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The libertarian-leaning Illinois Policy Institute will be trying its hand at candidate recruitment this summer and fall, sending out at minimum tens of thousands of postcards to households the organization identifies as “high propensity voters” who also align with the think tank on issues of “economic freedom,” seeking out those who may be interested in running for office. Illinois Policy’s outreach drive a pilot for a possible more robust candidate training program in the future is being launched in tandem with a new paper from three staff researchers at the organization. The paper argues that because Illinois’ legislative and congressional district maps are drawn with a low degree of competitiveness, incumbents go uncontested because a House or Senate district is all but guaranteed to a Republican or Democrat, leading to lower voter turnout. ....
Citing Uncompetitive Legislative Maps, Libertarian-Leaning Think Tank Branches Out To Candidate Recruitment nprillinois.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from nprillinois.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
/ “While I never imagined having such big shoes to fill, I’ve known for most of my life that I wanted to dedicate my life to public service,” Kodatt told Madigan and the other committeepeople Sunday morning during his presentation at the Balzekas Museum of Lithuanian Culture where Madigan and his hand-picked 13th Ward Ald. Marty Quinn have office space. Kodatt has worked with the Madigan-Quinn office for nearly four years, beginning after his graduation from Eastern Illinois University in 2017. A product of St. Rita of Cascia High School, Kodatt told the panel he recently bought a home in Garfield Ridge and planned to stay in the 22nd District to raise a family. ....