Posted on 07/06/2010 8:41:58 AM PDT by Mobile Vulgus
In shockingly quick order last month, Yorkville resident Robert Lea raised 5,000 signatures in only two weeks to challenge incumbent Kendall County Sheriff Richard Randall in the November general elections.
Randall did not dispute the petition, so it appears that Lea will be on the ballot in November.
Randall had no opposition in the GOP primary earlier this year but has faced increasing opposition among citizens of the county over a sexual harassment lawsuit between Deputy Sheriff Terry Tichava and his onetime assistant Lisa Easi which was recent settled for an undisclosed sum...
Read the rest at Publiusforum.com...
*IL politics ping*
Which party is Lea, or is he running as an independent?
Apparently a Republican running as an Independent.
Sounds like the one guy is a sleaze ass hopefully Lea wins. The more crumby repubs we toss out the better this state will be.
Yeah, Kendall is not the center of Illinois politics, for sure. But it is interesting to see an upstart get so much support from the public like that.
Is there a demorat in the race?
I do not know. Lea is running as an Independent.
If there is a rat he could end up the plurality victor.
Randall should step aside.
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