Illinois Review - Saturday, October 27, 2007

Clear Field for Conservative in Key State Rep Race

by Curt Mercadante

Unless a stealth candidate appears next week, conservative Republican David McAloon will have a clear field in his race to unseat Rep. Careen Gordon in the 75th State Representative district.

Republican Sue Rezin - who had reportedly already gathered 1,200 petitions for the same district - announced yesterday that she would not challenge McAloon in the GOP Primary.

As profiled in this recent Illinois Review article, McAloon is a committed conservative who wants to reform Springfield.  He has toiled in the trenches for many years, working to elect fellow Republicans to offices ranging from Appellate Court to Congress.

David will have his work cut out for him - and needs all the support he can get.  Rep. Gordon is a product of the Madigan machine, having received almost a half-million dollars for her campaign last year.

David's districtwide grassroots operation will come in handy - and he has already shown this operation is active.  He has coordinators throughout the district who have already been walking door-to-door, and a short drive in any direction reveals an early array of yard signs and 4x8 signs along country highways.

Good luck to David.  Please check out his Web site to learn more and see how you can support his campaign.