Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum could become Carmel Catholic High School’s most famous alum, but few there today can remember him as a student.
Santorum — who came in a scant eight votes behind Mitt Romney in Tuesday’s Iowa caucuses — attended the Mundelein school back when it enrolled only boys. But he lived in the Chicago area for only a year before graduating in 1976 from Carmel, where he was a member of the National Honor Society and Service Club, a school spokeswoman said.
Not even former Illinois state Rep. Al Salvi knew he went to high school with Santorum until years later.
“He did say he was a quiet kid,” Salvi said. “For him, it was kind of difficult because he was kind of uprooted and brought here for that one year.”
On Wednesday, Illinois Conservatives endorsed Manzullo in the race for the GOP nomination in the 16th. But on Tuesday – before the endorsement was made public – Kinzinger’s campaign issued the following statement:
“In anticipation of Congressman Don Manzullo’s ‘major announcement’ tomorrow morning in conjunction with the Illinois Conservatives Facebook Group, it is important to note that that the Illinois Conservatives Facebook Group is run by a 20 year old from Congressman Manzullo’s home county and is not an influential voice within the Republican electorate.”
Illinois Conservatives responded with a statement of its own: “I believe Lennie Jarratt, John Bambenek, Michael Harn, Jason Plummer, Don Manzullo, and other conservatives would disagree that our endorsement means nothing,” Illinois Conservatives President Zach Oltmanns said. “If we are not influential then why has [Congressman Kinzinger] spent the last couple days attacking us?”
It doesn’t end there.
Kinzinger’s campaign also disputed an endorsement the group did (or didn’t) make in 2010.
“Also of note, the Illinois Conservatives Facebook Group is reportedly telling news outlets that Congressman Adam Kinzinger received their endorsement in the 2010 Republican Primary. This is completely inaccurate. In fact, the Illinois Conservatives Facebook Group backed David McAloon, who earned 9.6 percent of the vote to Kinzinger’s 63.7 percent in the 2010 five-way Republican Primary.”
(A) list on the Illinois Gingrich website said the candidates include state Rep. Mike Bost of Carbondale, former state Rep. Bill Black of Danville, former state transit official and lobbyist Roger Marquardt and, in a bit of an oddity, state Sen. Darin LaHood — son of Barack Obama’s transportation secretary, Ray LaHood.
The list notably does not include any really big names, such as that of the 2008 GOP gubernatorial nominee, Bill Brady, who had been flirting with the Gingrich camp.
Aides to the (barely) second-place Iowa finisher, former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum, also are expected to file at least partial slates Friday. Among those active in that campaign are former U.S. Senate candidate Al Salvi and ex-state Rep. Penny Pullen of Park Ridge — both notable social conservatives.
President Obama’s campaign filed petitions this morning as well.
The campaign’s political director will be Nick Provenzano, the former campaign manager for Illinois Congressman Joe Walsh, and current political aide to Congressman Randy Hultgren. Serving as deputy director will be Chris Provenzano, a former campaign aide and executive assistant to Illinois Attorney General Jim Ryan. Bruce Donnelly, a grassroots specialist from Lake County and Bob Bednar, the Lake Co. GOP Treasurer, will serve as senior advisors to the campaign.
Democrat Tammy Duckworth’s campaign says she raised more than $470,000 in the quarter that ended Dec. 31, putting her within spitting distance of the $1- million mark when combined with the $476,000 she reported in the third quarter.
Earlier the other Democrat in the Democratic-leaning district, Raja Krishnamoorthi, reported that he had passed the $1-million mark. But the Duckworth campaign points out that Mr. Krishnamoorthi kicked off his campaign a quarter earlier than she did.
* And subscribers knew about this development earlier today…
State Rep. Rosemary Mulligan says she’ll be ousted from the primary election ballot after she wasn’t able to gather enough legitimate signatures to make her candidacy official.
But, the Des Plaines Republican says, she intends to run as a write-in during the primary election with the intention of still being active in the November election to run against Democratic Des Plaines Mayor Marty Moylan.
“They removed me,” Mulligan said this morning.
“I’m discussing my options with House Republicans right now,” Mulligan said this morning.
Santorum wants to make contraception illegal. It is as politically smart as Democrats trying to outlaw guns. A government that can take away some of our civil rights can take away all of our civil rights.
“In other news, Newt Gingrich is filing a full slate of delegates today”
Rich - Just a note - Ron Paul filed a full slate of delegates yesterday.
Also, Obama just filed all of his delegates today. I noticed that Sandi Jackson was left off of Obama’s delegate slate and is running individually against them.
Sorry about Rosemary. Her eventual exit should not occur this way. She has been ill recently, and had a close friend die during petition period. Where were the GOP friends, staff, and allies when she needed them to help get signatures?
I’m having a Happy New Year now that I know Adam
will be the 16th’s poster boy. He did nothing but brag about himself in the 11th. Adam helped pass a bunch fo bills that went no place.Give Santorum 30 days and he will be just a memory.He would take us back to the 19th century.
- CircularFiringSquad - Friday, Jan 6, 12 @ 3:16 pm:
Let’s not let her illness lull us ito a false sense of kindness…if this were a likely opponent we all know our gal Rosemary would be limbo on the defective petitions.
TTFN RM
and to blame House GOP staff…whatta mope.
Fire,Aim, Reeady
If that is the same Jarvis Houston I have worked with, he works/used to work for Sandi. The SWIPO is Jackson’s organization if I am not mistaken. Making this even more bizarre.
Santorum contest: Hypocrite: man most likely to be against abortion even in the face of health issues unless his wife needs one.
- You Can't Stop What's Coming - Friday, Jan 6, 12 @ 4:23 pm:
There might be possible big-time charges for ILL GOPher staff circulating petitions for Gaffney, but I guess they didn’t have time for a long-term veteran.
Just another example of how bankrupt the ILL-GOP is!
=Santorum contest: Hypocrite: man most likely to be against abortion even in the face of health issues unless his wife needs one.=
Shhhhhhhh… No one is supposed to know about that. Besides, that abortion was just a side effect of the antibiotics she was on. Completely unintended. Yeah, that’s the ticket.
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- train111 - Friday, Jan 6, 12 @ 1:38 pm:
So if Rosemary Mulligan wins as a write-in candidate and then goes on to win reelection in November–would that mean she would have goten —a mulligan?
train111
- D.P. Gumby - Friday, Jan 6, 12 @ 1:41 pm:
“Even in high school, Santorum was looking to the far right.”
- 44 - Friday, Jan 6, 12 @ 1:43 pm:
“After high school, McLovin started his political career.”
- wishbone - Friday, Jan 6, 12 @ 1:48 pm:
Santorum wants to make contraception illegal. It is as politically smart as Democrats trying to outlaw guns. A government that can take away some of our civil rights can take away all of our civil rights.
- MrJM - Friday, Jan 6, 12 @ 1:55 pm:
Caption: Voted Most Likely to Have His Surname Indelibly Associated With a Frothy Byproduct
– MrJM
- wordslinger - Friday, Jan 6, 12 @ 1:55 pm:
Rick Santorum, International Man of Mystery. “Oh behave, Ron Paul.”
- Rich Miller - Friday, Jan 6, 12 @ 1:55 pm:
===Santorum wants to make contraception illegal.===
I think he just says that states should have the right to make it illegal. Either way, not much of a caption, is it?
- Farker - Friday, Jan 6, 12 @ 1:57 pm:
“Google me, I dare you”
- Robert - Friday, Jan 6, 12 @ 2:01 pm:
“No, I am not going to sing Y-M-C-A. In fact, I think we should ban that song from honor society gatherings”
- RMWStanford - Friday, Jan 6, 12 @ 2:02 pm:
What is it with members of the state house not being able to get enough validate signatures this year?
- Nearly Normal - Friday, Jan 6, 12 @ 2:02 pm:
Kinzinger ad kind of “meh, so” and I am sure that voters want more than a “poster boy.” Around Blm-Nor there are Repubs that called him “Schock Lite.”
- OneMan - Friday, Jan 6, 12 @ 2:04 pm:
How about
Ironically, wearing a shirt like that could be outlawed by some states under Santorum’s plan to allow states to regulate contraception
- OneMan - Friday, Jan 6, 12 @ 2:05 pm:
Actually have to say the Kinzinger ad is one of the better bio ads I have seen.
- Wensicia - Friday, Jan 6, 12 @ 2:09 pm:
“I am not gay!!! Sideburns and polyester were cool back then!”
- Jeff Wartman - Friday, Jan 6, 12 @ 2:14 pm:
Ah, McLovin, McLovin, McLovin, McLovin.
- MrJM - Friday, Jan 6, 12 @ 2:16 pm:
@RMWStanford - That has to be the worst proposed caption ever!
Oh, wait…
– MrJM
- Southwest Cook - Friday, Jan 6, 12 @ 2:22 pm:
“In other news, Newt Gingrich is filing a full slate of delegates today”
Rich - Just a note - Ron Paul filed a full slate of delegates yesterday.
Also, Obama just filed all of his delegates today. I noticed that Sandi Jackson was left off of Obama’s delegate slate and is running individually against them.
http://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionInformation/LatestFiled.aspx?id=32
- Lakeview - Friday, Jan 6, 12 @ 2:26 pm:
Farker wins.
- wordslinger - Friday, Jan 6, 12 @ 2:33 pm:
Rick found it easy to remain celibate in high school….
- Tommydanger - Friday, Jan 6, 12 @ 2:38 pm:
Rich:
My apologies….I’ll go stand in the corner.
- Irish - Friday, Jan 6, 12 @ 2:38 pm:
A Blaaa and white picture of Congressman Santorum. I mean a Bla !!!…. a blaaaaaa!!!!!…blaaaaaa!!!
Sorry, can’t say it.
- Former Titan - Friday, Jan 6, 12 @ 2:40 pm:
Leonard Nimoy, Jr.
- walkinfool - Friday, Jan 6, 12 @ 2:45 pm:
Where am I now?
- walkinfool - Friday, Jan 6, 12 @ 2:50 pm:
Sorry about Rosemary. Her eventual exit should not occur this way. She has been ill recently, and had a close friend die during petition period. Where were the GOP friends, staff, and allies when she needed them to help get signatures?
- mokenavince - Friday, Jan 6, 12 @ 3:09 pm:
I’m having a Happy New Year now that I know Adam
will be the 16th’s poster boy. He did nothing but brag about himself in the 11th. Adam helped pass a bunch fo bills that went no place.Give Santorum 30 days and he will be just a memory.He would take us back to the 19th century.
- CircularFiringSquad - Friday, Jan 6, 12 @ 3:16 pm:
Let’s not let her illness lull us ito a false sense of kindness…if this were a likely opponent we all know our gal Rosemary would be limbo on the defective petitions.
TTFN RM
and to blame House GOP staff…whatta mope.
Fire,Aim, Reeady
- JL - Friday, Jan 6, 12 @ 3:40 pm:
Rich,
If that is the same Jarvis Houston I have worked with, he works/used to work for Sandi. The SWIPO is Jackson’s organization if I am not mistaken. Making this even more bizarre.
- South Suburbs - Friday, Jan 6, 12 @ 3:45 pm:
Jarvis Houston is Sandi and Jesse’s political director.
- amalia - Friday, Jan 6, 12 @ 4:02 pm:
Santorum contest: Hypocrite: man most likely to be against abortion even in the face of health issues unless his wife needs one.
- You Can't Stop What's Coming - Friday, Jan 6, 12 @ 4:23 pm:
There might be possible big-time charges for ILL GOPher staff circulating petitions for Gaffney, but I guess they didn’t have time for a long-term veteran.
Just another example of how bankrupt the ILL-GOP is!
- TwoFeetThick - Friday, Jan 6, 12 @ 4:35 pm:
=Santorum contest: Hypocrite: man most likely to be against abortion even in the face of health issues unless his wife needs one.=
Shhhhhhhh… No one is supposed to know about that. Besides, that abortion was just a side effect of the antibiotics she was on. Completely unintended. Yeah, that’s the ticket.
- fisherman - Friday, Jan 6, 12 @ 4:35 pm:
How could Mulligan run such a bad ship that they couldn’t get enough valid signatures and still think she should continue being our REP?