Monday, December 04, 2017

A contest in the 14th Subcircuit?

The clock is ticking fast now... the doors will soon close at the Illinois State Board of Elections and for the regular judicial filing period and there are, as expected, lots of new filings today, some from candidates you've read about on FWIW, some from candidates not previously mentioned here.

Perhaps the single most newsworthy development is that Beatriz Frausto-Sandoval (pictured at left) has filed to run against Judge Marina E. Ammendola for the Garcia vacancy in the 14th Subcircuit. This sets up a possible primary contest -- in a subcircuit where primary contests are rare as hens' teeth.

There was one vacancy in the 14th Subcircuit in 2016. It was uncontested. There was one vacancy in the 14th Subcircuit in 2012 as well. It, too, was uncontested.

There was one vacancy in the 14th Subcircuit in 2010. Uncontested. There was a 14th Subcircuit vacancy in 2008. Also uncontested. There were two 14th Subcircuit vacancies in 2002... and one candidate apiece for each.

You get the picture.

Of course, there are a number of places where a candidacy might falter between the filing of nominating petitions and the certification of the primary ballot. So we can't promise a contested primary. But there is a possibility, at least.

According to ARDC, Frausto-Sandoval has been licensed in Illinois since 2006. She has an office in the Temple Building, across from the Daley Center, according to Sullivan's, where she practices immigration law. Her LinkedIn profile, from which the accompanying picture is lifted, gives a Bridgeport office address.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

AHORA ES LA HORA PARA LAS LATINAS! SHE IS SUPPORTED BY CHUY!

Albert said...

Hens' teeth no kidding; the streak actually goes back all the way to 1994. 1992 was the first year of subcircuit elections and both of the vacancies in the 14th drew three candidates. Since then, fourteen vacancies, fourteen candidates, zero contests.

Anonymous said...

Hello Everyone.

You read it here first a few weeks ago. If you reads this Blog on a regular basis, you already knew that Burke's adoption lawyer, Marina Ammendola, was not going to get a free ride. I told you the Mexican's were finally going to flex their muscles and field a candidate.

As for my baby, the 6th sub-circuit, I'll get to all of that soon enough. I'm still celebrating the Rosa Silva's unopposed-status.

As always, E.P.

Anonymous said...

SUSANA ORTIZ GOT THE BALL ROLLING. NOW PEOPLE GOT SMART AND DID NOT EVEN THINK OF CHALLENGING ROSA SILVA. FRAUSTO-SANDOVAL AND JUDGE JOANNE ROSADO WILL SHOW THE WORLD THAT MY LATINA SISTERS WILL FIGHT AND WILL WIN.

EP IS THE ORIGINAL!