Upcoming political fundraisers that may be of interest to Cook County Judicial hopefuls

Getting to be a regular feature here....

FWIW readers with disposable income and judicial ambitions may be interested in one or more of the following House Democratic fundraisers.

Not, of course, because attendance will give you some sort of clear, inside track to Democratic Party political support for your eventual judicial campaign -- no matter how much disposable income you may have, you almost certainly don't have enough for that -- but your appearance at various functions may, over time, give you a sort of familiarity that might serve you well when slating rolls around. If you make a favorable impression.

Just knowing about these events, and showing up, may confer some benefit. Some little benefit.

FWIW readers are all too familiar with the politicans' mantra, we don't want nobody nobody sent. That made sense in the long-ago days of Daley I, and for decades prior thereto, when precinct captains with patronage jobs could turn out sufficient votes to elect almost anyone that the Party chose for greater things. Why mess up the system with strangers?

But -- in case you haven't noticed -- Daley I has been gone since 1976. There is no viable "Machine." There are 80 warlords vying for influence in a continual Game of Thrones, with the throne being of less and less value every day. But you -- the judicial wannabe -- don't need a Boss. You need a temporary coalition of local committeepersons, particularly in this dawning era of smaller subcircuits and few, if any, countywide opportunities.

And just as well, too: Even the Shakman case is (apparently) running out of steam, after a half-century of attacking the patronage system in favor of... something else... less predictable, more opaque... that must be inherently political anyway, since human beings are inherently political.

While reformers and political scientists may fret that that our one-party monopoly is a rotten system, and doomed and due to fall, it hasn't yet. For now, for the would-be Cook County judge, winning the Democratic Primary is the only thing that matters. So it may help to meet some Democrats on their turf. Or not. No warranties of any kind are intended, nor should they be inferred by you, in the dissemination of this list.

So, with these caveats firmly in mind, herewith some local Democratic Party fundraisers:

Democratic Party of Illinois Reception with Gov. Pritzker, Senate President Harmon, Speaker Welch, and Rep. Hernandez
Wednesday, September 28 | 5:00 p.m.
Fulton Market Kitchen | 311 N. Sangamon St, Chicago
VIP Reception: 5:00 p.m.
Write/raise individual: $22,000 | Couple $44,000
Write/raise corp/assn/union: $24,000
Write/raise pac: $59,900
RSVP for VIP & General Reception to ildems.com/vip_reception
General Reception: 5:30 p.m.
Individual ticket: $1,000
Pac/organization: $5,000 per ticket
RSVP for General Reception to ildems.com/general_reception
For questions contact Shannon Rice at srice@ildems.com

Fundraiser Supporting Democratic Nominee Abdelnasser Rashid
Thursday, October 6 | 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Home of Kalman Resnick & Benetta Mansfield | contact event sponsor for event address
Individual Ticket: $250
Sponsorship: $2,500 | $1,000 | $500
Contribute online: bit.ly/RashidOct6
Make checks payable to:

Rashid for Illinois
8907 W. 83rd St Unit D
Justice, IL 60458

RSVP to events@rashidforillinois.com

Rep. Jon Carroll Fundraiser
Thursday, October 20 | 7:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
The Landmark Inn | 1352 Shermer Rd, Northbrook
Individual Ticket: $100
Sponsorship: $5,000 | $1,00 | $500 | $200
Online contributions: actblue.com/donate/carrolllandmark102222
Make checks payable to:

Friends of Jonathan Carroll PO Box 712
Northbrook, IL 60065

Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth
Wednesday, October 26 | 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
The Gage | 24 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago
Individual Ticket: $250
Sponsorship: $10,00 | $5,000 | $2,500 | $1,000 | $500
Online contributions: actblue.com/donate/jgbchi2022
Make checks payable to:

Friends of Jehan Gordon
P.O. Box 6591
Peoria, IL 61601

RSVP to Kate@kjdstrategies.com

Yeah, I know that last one is a bit of a stretch -- Ms. Gordon's district is in the Peoria area. On the other hand, she's fundraising here, presumably because she thinks she can get local money. As long as the local money she gets isn't only from Cook County judicial wannabes, there may be some theoretical benefit in this event for the ambitious potential candidate.