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 old 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 Daley I has been gone since 1976. There are 80 warlords vying for influence in a continual Game of Thrones, with no certainty of a single winner ever emerging. Within that Group of 80, there is an increasingly influential coalition of progressive activists, not all of whom shy away from the label "Socialist." But, if this is the largest at the moment, it is not the only coalition in the Group of 80. There are ethnic coalitions, too, and others defined by sexual orientation, and still a stunted, scattered smattering of old-school liberals. Well, they think they are liberals, anyway, even if some of their comrades in the Group of 80 disagree. Some in the Group of 80 belong to multiple coalitions, or at least claim to, depending on who is in the room at the moment. But there is no One Absolute Boss. That's alright. You -- the judicial wannabe -- don't need a Boss. You need your own, temporary coalition of local committeepersons, particularly in this dawning era of smaller subcircuits.
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:
Thursday, June 1 | VIP Reception: 5:00-5:30 p.m. |
General Reception: 5:30-8:30 p.m.
I.O. Godfrey Rooftop | 127 W. Huron St, Chicago, IL 60654
Guest: $250 | Ambassador: $365
Sponsor Levels: $1,000 Bronze | $3,000 Silver | $6,000 Gold | $12,000 Platinum | $20,000 Diamond
Tickets here
For questions or to RSVP: communications@hdemsIL.com
Thursday, May 25 | 6:00-8:30 p.m.
May Del Sol | 144 S. Oak Park Ave, Oak Park, IL 60302
Individual Ticket: $100
Sponsor Levels: $3,500 | $2,500 | $1,500 | $500
Valet: $5
For questions or to RSVP: communications@hdemsIL.com
Featuring Special Guest: U.S. Senator Chris Murphy Sunday, June 11 | 12:30-2:00 p.m.
Located at a privide residence in downtown Chicago | Address provided upon RSVP
Sponsor Levels: $2,500 Sponsor | $1,000 Host | $500 Supporter | $250 Friend
Tickets here
For more information or to RSVP, please email Erin Schuler at erin@newchicagollc.com
Wednesday, June 14 | 5:30-7:30 p.m.
The Dawson | 730 W. Grand Ave, Chicago, IL
Individual Guest: $250
Sponsor Levels: $500 | $1,500 | $3,000 | $5,000
Committee Names and Addresses:
- Community for Dee: PO Box 1571, Bolingbrook, IL 60440
- Friends of LaPointe: PO Box 30161, Chicago, IL 60630
- Citizens for Karina Villa: PO Box 457, West Chicago, IL 60186
- Maurice West for Illinois: PO Box 4303, Rockford, IL 61110
2nd Annual Juneteenth and Father’s Day Festival
Join 7th District State Representative and Speaker of the House Emanuel “Chris” Welch as well as local and state leaders.
Monday, June 19 | 2:00-6:00 p.m.
Memorial Park District | 639 N. Wolf Rd, Hillside, IL 60162 (Behind Adventure Bay Pool)
Performances by Nyla XO, the Jesse White Tumblers, Ayodele Dance and Drum, and Proviso West High Drumline
Volunteer sign-up form here
Questions: communications@hdemsIL.com
Or, better yet, save YOUR money for YOUR campaign, because NONE of these mopes and/or their colleagues have any suction to help YOU win YOUR campaign. Let your opponent play ATM to these cons.
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