06-13-2009, 08:49 PM
xxxxxx bows from county berth
Cites personal 'developments,' promises statement
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June 13, 2009
NEWS-SUN STAFF REPORT
WAUKEGAN -- Four days before he was to go before the County Board as the proposed successor to Bob Sabonjian, xxxxx xxxxxx withdrew his name from the process Friday, saying, "At this time, it's not something that I can take on."
xxxxxx, a Democratic precinct committeeman and past candidate for offices including 6th Ward alderman in Waukegan, had been tabbed this week by board Chairman Suzi Schmidt to fill the seat vacated by Sabonjian following the Waukegan mayoral election.
But late Friday, xxxxxx said, "I decided to withdraw my name for personal reasons. It's time for me to focus on my family and my health ... There's been some recent developments of a personal nature and a family nature, and I don't see myself being able to devote the time or attention that the office deserves."
xxxxxx added that he'll make a formal statement to his supporters next week.
The process of filling the seat vacated by Sabonjian in early May now returns to square one, with board officials having targeted July as a deadline for naming a successor. Though he ran for mayor as an independent candidate, Sabonjian was re-elected to the County Board in November as a Democrat, meaning the seat must be filled by a Democrat.
Sabonjian represented the board's 8th District, which encompasses the city of Waukegan north of Washington Street. The term expires in 2012.
frankie wrote:
Curses! I was looking forward to at least one black commissioner on the County Board who when Terry Link says jump, they wouldn't respond "How high?"
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wntr66 wrote:
There is NO way that Suzi Schmidt will ever be a state senator...she cannot even control Lake County, I really wish there was someone to step up and run against her but like Chicago, there seems to be a lack of real change from Venturi to Schmidt to mayors of towns,
what a shame...
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scrimshaw wrote:
Well, Darlin', he lost this one and lost it big. I'm still amazed at the hubris Sabonjian and his supporters exhibit when they both tout Bob's vote pluralities and yet proffer a replacement candidate as a direct nose-thumbing to the Lake County Democratic Party. Didn't Bob just say this week that the Democratic Party in Waukegan was 'dead?' Didn't Bob specifically cut a deal with Mayor Hyde and challenge Representative Eddie Washington's petition's to knock Washington off the ballot? Didn't Sabonjian accept assistance from the Lake County and Waukegan Democratic Party to win those elections? C'mon, Sweetheart. Your Mayor has forgotten the axiom that you can't forget thems that brought ya to the dance in the first place. Sabonjian's one and only term has begun with this mis-step, lawsuits by the SEIU, failing to have the nerve to fire department heads on his own, and appointing buddies and yahoos.
No, Darlin', the chairman of the Lake County Board not only has the right, but the duty to recuse herself from any ruling or debate in which she has any pecuniary interest or conflict. As she currently is a Republican candidate for Bond's 31st Senate seat, she has the duty to surrender the gavel for any votes political in nature.
I don't know about grapes, but thus far, just about everything about Sabonjian is sour.
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sunshinelady wrote:
The only way an appointment can legally come forward is through the chairman. Sounds like sour grapes about Sabonjian winning so big. He always won his county board seat by over 70% of the vote>
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scrimshaw wrote:
I applaud xxxxx xxxxxx for stepping away from this county board appointment, although recent 'revelations' may have been more truthful than recent 'developments.' The victims in this political farce are the citizens of Lake County and especially those of the 8th District here in Waukegan who are now, still, without representation on the County Board (Although, in fairness, with Bob Sabonjian as their commissioner, the people of the 8th were only barely represented as it was.)
Shame on Suzi Schmidt and Bob Sabonjian for allowing this charade to go on so long. She wants to be our next State Senator and she can't even navigate Lake County politics. Ridiculous! Bob Sabonjian has stepped on his whatsis so many times in just the past few weeks the pain of completing a full term is likely to be unbearable. Then again, the odds still favor Bob quitting when things get rough. It's his style.
This whole affair stinks. The people of the 8th district elected a democrat. That person decided to turn his back on those people that elected him. He therefore should have no say in the matter. Suzi Schmidt, with a vested interest in damaging the democratic party every and any where it exists, should also have no say. In fact, as she's declared herself for higher office, she should have recused herself from this decision. She has clear bias and interest in disrupting this decision process and she has no business taking part in the process other than calling for a vote. At least we've seen the kind of clumsy, heavy-handed, and ultimately ineffectual politics Suzi is trying to bring to Springfield. It's going over like offering the voters of the 31st Senate district a collective root canal.
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Cites personal 'developments,' promises statement
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June 13, 2009
NEWS-SUN STAFF REPORT
WAUKEGAN -- Four days before he was to go before the County Board as the proposed successor to Bob Sabonjian, xxxxx xxxxxx withdrew his name from the process Friday, saying, "At this time, it's not something that I can take on."
xxxxxx, a Democratic precinct committeeman and past candidate for offices including 6th Ward alderman in Waukegan, had been tabbed this week by board Chairman Suzi Schmidt to fill the seat vacated by Sabonjian following the Waukegan mayoral election.
But late Friday, xxxxxx said, "I decided to withdraw my name for personal reasons. It's time for me to focus on my family and my health ... There's been some recent developments of a personal nature and a family nature, and I don't see myself being able to devote the time or attention that the office deserves."
xxxxxx added that he'll make a formal statement to his supporters next week.
The process of filling the seat vacated by Sabonjian in early May now returns to square one, with board officials having targeted July as a deadline for naming a successor. Though he ran for mayor as an independent candidate, Sabonjian was re-elected to the County Board in November as a Democrat, meaning the seat must be filled by a Democrat.
Sabonjian represented the board's 8th District, which encompasses the city of Waukegan north of Washington Street. The term expires in 2012.
frankie wrote:
Curses! I was looking forward to at least one black commissioner on the County Board who when Terry Link says jump, they wouldn't respond "How high?"
6/13/2009 6:27 PM CDT on suburbanchicagonews.com
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wntr66 wrote:
There is NO way that Suzi Schmidt will ever be a state senator...she cannot even control Lake County, I really wish there was someone to step up and run against her but like Chicago, there seems to be a lack of real change from Venturi to Schmidt to mayors of towns,
what a shame...
6/13/2009 6:25 PM CDT on suburbanchicagonews.com
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scrimshaw wrote:
Well, Darlin', he lost this one and lost it big. I'm still amazed at the hubris Sabonjian and his supporters exhibit when they both tout Bob's vote pluralities and yet proffer a replacement candidate as a direct nose-thumbing to the Lake County Democratic Party. Didn't Bob just say this week that the Democratic Party in Waukegan was 'dead?' Didn't Bob specifically cut a deal with Mayor Hyde and challenge Representative Eddie Washington's petition's to knock Washington off the ballot? Didn't Sabonjian accept assistance from the Lake County and Waukegan Democratic Party to win those elections? C'mon, Sweetheart. Your Mayor has forgotten the axiom that you can't forget thems that brought ya to the dance in the first place. Sabonjian's one and only term has begun with this mis-step, lawsuits by the SEIU, failing to have the nerve to fire department heads on his own, and appointing buddies and yahoos.
No, Darlin', the chairman of the Lake County Board not only has the right, but the duty to recuse herself from any ruling or debate in which she has any pecuniary interest or conflict. As she currently is a Republican candidate for Bond's 31st Senate seat, she has the duty to surrender the gavel for any votes political in nature.
I don't know about grapes, but thus far, just about everything about Sabonjian is sour.
6/13/2009 5:01 PM CDT on suburbanchicagonews.com
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sunshinelady wrote:
The only way an appointment can legally come forward is through the chairman. Sounds like sour grapes about Sabonjian winning so big. He always won his county board seat by over 70% of the vote>
6/13/2009 1:51 PM CDT on suburbanchicagonews.com
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scrimshaw wrote:
I applaud xxxxx xxxxxx for stepping away from this county board appointment, although recent 'revelations' may have been more truthful than recent 'developments.' The victims in this political farce are the citizens of Lake County and especially those of the 8th District here in Waukegan who are now, still, without representation on the County Board (Although, in fairness, with Bob Sabonjian as their commissioner, the people of the 8th were only barely represented as it was.)
Shame on Suzi Schmidt and Bob Sabonjian for allowing this charade to go on so long. She wants to be our next State Senator and she can't even navigate Lake County politics. Ridiculous! Bob Sabonjian has stepped on his whatsis so many times in just the past few weeks the pain of completing a full term is likely to be unbearable. Then again, the odds still favor Bob quitting when things get rough. It's his style.
This whole affair stinks. The people of the 8th district elected a democrat. That person decided to turn his back on those people that elected him. He therefore should have no say in the matter. Suzi Schmidt, with a vested interest in damaging the democratic party every and any where it exists, should also have no say. In fact, as she's declared herself for higher office, she should have recused herself from this decision. She has clear bias and interest in disrupting this decision process and she has no business taking part in the process other than calling for a vote. At least we've seen the kind of clumsy, heavy-handed, and ultimately ineffectual politics Suzi is trying to bring to Springfield. It's going over like offering the voters of the 31st Senate district a collective root canal.
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