All,
As you all know, we're just barely over a month away from selecting our 2022
slates for statewide office, Congressional (including Tammy Duckworth's U.S.
Senate seat), and General Assembly.
With Kevin Kauzlaric no longer as Candidate Recruitment Director, those
responsibilities have fallen on me in the interim. However, I am not getting
a response from any of our early inquiries.
For internal reasons, I do not include contact information in the
recruitment reports - and you should have had received communications from
either Kevin or myself requesting that they take the first step in reaching
out to their local chapter(s).
However, if you no longer have those recruitment emails and you need contact
information for a specific candidate, please do not hesitate to contact me.
(It may result in a delayed response due to work commitments, but they will
ultimately be completed regardless.
As Scott Schluter is the only statewide candidate actively campaigning, and
with Bill Redpath on the bubble considering a run for U.S. Senate, I have
some serious concerns:
* If we have any chances of attaining recognized party status
statewide and earn easier ballot access, we cannot do this with a
two-candidate statewide slate.
* I would prefer not having to deal with nominations on the floor if
they aren't going to take it seriously.
You see the number of inquiries this time around. It blows 2020 out of the
water, but it means nothing if we can't get candidates to commit to their
intentions.
Chapter chairs should be making every attempt to contact interested
political candidates who want to run on our banner. This is especially true
in the some of the counties that have recognized party status.
OK, jumping off my soapbox for now.
Jake Leonard
Chapter Chairman | Tri-Counties Libertarian Party
BOD Member and Political Director | Libertarian Party of Illinois
Ballot Access Committee Member | Libertarian National Committee
800 Capps Ave., Nokomis, IL 62075
Website: <http://www.tricountylibertarians.org/>
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