By: Health Insurance
Submitted: 2010-02-01 10:12:24 | Word Count: 491
There are several local candidates seeking nomination in the 2010 Illinois primary election.
The primary, which also features races to select nominees for governor and U.S. Senate, will be held Feb. 2. Locally, races are shaping up for the general election in November, but some face challenges for their party’s nomination in the primary election first.
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District 68
Incumbent Dave Winters, is facing off against John Cabello in the Republican primary.
Winters, of Shirland, is serving his seventh term in the Illinois House for the 68th district, in Winnebago County. The district includes all or part of Rockton, Roscoe, Loves Park, Machesney Park, South Beloit, Shirland and the northern portion of Rockford.
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Earlier in the election year, Winters indicated he was going to run for lieutenant governor of Illinois. At that point Cabello decided to enter the race. Since then Winters has reconsidered and is running for re-election after all.
John Cabello is a 15-year veteran on the Rockford police force. He worked his way up from patrolman, now serving as a detective since 2000. He also serves as a traffic safety instructor at Rock Valley College.
Democrats Marla Jean Wilson and Paul Williams are the Democratic contenders.
Williams is currently employed as a journeyman electrician with Ballard Co. and presently serves as an elected Rockton Township trustee.
Wilson owns Advertising Specialty Creations. She began her public service by volunteering at WAVE, a domestic violence shelter, and donates her time serving on numerous boards at Rockford organizations.
District 34
State Sen. Dave Syverson, R-Rockford, is running unopposed in the Republican primary. Democrat Jennifer Cacciapaglia is running unopposed, and is a shoo-in to face him.
Syverson was elected to the Illinois State Senate in 1992. He has sponsored property tax caps, historic welfare reform and the State of Illinois’ children’s health insurance program. A new law co-sponsored by Syverson will help courtrooms in Winnebago and Boone counties cope with their burgeoning caseloads. Senate Bill 1938, which took effect on July 30, creates an additional associate judge for Winnebago County, as well as a new circuit judge for Boone County,
Jennifer Cacciapaglia, is a city attorney for Rockford focusing on code enforcement. She is responsible for implementation of the Weed and Seed Project in the City of Rockford and advises the Rockford Police Department and Neighborhood Standards Division in regard to problem properties,
District 16
Republican Congressman Don Manzullo was first elected in 1992 to serve the people of the 16th Congressional District of Illinois, which includes the counties of Winnebago, Boone, Stephenson, JoDavies, Ogle, Carroll, the majority of McHenry County and parts of DeKalb and Whiteside counties.
