-elected women.  They've also launched a Facebook Page which they're inviting people to join:  https://www.facebook.com/womenforcross.  

Women for Cross is being lead by Chairwoman Pat Fee of Aurora.

From the Tom Cross campaign:

The Tom Cross campaign for Illinois Treasurer unveiled the coalition “Women for Cross” today. “Women for Cross” is a grassroots organization made up of Illinois women who want to see Tom Cross elected as the next Illinois Treasurer. 

Chairwoman of the coalition, Pat Fee of Aurora, said that Cross is the right candidate for Treasurer and that the coalition will work to get Cross elected. 

“Women for Cross is a group of civically minded women who are committed to working hard to get Tom Cross elected as our next Treasurer,” said Fee. “We have just recruited our first 100 members and we will continue to work and grow until the election. Tom Cross is the right candidate for Illinois families.”