GOP gubernatorial candidate Jesse Sullivan | Facebook/Jesse Sullivan
GOP gubernatorial candidate Jesse Sullivan | Facebook/Jesse Sullivan
GOP gubernatorial candidate Jesse Sullivan won the Lake County GOP Endorsement on First Ballot.
“I am honored by the support and the trust placed in me by the Lake County Republicans, as we continue to spread our positive conservative outsider message throughout the state,” Sullivan said. “We are building an incredible coalition of families, taxpayers, law enforcement, parents and concerned citizens who are ready for a change — and that’s exactly what we’re going to deliver. We’re going to build on this momentum all the way to November, when we Save Illinois from J.B. Pritzker and corrupt insiders!”
The Lake County GOP's endorsement of Sullivan is a long cry from that of his opponent, Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin. Irvin hasn't been seen on the campaign trail in a long time. His big break came when charges surfaced that he allegedly "rigged" a Republican primary straw poll in Lake County by busing in unknown senior citizens connected to a political operative, the Lake County Gazette reported.
"Illinois was just ranked the third worst state in the nation for business," Sullivan recently tweeted. "I am the conservative outsider who will make Illinois the best state in the nation to work, to start a business and to raise a family!"
Irvin and his running mate, State Rep. Avery Bourne, won the Lake County GOP 2022 straw poll following the alleged busing in of Indian elderly citizens.
"I am honored to announce that we have won the Lake County GOP 2022 straw poll," Irvin said on Twitter. "Thank you so much to the Lake County GOP for hosting us. Let's #TakeItBack this November!"
State Sen. Darren Bailey (R-Xenia), Jesse Sullivan, Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin, McHenry County businessman Gary Rabine, former state Sen. Paul Schimpf, Max Solomon and Emily Johnson are among the GOP candidates for governor. The primary election will take place on June 28, according to the Prairie State Wire.
Sullivan, 37, grew up in Menard County. The first-time candidate is a tech entrepreneur, according to the Sangamon Sun.
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