Tuesday, January 31, 2006
Teresa Bartels Withdrawing from 8th Congressional District Republican Primary
Teresa Bartels, who, with her husband Chuck, built a thriving personnel placement through Manpower franchises in Lake and McHenry Counties, has announced her withdrawal from the 8th congressional district Republican primary.
According to her press release, Bartels is doing so because of her inability to compete with her opponents’ money and well-known political names. She also said she had a desire to be fair and considerate to her 350 volunteers and nearly 1,000 donors.
Bartels says she does “not feel it is practical to compete with the $1 million or more some of the other candidates are willing to spend.” But she added,
State Representative Robert Churchill has strong name identification running as far back to his 1980 candidacy for Republican National Convention Delegate pledged to John B. Anderson, plus his ten terms in the Illinois General Assembly and his run for the GOP nomination for Secretary of State against former State Rep. Al Salvi.
Salvi’s wife Kathy has benefited from his name identification, as well as that of her brothers-in-law Tom Salvi, who got 48% running against incumbent State Rep. Jack Franks in 2000, and Mike Salvi, who unsuccessfully faced off against State Rep. Verna Clayton in the late 1990’s GOP primary.
Salvi, issued the following reaction statement:
Teresa waged a strong campaign for the values we share - lower taxes, reduced spending and commitment to pro-life and pro-family values. I was honored to share the stage with her at public forums where she helped demonstrate how a strong conservative woman can defeat Melissa Bean. I've seen my share of heartbreaks and I know this has been a tough decision. I send my best wishes to Teresa and her family."
Bartels filed a withdrawal of candidacy notice today with the Illinois State Board of Elections. Since the statutory deadline for withdrawal was January 19th, her request will be considered “pending board approval” until the board meets on Feb. 3rd.
According to her press release, Bartels is doing so because of her inability to compete with her opponents’ money and well-known political names. She also said she had a desire to be fair and considerate to her 350 volunteers and nearly 1,000 donors.
Bartels says she does “not feel it is practical to compete with the $1 million or more some of the other candidates are willing to spend.” But she added,
Let me be clear that I am not criticizing my opponents for spending their own money to pursue elected office. This is America, and our laws protect free speech-including the right to spend personal funds for political speech. But I have told my family that putting up to a million dollars into this race just isn’t right for me at this time.Already, opponent Barrington Hills resident David McSweeney reported putting just under $1 million in his campaign, as of the beginning of 2006. Kathy Salvi has indicated a willingness to spend a similar amount, if necessary.
State Representative Robert Churchill has strong name identification running as far back to his 1980 candidacy for Republican National Convention Delegate pledged to John B. Anderson, plus his ten terms in the Illinois General Assembly and his run for the GOP nomination for Secretary of State against former State Rep. Al Salvi.
Salvi’s wife Kathy has benefited from his name identification, as well as that of her brothers-in-law Tom Salvi, who got 48% running against incumbent State Rep. Jack Franks in 2000, and Mike Salvi, who unsuccessfully faced off against State Rep. Verna Clayton in the late 1990’s GOP primary.
Salvi, issued the following reaction statement:
Teresa waged a strong campaign for the values we share - lower taxes, reduced spending and commitment to pro-life and pro-family values. I was honored to share the stage with her at public forums where she helped demonstrate how a strong conservative woman can defeat Melissa Bean. I've seen my share of heartbreaks and I know this has been a tough decision. I send my best wishes to Teresa and her family."
Bartels filed a withdrawal of candidacy notice today with the Illinois State Board of Elections. Since the statutory deadline for withdrawal was January 19th, her request will be considered “pending board approval” until the board meets on Feb. 3rd.
