Bruce Rauner announced Evelyn Sanguinetti as his Lieutenant Governor selection today and they began a two-day tour of the state that will take them to Chicago, Rockford, Quad Cities, Marion, Quincy and Peoria.
“Evelyn is the perfect partner to shake up Springfield,” Bruce Rauner said. “She’s achieved the American Dream and will fight so more in Illinois can reach it too. She grew up in poverty, relying on public assistance, and worked hard to become an Illinois Assistant Attorney General, a City Councilmember, and a teacher at the very law school that gave her the opportunity to work for this state.”
“She has the talent and guts to take on the lobbyists, special interests, and career politicians that are destroying this state and eliminating opportunities for the next generation,” Rauner said.
“I’m proof that with hard work, a good education and an opportunity anyone from anywhere can make it,” Evelyn Sanguinetti said. “Unfortunately, too many in Illinois who have backgrounds that look a whole lot like mine aren’t being given access to a quality education or that opportunity to succeed. I understand firsthand how the policies pushed by the career politicians are failing us and that’s why I’m excited to run with Bruce Rauner to transform Illinois.”
“Vamos a sacudir a Springfield, y traer de vuelta a Illinois,” Sanguinetti concluded.
About Evelyn
Evelyn is the living embodiment of the American dream. A first-generation citizen, Evelyn’s been beating the odds her entire life.
Evelyn’s father legally immigrated to the United States from Ecuador, and her mother entered the country as a Cuban refugee. Her parents were still teenagers when she was born in Miami, Florida, and Evelyn grew up with Spanish as her first language.
Her parents often struggled to make ends meet, and her family moved frequently, whenever they could no longer afford rent. Evelyn found her way through her love of playing the piano and was able to attend a top public school for fine arts in Miami.
Through this opportunity, she developed a love of learning and decided to attend college and pursue a better life. Evelyn received her bachelor’s degree in piano performance from Florida International University. She soon moved to Chicago to attend The John Marshall Law School, fell in love with Illinois and plans to never leave.
Following law school, Evelyn worked as an Assistant Attorney General in the Illinois Attorney General’s Office under Jim Ryan before transitioning to private practice. She is also an Adjunct Professor of Law at The John Marshall Law School.
In another turning point in her life, Evelyn suffered a slip and fall accident a few years ago and when being checked by doctors discovered that she has multiple sclerosis. Evelyn hasn’t let it slow her down. After being given the green light from her doctor, she ran for City Council of Wheaton, and won in 2011.
Evelyn currently lives in Wheaton with her husband, Raymond, and their three children. She has been involved in Franklin Middle School, Lowell Elementary School and Jefferson Preschool PTA’s. Evelyn is also a member of the Wheaton Chamber of Commerce and the DuPage County Bar Association. Evelyn and her family are active in Cub Scouts, the Community School of the Arts, Wheaton Briarcliffe Youth Baseball, and sports within the Wheaton Park District.
Born into a family of immigrants with little means, Evelyn has combined talent, hard work and self-determination to achieve great things for herself and give back to the local community. She is committed to making sure all the people of Illinois have a similar opportunity to succeed.
* In an e-mail to supporters, Rauner said he had “found the perfect partner to join me in shaking up Springfield.”
- ChicagoR - Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 8:58 am:
First term city council member in a medium sized town? Such qualifications to step in as governor.
- 47th Ward - Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 8:59 am:
Interesting choice. How’s Rauner’s health? Is she ready to be Governor?
- Nosmo King - Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 9:03 am:
Great, now we have two people on a ticket unprepared to govern.
- Living in Machiaville - Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 9:05 am:
Wow. What is not to like? Oh wait, this is Illinois where we prefer our candidates pre-packaged and beholdin’ to the existing power structures.
- hisgirlfriday - Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 9:08 am:
So Evelyn achieved the American dream by landing a job post law school with the state where she could serve the public and provide a comfortable life for herself. But Rauner is running to make the pay and benefits for jobs like the one Evelyn had much worse. Interesting.
- too obvious - Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 9:09 am:
Not his first choice.
- Just Observing - Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 9:10 am:
Looks like the GOP gubernatorial candidates are in a race to pick the most underwhelming candidates.
- Judge Cooked - Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 9:10 am:
Wow. An unbelievably bad choice. He certainly outdid himself here, and I had unreasonably low expectations for this pick. I literally had to Google her name as I had NEVER heard of her before. I guess actual governmental experience means next to nothing anymore for the GOP.
- Ron Burgundy - Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 9:11 am:
Or this is Illinois, where we prefer our candidates for the top two positions in state government to have more experience in state government than 5 years as an AAG combined.
- Allen Skillicorn - Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 9:11 am:
She overcome MS, IL should be a cakewalk.
- And I Approved This Message - Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 9:12 am:
Given that this is her introduction to voters and the first look at the ticket it would have been nice if her name had been on the logo at the end.
- RonOglesby - Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 9:17 am:
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“First term city council member in a medium sized town? Such qualifications to step in as governor.”
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What did you say about Sheila Simon at the time? what was her experience a lawyer and on a city council with a failed Mayoral run?
- Just Observing - Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 9:18 am:
@RonOglesby — Sheila Simon was indeed a ridiculous pick.
- OneMan - Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 9:19 am:
Or at least a dad with a famous last name…..
- OneMan - Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 9:20 am:
Have to say the video is well done.
- Snucka - Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 9:21 am:
Withholding judgement for now, but this whole running mate choice does add an interesting dimension to the race(s). It’s often said that the choice of a VP is the first big decision we get to see a presidential candidate make. I’m not sure it makes a whole lot of difference in the end, but for those of us who like to (over?) analyze the candidates and their potential leadership style, these choices are valuable.
- too obvious - Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 9:23 am:
I stopped paying attention when she said Bruce has no ties to special interests. If you want to be taken seriously you have to be serious.
Rauner is a ranking member of the most powerful special interest, i.e., the 1%’ers.
I do love though how she wants to pull-up the drawbridge after she relied on government programs for years when her family needed help.
Good luck with that.
- Living in Machiaville - Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 9:23 am:
King, ummm…cause the recent/current crop has done a bang up job governing? Please re-think your stance.
- Oswego Willy - Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 9:24 am:
Oh geez …Daily Herald, today…
===”I’m proof that with hard work, a good education and an opportunity anyone from anywhere can make it,” Sanguinetti said in a statement. “Unfortunately, too many in Illinois who have backgrounds that look a whole lot like mine aren’t being given access to a quality education or that opportunity to succeed.”===
It just blows me away someone so ignorant about who Payton Prep Clouter Bruce Rauner is, is now running with PPC, and touting education in her first quote …
“Unfortunately, too many in Illinois who have backgrounds that look a whole lot like mine aren’t being given access to a quality education or that opportunity to succeed.”
Um, your running mate, got his DENIED Daughter into the best PUBLIC School in the state, denying, and I am quoting you,…
===”…too many in Illinois who have backgrounds that look a whole lot like mine aren’t being given access…”===
Your running mate set himself up in a Chicago condo, got his New Trier Daughter to “live” there, Clouted his DENIED daughter into Payton Prep, and then after she graduated, he “changes voting registration”… you know, “to keep everyting in line”.
Evelyn, Payton Prep Clouter Bruce Rauner is a metaphor for all the people you had to climb over, and you choose to run WITH the Payton Prep Clouter?
I am sure, if one were to look, there were Latinas on the “wait list” to Payton Prep.
Accepted, and on the “wait list”…students you want to have every opportunity …but Bruce Rauner decided any of those kids wasn’t good enough …Rauner’s DENIED Daughter should jump over kids you advocate for.
Know that.
You sold yourself out in your first quote, about education, to run with the Payton Prep Clouter, denying a seat to a child, maybe with a background you could understand and relate to because I guess what you say, and what you stand for means very little, when the Payton Prep Clouter calls…
I hope you don’t run into a Latina who was denied entrance into Payton Prep, while on that “wait list” and you decide to tout “education” and “opportunity”, because now, all that “education” and opportunity …that is just lip service now.
Congrats! You have now turned your back on …
===”…too many in Illinois who have backgrounds that look a whole lot like mine aren’t being given access…”===
Embarrassingly Pathetic.
- Ron Burgundy - Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 9:25 am:
I agree that Sheila Simon was a bad pick (heck I bet Pat Quinn agrees), but at least she was running with a guy with several decades of insider state government experience (don’t tell Pat he’s an insider, he might faint). Here, Ms. Sanguinetti is not only inexperienced herself, she’s running with a guy with even less experience. Given Rauner’s outsider mantra, I doubt he would even look for an experienced state pol to run with him to assuage concerns about his lack of experience. Even if he had, who would’ve run with him anyway?
- Chi - Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 9:25 am:
Full of contradictions-She is the “living embodiment of the American dream”, which came true with the assistance of food stamps, public education, and public employment. Rauner wants to gut all of them.
- anon sequitor - Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 9:27 am:
I live in Wheaton and know Evelyn. The political “optics” of her selection are intriguing. I am surprised as anyone to hear about her selection. Does she have the “gravitas” to be Governor, I’m not sure, but campaigns have a way of finding out what people are made of. I expect she will be a good campaigner for Rauner, a bit timid and soft spoken at first, but I know she is not afraid to speak her mind. Give her time, she might surprise people.
BTW: I’m not a Rauner supporter, but definitely an Evelyn admirer.
- RonOglesby - Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 9:27 am:
@Just O,
That is what I am looking for. thank you.
We should be careful of our “lenses”. sometimes we find something to bash in the other party while ignoring the same exact thing in our part or touting it as a plus.
No experience other party = Not ready to lead, no background, etc.
No experience our party = an outsider who is ready to change things and get things done
- ChicagoR - Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 9:28 am:
RonOglesby: I thought Simon was a poor choice at the time, but at least she had served a whole four years in city council rather than just two like this, even-weaker candidate.
- Anonymour - Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 9:29 am:
Speaking of Ron Burgundy, they look like one of those generic anchor teams where station execs pick a younger woman to be co-anchor with the older guy.
- Oswego Willy - Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 9:30 am:
Dear Evelyn,
Welcome! We think you would make an excellent #2, and you can step right in and be Governor without any trouble.
See you on the Trail!
Maria Rodriguez and Steve Kim”
- Archiesmom - Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 9:31 am:
MS. How West Wing of them. As someone with MS, I have to ask more about her type of MS and her current treatment and symptoms before I could evaluate her ability to run. You’d never know I have MS upon meeting me, but one of my major symptoms is fatigue, which can be exacerbated under stress. And I take weekly injections that can cause flu-like symptoms. We have very able legislators out there with MS, like Linda Holmes, but I know she’d tell you it isn’t always easy.
- Anonymous - Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 9:33 am:
I don’t think that this pick is necessarily a bad pick for what Rauner is trying to accomplish - establishing an outsider image with no ties to the current Springfield power structure.
- Oswego Willy - Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 9:38 am:
===I don’t think that this pick is necessarily a bad pick for what Rauner is trying to accomplish - establishing an outsider image with no ties to the current Springfield power structure.===
Oh, she’s outside alright.
If you are going to be the Lt. Governor, the qulification is one;
Able to be governor. Period.
Evelyn isn’t even the Mayor.
Evelyn sits on the Board.
If “Gov. Rauner” has to hand the reigns of government to Evelyn, Evelyn can handle the 5th Largest state in America?
This isn’t Deputy Director for External Affairs for Wheaton, Illinois.
The discussion is at its simplest;
Is Evelyn, is Maria, is Steve… are they ready to run the 5th Largest State in America?
- Anonymous - Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 9:46 am:
Maria Rodriguez, sounds Latina but she is not. Evelyn Sanguinetti, sounds Italian but she is not. Bruce Rauner, sounds Republican but he supports Democrats.
‘Must a name mean something?’ Alice asked doubtfully.
‘Of course it must,’ Humpty Dumpty said with a short laugh: ‘my name means the shape I am — and a good handsome shape it is, too. With a name like yours, you might be any shape, almost.’
- Bluefish - Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 9:49 am:
I’m sure the preschool PTA and the Cub Scouts have well prepared her for the world of Cullerton and Madigan.
- Jaded - Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 9:51 am:
Sounds like she would be a great choice on the republican ticket for AG. Sure she would lose, but you gotta walk before you run.
- Jaded - Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 9:53 am:
==Is Evelyn, is Maria, is Steve… are they ready to run the 5th Largest State in America?==
Was Sheila Simon? No. Was Pat Quinn…well I think the past 4 years have answered that question!
- Oswego Willy - Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 9:56 am:
Perspective.
In April of 2011…
Evelyn Sanguinetti received 3,608 votes, finished second for the 2 At-Large seats being contested.
Total Precincts - 61.
My Party has one LG Candidate who was Mayor of a town with 8 Precincts,…
…another who ran statewide, who is mocked because the fun question to ask is “Who did Lisa Beat that time?”,…
…and now an At-Large Councilwomen, finishing 2nd, in 61 precincts…
These are the BEST #2s available to take over running the 5th Largest State in America?
Perspective.
- skeptical spectacle - Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 9:57 am:
I don’t know anything about this lady specifically, but it’s pretty clear he tried to chose someone who will not reinforce many of the caricatures being created by those who despise him. Pretty smart move, in general.
He is trying to be painted as an elitest, WASP-ish, sexist, non egalitarian by his political foes. This choice of running mate seems to go against those arguments.
Wow, I can’t believe Oswego Willy is still talking about Payton. Big surprise.
- Northsider - Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 10:02 am:
Does Rauner know that those ‘terrible unions’ were among the very few non-family contributors to her campaign?
- Linus - Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 10:02 am:
=== Full of contradictions-She is the “living embodiment of the American dream”, which came true with the assistance of food stamps, public education, and public employment. Rauner wants to gut all of them. ===
Good point.
Wouldn’t it be great if - in general, in politics - there were more acknowledgement of the fact that individual examples of achieving the American Dream very often involve help along the way from e.g. food stamps?
And greater still if politicians who bray about working toward the American Dream could defend those same supports, rather than overtly attack them (or more subtly and craftily undermine them)?
- Darienite - Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 10:03 am:
Can we just agree that the LT is the least desirable statewide seat. In fact, most pols would rather run for the GA than be in ‘limbo’ for 4 years. Would support a referendum to drop the position altogether.
- Oswego Willy - Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 10:03 am:
- Jaded -,
Perspective.
Pat Quinn was the state Treasurer at one point, served and “understood” government, and the case can be made, Pat Quinn, at the moment Illinois needed him to “step in and be Governor”, at that moment, Pat Quinn was ready and able.
How Pat Quinn has governed is up for debate, and frankly, we would probably be on the same side, but for the practical. Pat Quinn fulfilled the role, Pat Quinn was ready to be Governor, and at that moment, Illinois was in better hands as the transition from Rod to Pat toook place.
As for Sheila, I can’t make the case, nor have I … ever … that Sheila Simon is ready to be governor, and I know I never made the case for Jason Plummer being ready to be governor.
Why I am railing on Evelyn, and Maria, and Steve is that can those three, look in the mirror, and say, “Someone thinks I can be a Governor. Maybe the question I need to ask myself is, ‘Do I?’ …”
Do not tell me the LG spot doesn’t matter. It may not matter in the day-to-day arena, but LG Quinn found out, the Lt. Governor matters, and that LG better be ready.
- Demoralized - Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 10:04 am:
==Wow, I can’t believe Oswego Willy is still talking about Payton.==
You better get used to it. Rauner is running for Governor not student council president. Whining about things doesn’t make the conversation go away. This is the big leagues. Deal with it.
- Farker - Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 10:08 am:
@skeptical
No offense but Bruce IS a 1%er elitist. I mean he’s trying hard to paint himself as Farmer Bruce but Illinoisians know better. Couple that with all his other faults and he finishes 3rd easily.
Connect the dots, it’s not that hard.
- A guy... - Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 10:09 am:
OW, you’re being too harsh. Even a little mean-spirited; just the thing our party is trying to get away from. I get your issues with Rauner. In a state where “selling out” has multi definitions and scores of examples, we’re better off not talking that way. Not trying to pick a fight with you buddy, but you’re too quick to judgment on this and your comments are too harsh. Take a breath, give it more thought and see what a little time brings. No one is qualified until they’re qualified. That’s how the system works. She’s got a wonderful story. Experience has taught her more than most. Not really surprised by some of the other commenters for whom this kind of rhetoric is normal. Little surprised by yours. Maybe I’m going through a gentle stage. Cause I need to.
- Oswego Willy - Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 10:09 am:
===Wow, I can’t believe Oswego Willy is still talking about Payton. Big surprise.===
Evelyn’s Education Quote;
===”…too many in Illinois who have backgrounds that look a whole lot like mine aren’t being given access…”===
Yep, I will bring up the delicious irony that Evelyn Sanguinetti sold her soul, and everything she believes in, in education, to run with someone whose calling of Arne duncan got his DENIED New Trier Daughter into a school with a “wait list” that very well may had Latinas who did qualify.
Evelyn made it her first quote out of the box.
- skeptical spectacle -
“With kindest personal regards, I remain.
Sincerely yours,
Oswego Willy”
- Jaded - Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 10:10 am:
I agree with you OW. I was just using your quote to take a shot at Simon and Quinn. Of course I don’t think Rauner is ready to be Governor either.
- Anonymous - Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 10:14 am:
OW,
I agree with you regarding your point about her experience, but I was speaking in purely political terms. I think that voters, especially those in the Republican primary, will gladly welcome the “outsider” despite her lack of experience. After all, its all about being fed up with the status quo, right?!?
- Oswego Willy - Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 10:17 am:
===but you’re too quick to judgment on this and your comments are too harsh.===
- A guy… -,
With respect.
I didn’t force Evelyn to turn her back on “her story”, I was not there when Evelyn made that quote the first thing people read.
If Eveyn wants to be the Lt. Governor, and run with a story that is so counter to who Evelyn is running with, then guess what, you get “called” on it.
Every time.
You can’t … can NOT … come out and discuss “opportuity” and “education” and not understand that the educational ethics of the Payton Prep Clouter Bruce Rauner flies directly in the face of her own story, her own SUCCESS story, and by running whith Rauner, Evelyn is literally ignoring that the “Bruce Rauners” of her own past made it difficult for her.
It is what it is.
It is Embarrassingly Pathetic, given that quote, who she is running with, and her story being manipulated to counter … the Arne Duncan.
- dupage dan - Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 10:19 am:
ss,
It ain’t just OW who will be talking about Payton. To think that this issue will get no attention except for OWs comments reveals either naivete or obtuseness. Pick one.
- Falstaff - Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 10:19 am:
OW hitting it out of the park this morning.
- Downstater - Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 10:25 am:
Oswego Willy always quick to criticize with cute little “snark” comments, but never willing to say what who he is supporting. Makes you wonder.
- 47th Ward - Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 10:28 am:
Has Rauner had his hands surgically connected to this hips? He’s like one of the people who never knows what to do with their hands when they’re being photographed.
I can’t tell if he’s going for the “I’m a man of action” pose or if his pants are falling down. It feels awkward and forced.
- A guy... - Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 10:29 am:
OW, you know I’m not a fan of the Clout episode. It certainly bumped one deserving kid who shoulda got a shot. I’m not a Rauner rah-rah guy (you know that), but I do think his work in Charter Schools and other areas have given a lot of kids shots at a chance for a good education. Obviously, that doesn’t cover for the clout business. Any injustice is…injustice. Time will tell if he’s learned and some penitence requires him to atone in a manner that gives hundreds or thousands of kids a better chance. We’ll see. I’m watching and I’m not convinced of anyone’s sincerity yet. But this lady is worth a look without all the early missiles coming at her. She rise or fall on her own experience, education and ability. A rush to judgment is almost never good. You’re way too thoughtful to go this way. Pound on him all you want. Give her enough oxygen to present herself. My respect for your thoughtfulness is always there.
- Oswego Willy - Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 10:30 am:
- Downstater -,
2 things,
Even recently, I explained why I do what I do;
Those running for office seem to be surrounded by people telling them how great they are, how sart they are, what a great decision that was …
I try to give the perspective that either they don’t want to see, or refuse to see, in hopes that it might help.
Second, if I cam out supporting someone, that would be a “death nail” for that person.
If I am consistant, if I can give the other side how something can and is seen, and if I can do it without coddling and saying “2 positives and 1 negative” and just cut to the chase, then I try.
This is a bad choice for Rauner, this is a terrible choice made by Evelyn.
You don’t like my comments, make the arguement the “other way”, defend it…
I am not stoipping you, but making it about me … makes me think… you are losing the arguement already.
- skeptical spectacle - Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 10:31 am:
OW,
I’m glad you understand what it took for Evelyn to be successful even more than Evelyn herself. How dare Evelyn consider that she understands her own life story as well as OW does. I mean doesn’t she get it, that running with Rauner just doesn’t make sense to OW. This is an outrage. This is unconstitutional.
- Skeeter - Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 10:34 am:
A nobody, but still a far better choice than Brady’s.
She’s not going to scare anybody off.
- Oswego Willy - Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 10:35 am:
- 47th Ward -
===Has Rauner had his hands surgically connected to this hips?===
Like “Tommy John” surgery in athletics, Rauner has had the “Rickey Bobby” surgery …
“I don’t know what to do with …my hands …”
- Oswego Willy - Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 10:40 am:
===This is unconstitutional.===
“Please see Pat Quinn for Unconstitutional Questions”
===I’m glad you understand what it took for Evelyn to be successful even more than Evelyn herself. How dare Evelyn consider that she understands her own life story as well as OW does.===
lol, her quote …
===”…“Unfortunately, too many in Illinois who have backgrounds that look a whole lot like mine aren’t being given access to a quality education or that opportunity to succeed…===
I am just pointing out, kids, applying to Payton Prep, whose ===backgrounds that look a whole lot like === Evelyn’s… well, one child was DENIED a seat by a phone call by Bruce Rauner, Clouting his DENIED Daughter to …deny a child whose …background(s) that look a whole lot like === hers.
Dope.
- skeptical spectacle - Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 10:41 am:
Payton will not be an issue in this race.I can hear the ads now….”Bruce Rauner did everything he could to get his daughter into a good school.” Yeah, parents around this state are really going to react adversely to that. Parents just can’t relate to that concept.
- Senator Clay Davis - Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 10:45 am:
Interesting personality politics happening in the GOP Primary. The Gov candidates are all white males, while the LTs are all…well, not white males.
I give the GOP kudos for seemingly realizing they have a White Boy problem, though its a pretty pander-ey to see the candidates all flock toward racial minorities in a transparent move to win voters that reject their policies.
- low level - Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 10:45 am:
From the release: “and was able to attend a top PUBLIC school for fine arts in Miami…through this opportunity…” Then works in the public sector for JIMRyan.
Yet she affilates herself with a party that doesn’t care for the public sector one bit. One that believes anything having to do with the public sector is broken. Yet it provided her that opportuity - which she is proud of (otherwise it wouldn’t have been in the bio), and she should be.
So the public school that provided her the opportuity and the same public sector that worked good enough for her to find work in the AG’s office… just trying to wrap my head around that is giving me vertigo.
- Demoralized - Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 10:46 am:
@SS:
Rauner needs to hire you to defend him on the Payton thing since you seem to be bent out of shape about anybody bringing it up.
And, by the way, I can relate to the concept. Using his influence to do something like that kind of makes his argument about being a “different kind of guy” laughable. The issue isn’t the school per se, it’s that he is talking about of both sides of his mouth.
- Oswego Willy - Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 10:46 am:
- A guy … -,
Much respect, but you can not roll yourself out as the LG running mate and the person you are running with is everything your first quote about education and opportunity counters.
Further,
So, you deny a child, and your penance is to bulid a school and all is forgiven?
If Payton Prep Clouter Bruce Rauner wants to clear his Conscience, fine, that still doesn’t wipe clean the ethical, nor does it make it “right”.
Money can’t buy integrity. It tries, but it always falls short.
- Demoralized - Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 10:47 am:
That should be “talking OUT of both sides of his mouth.”
- Anon - Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 10:47 am:
It could be worse…he could have picked Steve Kim.
- walkinfool - Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 10:49 am:
Interesting choice, which can help with Rauner’s image, and with some voting groups.
Mom of three, lawyer, and local politician speaks well to her energy and drive.
About equally qualified with a mayor of small- town Wasilla, who ran for governor, then for national office.
- Oswego Willy - Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 10:50 am:
===…….”Bruce Rauner did everything he could to get his daughter into a good school.” Yeah, parents around this state are really going to react adversely to that. Parents just can’t relate to that concept.===
Honey, I am buying a Chicago condo, calling Arne Duncan.
Yeah, every parent has the money to buy that “spare” condo, and … have Arne Duncan on the Speed Dial …
This is quite Dopey to argue the “every man” arguement that Payton Prep Clouter Bruce Rauner did what ever other person would.
So you don’t deny Bruce Rauner clouted his Denied Daughter?
- Wally Kubon - Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 10:54 am:
Congrats to a great lady! Don’t play her cheap.
- CircularFiringSquad - Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 11:02 am:
Gotta love how CousinBrucey portrays a jimRYAN patronage hire as an “outsider”
Must be using the same measuring stick you use to hire Stu Levine or hsutle public pension via campaign cash.
We think it will take two elections to develop and use all the oppo research fully.
- Norseman - Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 11:03 am:
Willy can’t reveal who he’ll support because we don’t want to ruin our stealth campaign to get him elected governor.
- Rod - Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 11:05 am:
Evelyn Sanguinetti has no Hispanic voting base and there is no evidence she could win over any significant part of that voting block on a state wide basis. Wheaton’s Hispanic population is about 5.2% of the total. Based on the most current census data 15.8% of Illinois’ residents identified themselves as Hispanic. I honestly can’t imagine that there was not another Hispanic Republican candidate Mr. Rauner could have selected who came from a geographic area of the state with more of a Hispanic voting block. How about Elgin for example, there is a sizable Hispanic vote there.
I don’t see much strategic thinking involved in this pick and I don’t see Quinn losing any real Hispanic support based on this selection.
- MrJM - Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 11:07 am:
Now I’m not suggesting any comparisons to John McCain’s stunt-casting of Sarah Palin, but…
Oh crap, I just did.
– MrJM
- Chicago Cynic - Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 11:07 am:
What an inspired choice. Just like Barack Obama surrounded himself with an experienced hand to make up for his lack of it, Rauner has, um, well. Nevermind.
- skeptical spectacle - Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 11:08 am:
I don’t know what happened, really, but I don’t see that issue getting any traction in a state wide race.
I would suggest that his opponents would be more successful going after him on the issues.
These “payton” attacks come across as petty, reaching.
It seems like you are angry with Rauner for not picking a running mate “in the mold” of the caricature you are trying to create of him. How dare he pick someone who is going to be more difficult to attack politically!
- Federalist - Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 11:09 am:
I will say it again, the Republicans are offering no candidate that can win against the DEMS unless the DEM candidate has a scandal.
Rutherford might come closest, but even he would be a long shot.
And Rauner is just killing the Republican Party. He stands for just about everything most voters dislike.
- Ron Burgundy - Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 11:12 am:
— First term city council member in a medium sized town? —
Rejected Pearl Jam song titles?
- Not in the Know - Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 11:12 am:
I love how people are quick to use the ‘experience’ card here in Illinois….lol, like we need the same people with the same experience to run this state any further into the ground? New people with new perspectives is now a bad thing? Like some have pointed out lets wait and see how she takes on the media and campaigns the issues…then we can make decisions from there. I get a kick out of the ‘fake’ party members throwing their two cents out on the right ‘experiences’ needed. Always good to read the funnies.
- Wumpus - Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 11:13 am:
Well, if a do little state senator from IL can become pres, why not? Not saying I agree with the pick, but he gets an a for pandering outside the box.
- Kwark - Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 11:15 am:
Almost as bad as Rauner’s clouting his suburban daughter into Payton was the revolting excuse he provided on Chicago Tonight: basically, everybody should be able to “advocate” for their children, just like me.
Some people out there say that, “well, this is the way the world works.” First of all, that’s BS. Second, even if it’s true, most everyone hates this business viscerally and understands that it’s a textbook example of a corrupted process.
- Oswego Willy - Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 11:19 am:
===I don’t know what happened, really,…===
Then don’t “defend” what you just said you don’t know. Read, learn …start with “search engine” “…”Payton Prep Rauner”
It will have traction, every time PPC and Evelyn want to talk about “education” and “opportunity”… Especially when Rich Daley and Arne Duncan are at the center of this in a Republican Primary.
===I get a kick out of the ‘fake’ party members throwing their two cents out on the right ‘experiences’ needed. Always good to read the funnies.===
We just had a LG become governor in the short term.
If you want an At-Large Councilwomen, or an 8 precinct Village Mayor, or a statewide candidate, with limited governmental experiece whose name escapes those… to run the 5th Largest State… well, I don’t thanks.
- Norseman -,
don’t worry, I am just trying to throw everyone off. Call - Bill -, I have about $17 in my pocket, so we need to have a meeting and I can bring donuts. Shhhh.
- Jaded -, we’re all good, just reinforcing a point. Much respect.
- Belle - Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 11:20 am:
The really disgusting part of the Peyton-Program is that Rauner could/should have sent his kid anywhere in the bloody world…he could have paid but he was just too cheap to part with his dough.
- Anon - Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 11:24 am:
She is well qualified for the L.G. job. That job is to do nothing at all, soak up a generous salary and pension, and just be there in case something happens to the governor. Look how well it has worked out when Gov. Quinn took over. Could she possibly be more ineffective then Quinn? No! I am confident we could expect the same great performance as governor from her as we have seen with Quinn!
- Snucka - Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 11:33 am:
To be fair, it must be extremely hard to convince someone who would be considered “ready” to be Governor that their next four years should be spent in a position like Lt. Gov.
- Oswego Willy - Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 11:40 am:
===…will take them to Chicago, Rockford, Quad Cities, Marion, Quincy and Peoria.===
Ok, Bruce Rauner, you are taking off the “training wheels”. Remember …
Either DO or Don’t DO…
- Ruh-Roh - Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 11:54 am:
I am from the next town over from Wheaton and have never even heard of her. Oh well, I guess she will find her way around the state asap and build up her name recognition, starting right away in downstate Lincoln County.
- Soccermom - Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 11:56 am:
47th
“I can’t tell if he’s going for the “I’m a man of action” pose or if his pants are falling down.”
Could be both, depending on the plan of action.
- John Galt - Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 12:04 pm:
1) I think this quote is accurate:
“Interesting personality politics happening in the GOP Primary. The Gov candidates are all white males, while the LTs are all…well, not white males.
I give the GOP kudos for seemingly realizing they have a White Boy problem, though its a pretty pander-ey to see the candidates all flock toward racial minorities in a transparent move to win voters that reject their policies.”
It’s clear that the LG candidates not being white males on the GOP side is on one hand a good recognition by the party that they need to do better. On the other hand, it also shows how incredibly shallow their “bench” is when it comes to credible non-white-male candidates. They are more concerned with checking demographic boxes than they are with somebody who can credibly be a part of an administration in Springfield and, in an emergency, step in and run the state. Winning over more minority or women voters is something the GOP needs to do. But it’s going to take a bottom-up approach over a period of years, not simply sticking a few diverse faces on a ticket and hoping people will vote based on identity politics.
2) People are saying he asked both Karen McConaughey (former Kane County Chairman & current state senator), as well as Darlene Ruscitti (respected DuPage countywide official, current DuPage GOP Chairman, near-miss congressional candidate), and they both shot him down. So there are credible & qualified non-white-male LG candidates out there, it’s just that none of them saw the LtGov nomination as a smart political move. He basically wiffed his way down the batting line up and came up with a first-term city councilwoman of a medium sized city. She seems like a nice lady & soccer mom, and presumably is a competent attorney and city councilwoman. But a would-be-governor-in-waiting she is not. Give her 5 or 10 years to be mayor, state rep, or countywide official, then I could see it. But not right now.
3) I don’t think Rauner’s LG choice is necessarily going to take a huge bite out of DuPage from Dillard. The vast majority of the establishment was with Dillard, and a tad for Rutherford. Nobody for Rauner and Brady. I don’t believe that she has any major grassroots following in DuPage either. So locally she will not change the race dynamics very much, if at all. The only thing she might do is help demographically across the rest of the state in a very broad way.
4) I admit that I am a Dillard guy, so I am biased. But I would say the one exception to the GOP primary LG candidates is Jil Tracy. Yes, she checks two demographic boxes (female and downstate), but she’s at least a state rep and reasonably respected in her district and in Springfield. I don’t think anybody’s said that she couldn’t stand at a podium, exude credibility, and take the mantle of the governorship if disaster struck. All in all, I think it demonstrates that Dillard is at least serious about his LG choice, whereas the other three pretty much just tried to check as many boxes as possible with little regard to substance or governing ability.
5) I agree that Shelia Simon was a pretty weak pick. But at least she had name ID and was the heir apparent in a liberal downstate political dynasty. Within 5 seconds you could get an average voter to put her in context by saying “You know…the late Senator Paul Simon’s kid…”, and thus reinforce Quinn’s liberal activist credentials for the base. I don’t see that happening with Kim, Rodriguez, or Sanguinetti.
- Mcleaniac - Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 12:06 pm:
One by one..I am running out of GOP candidates for Governor to support based on their poor choice of Lt. Gov sidekicks. I guess I will just vote for Quinn anyway since he will probably win.
- Oswego Willy - Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 12:11 pm:
===…will take them to Chicago, Rockford, Quad Cities, Marion, Quincy and Peoria.===
If you are going to “Shake Up Springfield”, shouldn’t you also… include … Springfield in your introduction tour of your running mate?
Food for thought …
- Cincinnatus - Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 12:14 pm:
- Soccermom - Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 11:56 am:
47th
“I can’t tell if he’s going for the “I’m a man of action” pose or if his pants are falling down.”
Could be both, depending on the plan of action.
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Snort!
- Cincinnatus - Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 12:15 pm:
OW,
Just a reminder that Rauner also was fined for claiming multiple homeowner tax exemptions for two residences in Chicago and one in Winnetka…
- Oswego Willy - Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 12:21 pm:
- Cincannatus -,
With much respect,
Please don’t use me to be your instrument to get info out there…lol
I know I am your #2 Choice for Governor, but don’t use a dialog with me here to help your #1, Bud!
Rauner is hurting himself, so let him…
- Bill White - Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 12:27 pm:
Eight weeks to collect those signatures.
Quinn has an army of foot soldiers to collect his.
Does Rauner?
- Ggal - Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 12:29 pm:
No snark intended, but, did she ever come out with her report on the bully incident? I have looked but cannot find a follow up on her promise to look into it.
- Rich Miller - Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 12:43 pm:
===Eight weeks to collect those signatures. ===
The max you can file is 10,000. He could almost get those by himself at 1250 a week, or 179 per day.
- Publius - Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 12:51 pm:
Here’s the thing about Pat Quinn. He won two statewide races before he moved up to governor: Treasurer and Lt. Governor. What we really should be criticizing is the new law which allows the top candidate to choose a light weight to stand by waiting to take over the governorship. We are letting one person nominate the candidate instead of making the candidate run and come in first in a state-wide election.
- chris robling - Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 12:58 pm:
Very well done video about an intriguing unkown choice for Lt. Gov., a useless position that all Goppers should seek to abolish.
Now that we have eight candidates, Bill, Bruce, Dan, Kirk, Evelyn, Jill, Maria and Steve, they should sign the following pledge:
1. Our love for Illinois and its people compels us to present our party and the state with significant alternatives to Springfield’s record of abject failure.
2. We will campaign against the failed policies of Springfield, not against each other.
3. We hereby pledge that we, the eight of us, are a team that will work together through election day 2014 to deliver our beloved state from the grip of its corrupt ruling clique.
4. We will campaign in every county, in every ward and township of Cook County, since opportunity beckons all to a better Illinois.
5. We hereby state that Illinoisans everywhere, from Golconda to Chicago and Danville to Quincy, have a choice, and we will bring it to them. Change will come when two of us are sworn in.
- Oswego Willy - Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 1:03 pm:
- chris robling -,
Well, I will give you this, you are trying.
Bruce Rauner will have to check with his vacation buddy Rahm Emanuel to see if he can sign it, but other than that…
- Skeeter - Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 1:11 pm:
Oswego Willy,
Any chance you can do me a favor?
Could you please post about 60 comments in every thread telling us how much you hate Bruce Rauner?
Because for me, no matter how often you post them, they never get old.
Fifty comments saying the same thing is not nearly enough. We need at least 60.
Frankly, there is nothing I would rather do when reading comments than wade through numerous comments from one person, every day, saying the exact same thing.
Thanks,
Skeeter
- Oswego Willy - Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 1:14 pm:
- Skeeter -
Sure.
Your welcome
- Siriusly - Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 1:20 pm:
I liked it better when the candidates didn’t get to make important choices by themselves!
- K3 - Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 1:20 pm:
What, he couldn’t find anyone from Winnetka?
- Norseman - Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 1:24 pm:
=== What, he couldn’t find anyone from Winnetka?===
Those folks want to much money.
- wordslinger - Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 1:49 pm:
–I’m not a Rauner rah-rah guy (you know that), but I do think his work in Charter Schools and other areas have given a lot of kids shots at a chance for a good education.–
What do you base that on? What “other areas have given a lot of kids shots at a chance for a good education?”
- low level - Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 1:51 pm:
Oh yes…cant you see it, OW? By being a pick with no experience, “fresh ideas”, etc. etc. etc. - Ms. Sanguinetti will pick up large blocks of votes in Rep. Acevedo; Sen. Delgado - NW and SW sides. My gosh, how could we have missed it?
- Samurai - Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 1:53 pm:
Chris Robling–
Nice gesture. But, welcome Bruce to the big show. The fight is just beginning. Mr. Rauner will need more than anti-union, anti-government rhetoric and Cabela garb to succeed.
- Oswego Willy - Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 2:01 pm:
- low level -,
Two points,
It will only work if you build a Ground Game, and actually going into places and asking for votes.
And …
How do you go into those neighborhoods and sell yourself, and try to get others to volunteer for you, when you lack the knowledge of what thngs need to get “fixed” and how to fix them when you are still learning Roberts Rules on the Wheaton City Council.
Maybe if Evelyn was a …2nd term Councilwoman …
- Snucka - Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 2:25 pm:
Rauner has already spent over $2 million. I’m sure someone has told him how to collect enough signatures to get on the ballot.
- Cincinnatus - Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 2:59 pm:
- Skeeter -
Sure.
Your welcome
+++++++++++++
Snort!
- A guy... - Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 3:09 pm:
W Slinger, it’s ok to be a partisan, not ok to be a tool. Google his history yourself (like I did) and quit walking through my brain. There’s plenty to criticize Rauner over, check my past posts. He has made numerous contributions to charter schools and education in general. This is what makes the whole clouting thing so ridiculously crazy for him. A dopey moment that is allowing chickens to come home to roost. He has the $ to talk about the good he’s done and I’m not sure there’s much $ collectively to talk about the hypocrisy of the clouting business. His stump speech on Charters, vouchers, school choice and education reform and pension reform has a growing audience. I enjoy the give and take, but keep it real brother.
- Langhorne - Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 4:10 pm:
I want know when brucey will roll evelyn out downstate in Ladies Carhartt. Maybe handing lunch to bruce, up in the cab of a combine. Or feeding his huntin dog, and reloading his shotgun or hers.
- Cincinnatus - Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 4:25 pm:
Will she ride behind Bruce on the Harley?
- MrJM - Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 8:49 pm:
Willy doesn’t like Rauner?!?
– MrJM
- Percival - Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 9:14 pm:
I would only offer that Illinois Hispanic Republicans are far from monolithic and far from unified. The Illinois RNHA is in schism and just a mess from a unity standpoint. As head of RHNA DuPage, Ms. Sanguinetti is quite a bit in the middle of it all.
- Anonymous - Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 9:49 pm:
Half-way through the video and all I can think of are two Roy Scheider lines from 2010:
“Hoo Hoo Hoo Hoo Hoo” and “You just bought yourself an extension.”
Seriously.
- Anonymous - Tuesday, Oct 8, 13 @ 10:10 pm:
So the other Anon on this thread is a Rauner supporter.
Good to know.
- wordslinger - Wednesday, Oct 9, 13 @ 4:47 am:
–W Slinger, it’s ok to be a partisan, not ok to be a tool. –
I’m hardly a partisan in the governor’s contest as I don’t have a clue as to who I’ll end up voting for, except that it won’t be Rauner.
As for tools, I try to use mine.
Your Babbitt-like boosterism notwithstanding, I believe there are legitimate questions as to whether diverting public funds to privately managed charter schools and busting teachers unions are true indicators of a champion of education for all.
Read Diane Ravitch’s new book and give it a walk through your brain.
If you can’t handle your assertions being challenged, then you’re looking to conduct a monologue, not engage in a discussion.