Aaron Del Mar, entrepreneur, GOP operator, and guest on the Lake Forest Podcast, said Illinois could lose another congressional seat by 2030 as people leave for red states, that J.B. Pritzker is “driving people out,” and that Democrats are using redistricting “maps” and “heat maps” to secure control.
“In 2030, Illinois will have had so many people leave for red states that we're going to lose a congressional district because we don't have enough population," said Del Mar on the Lake Forest podcast. “In 2020, we lost a congressional seat. That trend is going to continue as J.B. Pritzker drives people out of our state. What happens is when you redistrict, they try to create these maps to hold control of the seats.”
“You can take a look at everybody that lives in that area, and you can see traditionally what primary do they pull," said Del Mar. “They pull a Democratic primary, a Republican primary. Then what they try to do is draw these circles like little lassos around as many Democrats and a few Republicans to try to divide them up, so each of the areas is heavily Democratic and not Republican enough. We can't monitor how they are doing that.”
This full episode is available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
The latest episode of the Lake Forest Podcast, featuring Pete Jansons, Joe Weiss, and Jeff Urso, includes guest Aaron Del Mar, an entrepreneur, former UFC fighter, and Republican political figure. Del Mar discusses the possibility of running for Illinois governor, GOP election challenges, Gen Z political involvement, and high-cost campaign consultants. His background includes serving as Cook County GOP Chairman, Palatine Township GOP Committeeman and Highway Commissioner, 2016 Trump RNC delegate, 2022 lieutenant governor candidate with Gary Rabine, appointee to the Illinois International Port Authority under Gov. Bruce Rauner, president of the Inverness Fire Protection District, and owner of U.S. Arcade Rentals.
The Lake Forest podcast is hosted by Pete Jansons, an entrepreneur with a background in neuroscience; Rick Lesser, an attorney and former village trustee; and Joe Weiss, who has experience in multiple government and public service positions. The podcast covers topics and politics impacting the area around the city of Lake Forest, according to the Lake Forest podcast website.
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