Endorsements

The Chicago Tribune endorses Dan Sugrue for 59th District

Daily Herald endorses Sugrue for 59th District

Today, the Daily Herald announced its endorsement of Dan Sugrue in the Republican primary for State Representative for the 59th Illinois House district. In its editorial endorsing Sugrue, the Daily Herald stated:

"Sugrue wins the Daily Herald endorsement for his plan to attack Illinois' financial mess by cutting most state spending by 10 percent, eliminating commissions like the Illinois Health Facilities Planning Board, reforming the state employee pension and Medicaid systems, and reining in education and correctional spending."

The Daily Herald's highly sought-after endorsement in the 59th District, comes on the heels of endorsements by the Wheeling Township Republican Organization, the Vernon Township Republican Organization and the Libertyville Township Republican Organization, among many others.

The 59th State Representative district includes the communities of Wheeling, Buffalo Grove, Vernon Hills, Lincolnshire, Riverwoods, Lake Forest, Knollwood, Mettawa, Green Oaks, Gurnee, Waukegan and Park City.

Read the Daily Herald article.

Sugrue Secures Second Township Endorsement

Buffalo Grove– Vernon Township Committeemen held their 2010 endorsement session on Monday, in Buffalo Grove, selecting Dan Sugrue as their endorsed nominee for the 59th State Representative District. Sugrue garnered nearly 80% of the vote in the three way race. Sugrue stated, “I am honored to receive the endorsement of my fellow Republicans and look forward to the honor of serving the 59th representative district.”

In addition to practicing probate law, Sugrue serves on the Board of the Rondout Community Foundation, is a Den Leader for Cub Scout Pack 73, a member of Libertyville Sunrise Rotary Club and a member of St. Joseph's Parish in Libertyville. Dan and his wife of seventeen years Margo have three children.

If elected, Sugrue's agenda in Springfield includes sponsoring legislation to encourage job creation, reform government pension programs, cut spending and increase transparency in government.

The 59th State Representative district includes the communities of Wheeling, Buffalo Grove, Prairie View, Vernon Hills, Lincolnshire, Riverwoods, Northbrook, Lake Forest, Knollwood, Mettawa, Green Oaks, Gurnee, North Chicago and Park City. If you would like to join Team Sugrue contact Dan at (847) 769-2844 or e-mail dan@electdansugrue.com

Sugrue Wins Wheeling Township GOP Endorsement

In the only unanimous vote of the day, 59th District State Representative candidate Dan Sugrue was endorsed by the Wheeling Township Republican Organization on Saturday, during an endorsement session which saw many evenly divided votes in contested primaries and few endorsements.

"I'm very grateful for the vote of confidence given to me by Wheeling Township Republicans", said Sugrue. "I'd like to thank Committeeman Ruth O'Connell and the entire Wheeling Township Republican Organization."

"People are tired of the pay-to-play politics of corrupt machine Democrats that have driven jobs out of the state,” Sugrue added. “To win in November, Republicans need to present voters with a vision for a smaller, less intrusive government that brings jobs to Illinois and accountability to state government."

Besides Sugrue's endorsement, voted on by the precinct captains in his district, very few candidates in other contested primary races reached the threshold of 60% of the vote to be endorsed. No endorsements were made in the race for Governor, Leutenant Governor, U.S. Senate, or U.S. House (10th Dist.). Jim Dodge was endorsed for Comptroller. Gregg Goslin was endorsed for 14th District County Commissioner. Mark Thompson was endorsed for 17th Disrtict County Commissioner. Dan Patlak was endorsed for County Board of Review. And Roger Keats was endorsed for President of the County Board.