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Democratic Party of DuPage County Sees Attendance, Fundraising Spike at Gala
Keith Ellison, Gubernatorial Candidates, Other Officials Highlighted the Evening

Press Release by Amanda ReCupido

Lombard, Ill. - April 28 - The Democratic Party of DuPage County (DPDC) doubled the amount of funds raised and saw a 150 percent increase in attendance over last year as 750 people packed the Carlisle Banquets in Lombard at its annual gala this past Sunday, April 23. The event featured remarks from Deputy Chair of the Democratic National Committee Keith Ellison; gubernatorial candidates State Sen. Daniel Biss, Bob Daiber, Chris Kennedy, Ald. Ameya Pawar, J.B. Pritzker; Poland's Secretary of Solidarity Ewa Zydorek; andother elected officials (see below for full list). Proceeds from the event will support the DPDC's efforts to elect Democrats at all levels of government. For select photos and captions from the event, see here.

"We are pleasantly overwhelmed at the outpour of support from members old and new, as well as elected officials and candidates inside and outside DuPage," said Robert Peickert, Chair of the DPDC. "As the second largest county in the state, DuPage will play a large role in the 2018 gubernatorial election. The funds raised from gala will support DPDC's Operation: Turn DuPage Blue to take back the governor's seat and elect democratic county board members at the local level."

Other national, state and county elected officials in attendance included:

State Senator Cristina Castro

State Representative Linda Chapa La Via

County Board Member Liz Chaplin

State Senator Tom Cullerton

Congressman Bill Foster

Illinois State Treasurer Mike Frerichs

State Senator Don Harmon

State Senator Linda Holmes

Congresswoman Robin Kelly

State Representative Stephanie Kifowit

Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi

State Senator Pat McGuire

Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza

State Senator Laura Murphy

Congressman Mike Quigley

Former Governor Pat Quinn

Deputy Chair of the Democratic National Committee and Congressman

Keith Ellison gives a rousing keynote address to 750 attendees

Uthuman Saribu, Democratic Party of DuPage County (DPDC) Chair Robert Peickert,

DPDC Executive Director Amy Rohrer and guest

Alfonso Gutierrez, Tina Tyson-Dunne, DPDC Program Director Dawnn Basaraba, Addison Township Democratic Organization Chair Steve Schenk and Paula Masilotti enjoy the patriotic photo booth at the Democratic Party of DuPage County gala April 23

DNC Deputy Chair Keith Ellison took time to greet so many of our special guests

Ahmed Khan, Wayne Township Democratic Party Chair Nasir Jahangir, Illinois Democratic County Chairman's Association Executive Director Dan Kovats, Honorary Consul of Bangladesh in Illinois Monir Chowdhury, Mohammed Mortoja, Luis Rivas, Greg Schwarze and Political Director of IBEW Local 134 Mike Cudzik

Poland's Secretary of Solidarity Ewa Zydorek (center) with Ewa Ruskowska (left) and translator Katarzyna Kaczmarczyk

DPDC Chair Robert Peickert, gubernatorial candidate Ald. Ameya Pawar and President of the Illinois Democratic County Chairmen's Association, Doug House

Illinois Comptroller Susana A. Mendoza with gubernatorial candidate J.B. Pritzker

Gubernatorial candidate Chris Kennedy

Mark Walker, gubernatorial candidate State Sen. Daniel Biss, State Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia, Karina Villa and Rosalinda Delgado

Gubernatorial candidate Bob Daiber

Former Governor Pat Quinn and DuPage NAACP Chair, Mike Childress

DNC Deputy Chair Keith Ellison and DPDC Executive Director Amy Rohrer share a fun moment

We want to thank ALL of the people who made this event possible including our wonderful guests, our incredible sponsors and our indispensable volunteers!

Host Sponsors

Senator Don Harmon and the Oak Park Dems

JB Pritzker

Indivisible DuPage

West Suburban Teachers Union Local 571

Table Sponsors

United Auto Workers

Bricklayers District Council 1

Plumbers Local 130

Illinois Letter Carriers Union

Mohammed Mortoja

Sprinkler Fitters Local

Angelique Mundt

Iron Workers 63

Muslim Democrats

DPDC Township Organizations

NW Suburban Township Organizations

Mohammed Patel

Nasir Jahngir

Action for a Better Tomorrow

Find more photos from the evening here

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Paid for by the Democratic Party of DuPage County.
A copy of our report(s) filed with the Illinois State Board of Elections and DuPage County Clerk is available (or will be) for purchase from the DuPage County Clerk's office, 421 N. County Farm Road, Wheaton, IL 60187.