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| Last Edited | COSDem Dec 05, 2005 12:26pm |
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| Category | Election Guide |
| Media | Newspaper - Chicago Tribune |
| News Date | Monday, December 5, 2005 06:25:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | A week before the filing of candidacy petitions begins for next spring's elections, Democrats and Republicans braced for primary challenges that could turn into a referendum on the state's political leadership.
Both political parties expect primary contests for governor in the March 21 elections. And on Sunday, a first-time candidate for office gained significant endorsements that challenged the Democratic Party's slated candidate for treasurer.
U.S. Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) said his endorsement of Alexi Giannoulias, 29, vice president of the Giannoulias family's Broadway Bank in Chicago, was not a challenge to the slating process of the state Democratic Party. Instead, he said it was a reflection of his friendship with Giannoulias, who was an early supporter and financial backer of Obama's 2004 candidacy for the Senate.
"I've got a very personal relationship with Alexi," Obama said. "He was critical for me in terms of reaching out to the Greek community, other ethnic communities in the city. He was there from the start, when people didn't give me a shot."
Democratic Party leaders previously had endorsed Knox County State's Atty. Paul Mangieri of Galesburg for treasurer, which is being left vacant by Judy Baar Topinka's decision to seek the Republican nomination for governor. Mangieri's candidacy was viewed by some, including Gov. Rod Blagojevich, as a way to broaden the geography of a Democratic ticket beyond Chicago's borders. |
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