In 2010 Representative Mike Boland ran for Lt Governor of Illinois.

Rep Boland did very well downstate, in a 6 person field he was the only candidate who actually rose above 50% in any county.  Mike actually got above 60% in the counties he has served as State Representative, so I feel as if my efforts on his behalf for the last 13 years did significantly help him locally.

But there’s not a lot a downstater can do to break into the hearts and minds of Chicago voters, Cook County being pretty much it’s own domain.  Politics in that region are inscrutable to me . . .

The real point here isn’t about Cook County, it’s simply that a pawn broker who spent a couple million of his own money won the primary, then dropped out after it was revealed he had even more sins in his past than the average politician, reports of domestic violence, steroid abuse, failure to pay child support.

In Illinois if you lose in the Primary Election, you can’t come back and run for another office in the General Election, so Rep Boland was prohibited from running for reelection.

Rep Boland’s office closed earlier this week, but I plan to continue providing services to the public as a volunteer.  I’m detailing those efforts, as well as thoughts and writings, at a new website of my own – MikeHuntoon.com.

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