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Pavich Calls Weller out on Corruption

Congressional candidate John Pavich will be holding a press conference to discuss the culture of corruption currently thriving in Congress. Pavich will also discuss what he will do if elected to bring an end to the culture of corruption.

In the wake of the Jack Abramoff scandal and other scandals involving high ranking Republican officials the issue of corruption is being pushed to the forefront. Pavich’s opponent has received over $15,000 from Abramoff and his clients. His opponent has also received over $4,250 from indicted House Majority Leader Tom DeLay.

Just an FYI to everyone the website for Democratic State Treasurer candidate Alexi Giannouilias is up and running...

www.alexiforillinois.com

Here is a little info on Alexi...

The son of Greek immigrants and a Chicago schoolboy basketball legend and community activist, Alexi Giannoulias has spent his professional career helping families and businesses in Illinois. Now, the Democrat is running in the March 21, 2006 primary for Illinois State Treasurer.

An all-star basketball player at Chicago's Latin High School, Alexi helped Boston University reach the NCAA Basketball Tournament regional playoffs. He later played professional basketball in Greece.

Dear Editor,

A few weeks ago Republican gubernatorial hopeful State Senator Bill Brady came to speak at Illinois State University. During that time the ISU College Democrats published a letter to the editor welcoming Brady to campus and pointing some of his more radical views. Another Republican hopeful Jim Oberweis visited ISU this week and I would like to take this opportunity to welcome him to campus and give him the same treatment that was given to Brady.

--First of all Oberweis is a political opportunist, over the past three election cycles he has ran twice for the US Senate and is now running for governor. He has never been able to obtain the nomination of his party and repeatedly wastes millions of his own dollars in the process.

Open Letter to Sen. Bill Brady and the ISU Community,

ISU College Democrats were pleased to welcome State Senator Bill Brady to campus Wednesday. As the opposing civic organization at ISU we welcome any addition to the debate on the future of this state and nation, even when we vehemently oppose what visiting candidates stand for. Sen. Brady is no exception. We thought that since he had an opportunity to address the College Republicans we wanted to have the opportunity to address our fellow students and introduce the other side of Sen. Brady we are sure he didn’t speak about.

• Brady recently said on WMAY radio in Springfield, “I think we should teach the Bible in our schools,” and later went on to say that he believes we should be teaching evolution in our public schools, “I think we should teach everything that educates our children, and I think bringing God and the Bible into that is critically important.” This sounds like something former Republican Senate hopeful Alan Keyes would have said.

ISU Dems Welcome State Senator AJ Wilhelmi
October 20, 2005

Illinois State Senator AJ Wilhelmi will be meeting with the Illinois State University College Democrats at their meeting on Monday evening.

Wilhelmi was appointed to fill the seat of retiring State Senator Larry Walsh in January of 2005. He is currently representing the 43rd Legislative district which includes the northwestern part of Will County. Wilhelmi is the vice-chair of the Agriculture and Conservation committee, as well as serving on both Appropriations II and III. During his first year in the legislature Wilhelmi has sponsored or co-sponsored many key pieces of legislation. Wilhelmi will be running for his first full term in November of 2006.

Young Dems of America Treasurer to Meet with ISU Dems
September 22, 2005

Young Democrats of America’s (YDA) national Treasurer Kristopher J. Anderson will be meeting with the Illinois State University College Democrats at their meeting on Monday evening.

Anderson was elected to national treasurer of YDA at their latest convention in August of 2005. He is currently a first-year law student at the University of Illinois’ Law School. Anderson is also a former Vice-President of the Young Dems of Illinois (YDI). He has also worked extensively with Cook County Board President John Stroger’s 8th Ward Organization and has been a staffer with Congressman Jesse Jackson’s Jr (D-IL 2) office.

Congressional Candidate to Visit ISU Dems
August 26, 2005

United State Congressional candidate John Pavich will be visiting with the Illinois State University College Democrats during their first meeting of the school year, this Monday night on the campus of Illinois State University.

Pavich is a Democratic candidate running for the nomination to take on Congressman Jerry Weller in the 11th Congressional district of Illinois. Pavich is a lawyer from Beecher, Illinois. He is a former operative for the Central Intelligence Agency and a lawyer with the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in The Hague.

ISU College Dems Attend College Dems of America Convention
July 17, 2005

Normal, Ill. – The Illinois State University College Democrats will be sending a delegation to the College Democrats of America Convention. The convention will be taking place in Washington D.C. from July 21-23.

The College Dems of America convention is an annual event that brings together college Democrats from all over the country. The convention is an opportunity for the delegates to; elect new officers, conduct party business, hear from guest speakers, and attend trainings and seminars. This year’s speakers include; Democratic National Chairman Howard Dean, United States Senators Hillary Clinton (D-NY) and John Kerry (D-MA), United States Representatives Tammy Baldwin (D-WI 2), Stephanie Herseth (D-SD AL) and Kendrik Meek (D-FL 17) and many more. This year’s trainings will be conducted by Democratic GAIN, a grassroots action institute and network.

ISU College Dems Elected to Illinois Federation of College Dems Executive Board
April 17, 2005

Normal, Ill. – On Saturday afternoon at the annual Illinois Federation of College Democrats (IFCD) convention two Illinois State University College Dems were elected to the executive board of the state federation. Zach Koutsky, the President Emeritus and Fundraising Chair of the ISU College Dems was elected President of IFCD and Nick Daggers the Communications Director of the ISU College Dems was elected Vice President of Legislative Affairs.

Koutsky ran on a platform of working with all the colleges in state to make I.F.C.D a stronger organization. He also discussed ideas about creating state-wide programs for College Democrat chapters to participate in throughout the year. Koutsky also wants to work with state legislators and other state wide elected officials to make the organization stronger.

ISU College Dems Elect Officers for 2005-2006 School Year
April 25, 2005

Normal, Ill. – The Illinois State University College Democrats have elected their executive board for the 2005-2006 school year.

“I can not wait to get started, we have seen some great successes this past year and I really believe that we can build on those for the future,” said newly elected Vice President Marie Guillo.

Elections took place during the College Dems general meeting on Tuesday night. Reelected to their positions included; Logan Faron President, Veronica Libman Treasurer, Nick Daggers Communications Director, and Fundraising Chair Zach Koutsky. Newly elected officers include; Vice President Marie Guillo, Secretary Katie Kelly, Registered Student Organization (RSO) Liaison Stephanie Parks, Web Editor Rebecca Secord, Historian Brendan Sullivan and Events Coordinator Graham Kwiatkowski.