Upcoming Elections - Don't forget to Vote

I started this blog last year in March when I became confused with all of the differing opinions and rumors I had heard regarding candidates of our local elections. I started off with a questioner to the mayoral candidates.

The Chicago Tribune has something similar going right now for that you may find helpful in evaluating the candidates for the upcoming elections.

While I am sure the Chicago Tribune has some bias as most media groups do, paired along with them being Chicago based which means Columbia and the rest of Southern Illinois are the farthest things from concern it is still a good format for seeing what candidates responses are.

I feel if candidates take the time to respond to simple questions with concise answers then they are maybe on the right track. Albeit many of them will sidestep the questions and talk up topics they want to mention. You would have to agree though this is better than checking their campaign websites that specifically talk about what those candidates have spent months thinking about with finely crafted responses and ideas that they believe will get them elected.


Races for our district(s) here in Columbia that you should all take note of.
US Congressional Races
U.S. Senate
12th Congressional District
Illinois General Assembly races
58th Senate District
116th Representative District


I would mention while I have no vested interest in promoting any of these candidates there are a few I find interesting regardless of if I would vote for them or not.

Jason Plummer, Candidate for Lt. Governor
Jason is an up and coming Republican here in Illinois. While you may not be Republican I would have you take notice of him regardless of your political affiliation for the simple reason he's a young person doing what he feels is right. Not many people his age are willing to or have the ambition to put themselves into that type of political race.

Cheryle Robinson Jackson, Candidate for the United States Senate from Illinois
While she was a part of the Blagojevich camp she has put together quite a campaign and has done quite a bit of work in her time at the Chicago Urban League.