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Rotering announces AG campaign

Thursday, Oct 26, 2017 - Posted by Rich Miller

* No press conference, no rally, not even a video. Just a press release

Nancy Rotering, the first woman elected Mayor of Highland Park, banned assault weapons in her city, and then fought the NRA all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court and prevailed, launched her campaign for Attorney General of Illinois.

Nancy Rotering vows that as Attorney General, she will be uncompromising in her commitment to protect citizens from gun violence, and will use the power of her office to hold Big Pharma accountable for flooding our communities with the opioids causing death and heartbreak throughout Illinois.

Several years ago, Rotering founded a local legal aid clinic focusing on helping woman escape domestic violence, and to help families battling deportation. The legal aid clinic now has more than one hundred volunteer attorneys and has processed more than four hundred cases.

“As Attorney General, I will be a powerful advocate, continuing my fight against the NRA to reduce gun violence, and taking on unscrupulous drug makers and online and offshore pharmacies to help curb the opioid epidemic gripping our state,” said Rotering. “As a mother of four and a local Mayor, I know how to get things done. I have a record of holding big corporations accountable and cleaning up government - something we need now more than ever in Illinois,” added Rotering.

During her two terms as Mayor, Rotering has maintained balanced and sustainable budgets, reformed city government, and forced ComEd to invest millions in infrastructure upgrades after they repeatedly left residents of northeast Illinois stranded without power. As an attorney, who practiced with McDermott Will & Emery in Chicago before taking leave to care for a child with Type 1 diabetes, Rotering worked on white collar crime and regulation matters in the health care industry.

“I have built a strong team and have support from across the state. My background in business and law, coupled with my experience of taking action, will serve the people of Illinois well. Illinois deserves a strong, principled advocate,” said Rotering.

She has raised about $118,000 this month, however.

       

19 Comments
  1. - Grand Avenue - Thursday, Oct 26, 17 @ 10:21 am:

    Scott Drury
    Kwame Raoul
    Aaron Goldstein
    Sharon Fairley
    Jesse Ruiz
    Nancy Rotering

    Am I missing anyone who has announced?


  2. - Saluki - Thursday, Oct 26, 17 @ 10:28 am:

    In other words, I’m not too interested in garnering votes outside of Chicagoland.


  3. - The Dude Abides - Thursday, Oct 26, 17 @ 10:30 am:

    It sounds like she’s blaming the NRA for the gun violence problem. That won’t play well downstate.


  4. - Anonymous - Thursday, Oct 26, 17 @ 10:48 am:

    Meh. Being Mayor of Highland Park is little more than being city council chairman. The city manager runs the city, not Rotering.


  5. - RNUG - Thursday, Oct 26, 17 @ 11:00 am:

    Vanity run … clearly doesn’t know downstate.


  6. - nutz - Thursday, Oct 26, 17 @ 11:02 am:

    Too many choices means the front runner wins. Remember the Spfld GOP Mayoral primary race w/ 17 people? Crazy.


  7. - Grand Avenue - Thursday, Oct 26, 17 @ 11:02 am:

    She ran a one-issue Congressional race based on supporting the Iran Deal, which was an interesting strategy to say the least for the Mark Kirk/Bob Dold/Brad Schneider seat.


  8. - Sue - Thursday, Oct 26, 17 @ 11:16 am:

    Yea- When Pigs fly. Next Ag is going to be either A certain Hyde Park Senator or Jessie


  9. - Dozer - Thursday, Oct 26, 17 @ 11:22 am:

    Raise your hand if your not running for AG


  10. - Back to the future - Thursday, Oct 26, 17 @ 11:35 am:

    I know this is may not be popular for some folks, but for many of us old time Dems the best Dem. for AG would be Pat Quinn.


  11. - Anonymous - Thursday, Oct 26, 17 @ 12:34 pm:

    This may set the record, for this election cycle at least, for most run-on sentences.


  12. - RNUG - Thursday, Oct 26, 17 @ 2:23 pm:

    == for many of us old time Dems the best Dem. for AG would be Pat Quinn. ==

    That actually makes a strange kind of sense; he always was a good crusader. And he is OK at government adminstration.


  13. - Amalia - Thursday, Oct 26, 17 @ 2:24 pm:

    I kind of love the idea of Pat Quinn for AG. But, Sue is right, Kwame or Jessie. One is out front and the other is very deep.


  14. - Rich Miller - Thursday, Oct 26, 17 @ 2:28 pm:

    ===the best Dem. for AG would be Pat Quinn===

    Why?


  15. - Shytown - Thursday, Oct 26, 17 @ 2:44 pm:

    This announcement not only wins for the most run on sentences, but cramming in the most messages ever. Pick one or two, please.


  16. - Back to the future - Thursday, Oct 26, 17 @ 3:07 pm:

    Why? Now that is a good question. Of course, he has a statewide base and he can raise the money it will take to win.
    But more importantly, he is an honest man with a good heart.
    Perhaps not the best answer to the Why? question, but works for a lot of folks.


  17. - cicom - Thursday, Oct 26, 17 @ 4:52 pm:

    Another example of a candidate who does not stand a chance. a very late entry with a horrible roll out. not a very good roll out for the consultants either. whomever they are.


  18. - Responsa - Friday, Oct 27, 17 @ 9:38 am:

    I never blame unemployed consultants for wanting to make money and being more than happy to take on a marginal candidate as a client to do so.


  19. - Midwestern Independent - Friday, Oct 27, 17 @ 11:20 am:

    Concerns expressed about Rotering are valid. She is a good person, but she sounds like the breed of Dem that talks about all the “liberal good sound bite” issues, but shies away from attacking the real cancers that afflict Illinois.


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