Jim Oberweis
Jim Oberweis
James D. "Jim" Oberweisis an American businessman, investment manager and politician from the state of Illinois. The owner of Oberweis Dairy, in North Aurora near Chicago, he is currently a member of the Illinois Senate, representing the 25th district since January 2013...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth10 June 1946
CountryUnited States of America
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I think she thinks shredding documents is wrong if you get caught, but if you don't get caught - oh well, it's OK.
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This is a poster child for what's wrong with the Republican Party. Here's a guy who's supposed to be a high-ranking officer of the Republican Party, yet he's paid an $809,000 commission to lobby on behalf of the Democratic governor's bond debt deal.
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We don't think it's hyped up. In fact, it's undervalued.
previous stand
I stand here with no involvement with any previous administration. Judy's been in Springfield for 25 years.
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A state Constitutional Amendment is necessary because, as we have seen elsewhere, activist judges have overturned statutory protections of marriage.
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Did the ad effectively portray our position? Yes. Was the ad too harsh in its tone? Probably.
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We will reduce or eliminate entirely those programs that are unnecessary and uneconomical.
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That's the purpose of the commercial, she will dance with anyone. We need somebody that won't dance with anyone.
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Here in this state, we've had four former governors during my lifetime who've either been indicted or served time -- two Republicans and two Democrats. And I think Mr. Blagojevich is out to break the tie, by the way.
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I believe that kind of stuff has to end.
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One of my fields of experience is with pension funds. And what this governor has done is dangerous, and I will immediately take steps to undo this.
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She's spontaneous. I think that's a great attribute when you're treasurer, maybe not quite so good when you're running for governor.
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She just wants to stand there and say 'I'm the frontrunner, elect me.' That isn't going to work in this state. The voters of Illinois are too smart for that.
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Money may be one of the challenges that she will have. I don't think that will be my biggest challenge.