Friday, August 10, 2018

DPDC Weekly Newsletter - 8/3/2018

Rauner Drags His Feet While Immigrant Communities are Under Attack
There are 5 bills sitting on Bruce Rauner's desk that could help the 1.8 million immigrants living in Illinois. Instead of, ya know, governing, he's kowtowing to Trump, who loves to attack our nation's immigrants. Read about the bills and Pritzker's response.
In other news...
Top Pay for Part Time County Appointments…and Friends

Guess how much one of Dan Cronin's friends makes at his part time job with the Forest Preserve District. Hint: it's $53,000/year
Elizabeth (Liz) Chaplin for DuPage County Board – District 2

"Liz describes her style of leadership as 'about doing what’s right and in the best interest of the taxpayers'"
What's happening?
Join Congressman Bill Foster in support of Laura Ellman

When: Sat, Aug 11, 3 PM - 5 PM
Suggested Contribution: $50 for individuals
JB and Juliana Naperville Field Office Visit

When: Aug 11, 3 PM
Where: 1240 Iroquois Ave, Suite 206, Naperville, 60563

Meet & Greet with Candidates for DuPage County Board 1

When: Aug 13, 6:30 PM
Where: Brewpoint Coffee Workshop & Roastery
617 n York rd, Elmhurst, Illinois 60126

Weekend of Action for for County Board District 2

When: Aug 11, Shifts starting at 10am and 1pm
Where: Downers Grove Township Democrats Campaign Office
906 Curtis St., Downers Grove, IL
Tweet of the Week
Some Thoughts...
This week, Rep. Chris Collins (R) was charged with insider traiding, and a Forbes investigative report shows a pattern of heavy grifting from Sec. of Commerce Wilbur Ross. Both men were early supporters of Donald Trump.

But some good stuff happened, too! Tuesday was primary and special election day in several states, with some exciting outcomes. There was a too-close-to-call special election in Ohio's 12th district between Republican Republican Troy Balderson, who has Trump's support, and Democrat Danny O'Connor. This district had a 14 point lean toward the Republican prior to the race. The fact that it is still this close shows that Democratic momentum is growing across the country, even in heavily red districts!

Also on Tuesday, Missouri, a notoriously red state, voted down a right-to-work law that would've crippled a lot of private sector unions. You probably recognize the term "right-to-work" from a recent Supreme Court ruling on right-to-work laws for public-sector unions.

Turns out that we currently don't have the power to stop the bad stuff (corruption, grifting, Russia, the general swampiness of the Republican party). But we do have the power to positively change things.

How? Vote.
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