New IL Republican Senate Leadership Announced

Over at the Illinois Review, they covered how Senate Minority Leader Christine Radogno has rolled out her new(ish) leadership team.  Their post is here.  Great to see some fresh folks taking on new challenges down in Springfield.

Via Illinois Review


Serving as Senate Republican leadership for the 100th General Assembly are:

• Senator Bill Brady (44th District – Bloomington), Deputy Republican Leader
• Senator Dave Syverson (35th District – Rockford), Assistant Republican Leader
• Senator Sue Rezin (38th District – Peru), Assistant Republican Leader
• Senator Chapin Rose (51st District – Champaign), Assistant Republican Leader
• Senator Jason Barickman (53rd District – Bloomington), Assistant Republican Leader
• Senator Pam Althoff (32nd District – McHenry), Senate Republican Caucus Chair
• Senator Karen McConnaughay (33rd District – St. Charles), Senate Republican Whip

Candidate Facebook Weekend: Bost, Rose, Duffy, Rauner, Hultgren, Schock

Just two Mondays left between now and election day here in Illinois.  And that means...it is time to take a look around Facebook to see what some of the hard-working candidates were up to this weekend.  8 days to go, folks.  Let's win this thing!

Here's the roundup:

Congressional Candidate Mike Bost rode a float and threw out beads at a Mardi Gras parade.  Hurricanes after for the campaign staff, we hope!

State Senator and U of I Alum Chapin Rose was at the Illini vs. Minnesota Homecoming game and he even was able to capture a picture of the (unfortunately) elusive Chief Illiniwek.  We can bet that every alum in Memorial Stadium wishes the Chief was at midfield, not at the top of the Student Section during the three-in-one.

State Senator Dan Duffy was out on the campaign trail with Gubernatorial candidate Bruce Rauner.  Duffy has been doing a great job 'supporting the team' of GOP candidates in Illinois this cycle.

Congressman Randy Hultgren went 'full Griswold' and rocked a white (our preferred version) Blackhawks sweater at the Sycamore Pumpkin Festival Parade.

Congressman Aaron Schock continues to live a *very* interesting life as he spent the weekend at WIU and was able to fire the JROTC cannon at the kickoff of the game.  Pretty sweet.  

Where Are You Going To Be Tonight? Senator Chapin Rose's Party We Hope...

What's that?  You don't have plans tonight?  Well...then you better get out and head down to Urbana and meet us at Illinois State Senator Chapin Rose's Annual Champaign Area Summer Reception.

Being that it is just a 15 minute ride away from the Truth Team Headquarters, we'll be there.  Come find us.  We'll be near the bar.  (Where else would we be???)

Details from the Senate Republicans:

Friday, June 27
Senator Chapin Rose Annual Champaign Area Summer Reception 

Frasca Field

1402 Airport Road, Urbana
5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Yellow Rose Sponsor - $250 (includes 2 tickets)
Red Rose Sponsor - $500 (includes 4 tickets)
Platinum Rose Event Sponsor - $1,000 (10 tickets & recognition)
Event Sponsor - $2,500 (20 tickets & recognition)
Contact 217-621-2244 or roseforsenate@gmail.com

When Would They Be Able To Push Through Terrible Legislation?!?

State Senator Chapin Rose had a capital idea:  let's get rid of the lame duck sessions in the Illinois Legislature.  You know...that time in Springfield every other year right after the November elections when we, as voters, get all sorts of awfulness sent our way like the income tax hike they billed as 'temporary'.

Well...the Chicago Democrats have said: not so fast, my friend.  They don't want anyone touching their little 'playground'.

From the Illinois Review:

Republican State Sen. Chapin Rose's bill to eliminate lame duck sessions was shot down in a General Assembly committee on Thursday.

The legislation would have moved up the swear-in date to the first week of December after the General Election and would ban the Assembly from meeting until new lawmakers were in office.

Rose said the bill, which failed along party lines, was not surprising because the same people who voted for a 67 percent income tax hike during the lame duck session of 2011 would not want a change.

"I think everybody remembers that the largest tax increase in state history was brought to us by lame duck legislators after spending their whole careers telling us they were anti-tax," Rose said. "I think it's a real problem because lame ducks cause mischief, chaos, and damage at the end of the day to the taxpayers of this state."