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Gidwitz rejects a Senate bid
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| Media | Newspaper - Chicago Tribune |
| News Date | Friday, July 2, 2004 06:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Ronald Gidwitz took himself out of the running Thursday for consideration to replace Jack Ryan as the Republican Party's U.S. Senate nominee, while state Sen. Steve Rauschenberger expressed fear of a "star chamber" mentality by GOP leaders in the vetting of himself and other potential contenders.
Gidwitz, 59, a prominent Republican fundraiser and wealthy businessman, had been considered an early frontrunner for the GOP Senate nomination after Ryan's decision a week ago to drop out of the race amid controversy stemming from the court-ordered release of his sealed divorce files.
But on Thursday, after discussing a potential Senate race with family members, Gidwitz notified leading state Republicans that he had several upcoming personal commitments and did not want to give up time with his family to pursue the job.
"It was not the daunting nature of the race," said Gidwitz, who formerly was chairman of the State Board of Education and head of the City Colleges of Chicago. "I think the race would truly have been fun."
With Gidwitz out of the contest, attention turned to two men who ran and lost to Ryan in the March 16 Senate primary--Rauschenberger (R-Elgin), who finished third, and North Aurora dairy owner James Oberweis, who finished second. In addition, a new potential candidate was emerging, Dr. Andrea Grubb Barthwell, who has been serving since January 2002 as a deputy director in the federal Office of National Drug Control Policy in Washington. |
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