Bob Peickert and Michelle Barton were elected this last Wednesday at the Democratic County Convention which was, for the first time, attended by upwards of 300 people. 215 of those in attendance were the actual electors who cast over 24,000 votes for the slate which emerged out of Operation: Turn DuPage Blue. Their opponents, Rob BIsceglie and Chris Hotckin received about 17, 500 votes. Bob Jeffers, the long-standing treasurer of the organization agreed to stay on regardless of which group was victorious and was swept in by acclamation at the meeting at the Wheaton Community Center auditorium.
Next week, Bob Peickert and Michelle Barton have invited members of the previous board and new members of their proposed cabinet to get together to make a smooth transition and discuss the future of the organization. Rob Bisceglie has been asked to serve in a new position established by Peickert and voted on by the conventioneers under the title "Immediate Past Chair". Mr Bisceglie was supportive of this move and accepted the invitation to share his expertise with the new leaders.
Upcoming for the Dems is the St Pat's holiday the weekend of March 15th with several important events. On Saturday the 15th, candidate for IL House District 46, Gary Nowak, will announce his candidacy at 10:00 a.m. at his home in Elmhurst. More information about that event can be found by calling 630-563-0045. Afterward, Democrats will march together in the Elmhurst St Patrick's Day parade where Operation:Turn DuPage Blue made its debut last year. All Democrats are encouraged to attend and can write to otdb@ameritech.net to request information or confirm attendance. There is also a St Patrick's parade on the other side of the county in Naperville at 10:00 a.m. and the Dianne McGuire and Scott Harper campaigns are both looking for marchers for this festive political day. Please call 630-253-6726 to become involved.
On Sunday, March 16th, York Township Democrats will celebrate their 52nd year hosting a St Patrick's Day Dinner at Angelo's in Elmhurst. The event begins with cocktails at 6 p.m. with dinner at 7 p.m. and will feature live Irish music and plenty of corned beef and cabbage. Tickets are $45 dollars and can be ordered by emailing yorkdems@aol.com. Jill Morgenthaler, candidate for congress in Distric 6 and Scott Harper, congressional candidate in District 13 will be the keynote speakers.
Michelle Barton and Bob Peickert wish to thank everyone for their attendance at the convention and wish to express an open door policy to all who want to work hard to elect Democrats in this exciting presidential year. They also extend their appreciation to all the past leaders of the organization as well as to the new township chairs who will be elected over the next two weeks and hope everyone will come out to show their green and blue spirit next weekend.
This email is a joint production of the Democratic Party of DuPage County and Operation: Turn DuPage Blue. Contact address is 205 Butterfield Rd #190 Elmhurst, IL 60126
