Our own “Freedom Caucus”
Wednesday, Oct 21, 2015 - Posted by Rich Miller
* SJ-R…
Democratic state Rep. Frank Mautino was approved Tuesday to become the state’s third auditor general.
Mautino, 53, of Spring Valley, will take over for Auditor General William Holland who plans to retire at the end of the year.
At a time of deep partisan divides in the legislature over the budget impasse, Mautino won support from lawmakers in both parties. The Senate approved his nomination by a 55-0 vote. The House followed shortly after voting 102-10.
All of the opposition came from House Republicans.
And the HGOPs who voted against Mautino are the most conservative, and often some of the most partisan in the chamber…
Andersson, Batinick, Frese, Ives, Jesiel, McDermed, Morrison, Phillips, Wehrli, Keith Wheeler,
They’re also all fairly new to the Statehouse.
* Related…
* Dan and Amy interview State Representative Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) on AM 560
