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rpannier Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-06-11 04:05 AM
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State Senator Dave Koehler (D) to run against Bobby Schilling (R) for US House seat
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Edited on Mon Jun-06-11 04:06 AM by rpannier
State Sen. Dave Koehler, D-Peoria, has announced his candidacy to represent Illinois' 17th District in U.S. Congress.

The seat is held by Bobby Schilling, R-Colona, who beat Phil Hare in the November 2010 election. Mr. Hare said last week he does not plan to run again. The seat will come up for grabs in November 2012.

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"We've seen an extreme agenda coming from Congress that isn't fair to ordinary families and goes against common sense. My wife and I have made tough budget decisions in our small business just like Illinois families and other small businesses, and it comes down to priorities. It's clear from the radical partisan proposal to end Medicare instead of ending tax breaks for millionaires and powerful special interest groups that some in Washington don't share our values, and Illinois families do not have a voice.

link:
http://qconline.com/archives/qco/display.php?id=547047

I was disappointed when schilling beat Phil Hare. I liked Phil.

Some of Koehler's donors The Good, The Bad and the Meh:

Operating Engineers Local 649 (36K)
Illinois Laborers (25K)
Illinois Federation of Teachers (22K)
Illinois Education Association (22K)
Illinois Pro-Choice (21K)
Steamfitters Local 353 (10K)
Illinois Auto Workers (14K)
Deep Blue Illinois (2k)

AT&T (5k)
Comcast (5k)
Telemax Management (Payday Loans) (5k)

Illinois Credit Union League
Associated Beer Distributors

His two largest donors by Industry are Unions: 1. Private 2. Public

link:
http://www.followthemoney.org/database/uniquecandidate.phtml?uc=7840

Koehler is a retired minister in the United Church of Christ
He worked National Farm Worker Ministry (NFWM) from 1972 to 1978
He became executive director of the Peoria Area Labor Management Council (PALM) in 1985, and president of its Labor Management Cooperative Health Programs in 1992.
Koehler was elected to the Illinois Senate in November 2006
He was re-elected uncontested in 2010
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