April 20, 2025

How much success have Democrat leaders had organizing protests against Trump in your county, township, municipality, and school district?

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE IN THE NAPERVILLE SUN: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/04/18/420-cannabis-holiday-alcohol/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly organize more protests against Trump.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/federal-cuts-threats-fuel-protests-025500813.html
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/04/19/supreme-court-blocks-deportations/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote Lightfoot.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/04/19/editorial-no-president-trump-lori-lightfoot-is-neither-evil-nor-a-dope/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame Trump for high drug prices.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/04/20/illinois-drug-intermediaries-pharmacies/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: The Democrat Party platform promotes poverty and crime.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/04/20/cook-county-jails-population/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly organize more protests against Trump.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/04/19/50501-chicago-protest-trump
https://chicago.suntimes.com/religion/2025/04/18/easter-sermons-chicago-priests-pastors
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2025/04/17/donald-trump-detain-deport-pro-palestinian-el-salvador-prison-immigrants-kilmar-garcia-mona-charen
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Trump’s tariffs against him.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/money/2025/04/18/chicago-manufacturer-freedman-seating-reels-devastating-tariffs

DAILY HERALD
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly organize more protests against Trump.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250419/news/anti-trump-protesters-turn-out-to-rallies-across-country/

ABC7
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly organize more protests against Trump.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-protest-protesters-daley-plaza-downtown-oppose-trumps-policies-immigration-federal-funding-reproductive-rights/16204461/

NBC5
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly organize more protests against Trump.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-pastor-leads-event-support-black-owned-business-amid-dei-rollbacks/3726185/

CBS2
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly organize more protests against Trump.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/50501-protest-daley-plaza-chicago-donald-trump/
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/anti-trump-50501-movement-protest-fills-daley-plaza/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgNbAvAGdP0

WGN9
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly organize more protests against Trump.
https://wgntv.com/news/national/ap-us-news/ap-anti-trump-protesters-turn-out-to-rallies-in-new-york-washington-and-other-cities-across-country/

FOX32
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly organize more protests against Trump.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/50501-protests-april-19-2025
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/illinois-trans-athlete-ban-response

WGN RADIO
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote international students over American students.
https://wgnradio.com/news/aclu-sues-trump-administration-for-targeting-international-students/

SOUTHERN
— Democrat leaders use Trump tariffs to get companies to charge their customers more.
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2025/04/19/these-companies-said-they-will-raise-prices-in-response-to-trumps-tariffs/

DEKALB DAILY CHRONICLE
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly organize more protests against Trump.
https://www.shawlocal.com/daily-chronicle/2025/04/20/hundreds-march-in-dekalb-to-declare-no-kings-at-anti-trump-protest/

KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly organize more protests against Trump.
https://www.shawlocal.com/kane-county-chronicle/2025/04/19/protesting-the-protestors-counter-protesters-at-hands-off-rally-condemn-their-treatment/

KENDALL COUNTY NOW
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly organize more protests against Trump.
https://www.shawlocal.com/kendall-county-now/2025/04/19/this-is-a-moment-in-history-hundreds-protest-trump-administration-at-yorkville-rally/

SHAW LOCAL
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote Foster.
https://www.shawlocal.com/news/2025/04/17/at-rep-foster-town-hall-concerns-about-social-security-tariffs-and-if-dems-wants-to-impeach-trump-again/

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly organize more protests against Trump.
https://www.rrstar.com/picture-gallery/news/local/2025/04/19/no-kings-no-tyrants-300-protest-trump-in-rockford-see-photos/83179321007/

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly organize more protests against Trump.
https://www.news-gazette.com/news/nation-world/anti-trump-protesters-rally-in-new-york-washington-and-elsewhere-across-the-country/article_6e4ae27b-456e-5a16-b9e4-5ad9a00c95e5.html

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly organize more protests against Trump.
https://www.bnd.com/news/local/community/belleville/article304590666.html

NPR ILLINOIS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly organize more protests against Trump.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2025-04-19/anti-trump-protests-this-weekend-turn-focus-to-community-action
https://www.nprillinois.org/2025-04-19/protesters-unite-against-trump-in-hundreds-of-rallies-across-the-u-s

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly organize more protests against Trump.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/ap-anti-trump-protesters-turn-out-to-rallies-in-new-york-washington-and-other-cities-across-country/
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/peoria-protest-trump-musk/

25 NEWS NOW
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly organize more protests against Trump.
https://www.25newsnow.com/2025/04/19/hundreds-gather-downtown-peoria-oppose-trump-musk/

WAND TV
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly organize more protests against Trump.
https://www.wandtv.com/news/national/anti-trump-protesters-rally-in-new-york-washington-and-elsewhere-across-the-country/article_a01213d3-5ae5-5ec7-a77a-84bcf069b4c2.html

WGEM
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly organize more protests against Trump.
https://www.wgem.com/2025/04/19/anti-trump-protestors-rally-outside-white-house/

WCIA
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://www.wcia.com/news/politics/ap-politics/ap-marijuana-holiday-4-20-coincides-with-easter-and-passover-this-year-heres-what-to-know/

WSIU
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.wsiu.org/politics-elections/2025-04-19/trump-administration-and-the-courts-continue-to-clash-over-immigration

WGLT
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly organize more protests against Trump.
https://www.wglt.org/local-news/2025-04-19/bloomington-among-cities-in-series-of-nationwide-protests-against-trump-administrations-policies

WVIK
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly organize more protests against Trump.
https://www.wvik.org/2025-04-19/protesters-unite-against-trump-in-hundreds-of-rallies-across-the-u-s

IPM NEWS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly organize more protests against Trump.
https://ipmnewsroom.org/photoshundreds-demonstrate-against-the-trump-administration-in-urbana/

ILLINOIS PUBLIC RADIO
— To give preference to one group is to discriminate against another group. To give preference to illegals is to discriminate against Blacks.
https://will.illinois.edu/dialogue/episode/a-dialogue-about-why-many-black-people-are-staying-home-from-political-protests

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— The cars that you own say more about you than anything that you can say about yourself. I just bought a new loaded 2025 Dodge Charger Daytona R/T Plus EV. Please let me know if you share my interest in the car. I continue to own a 2013 Charger R/T Max that I bought new in 2012. I owned a 1968 Charger R/T 1994-2005. I owned a 1969 Charger SE 1968-1971. I also own a 2005 and a 1972 Chevrolet Corvette and a 1996 Ford Thunderbird LX. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

NEW YORK POST
— Drag queen group mocks Jesus, Christianity in Easter show marketed to kids
https://nypost.com/2025/04/19/us-news/drag-queen-group-mocks-christianity-in-easter-show-for-kids/
— The huge outpouring of support for Karmelo Anthony — who allegedly stabbed another teen in the heart — should scare all of us
https://nypost.com/2025/04/19/opinion/support-for-alleged-stabber-karmelo-anthony-highlights-victim-industrial-complex/
— NYC woman who left swastika brick on Cybertruck is a woke therapist who blamed Elon Musk for tantrum. Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Musk. To promote hatred against Musk is to promote more hatred against EVs and more hatred against EV owners. I just bought a new loaded 2025 Dodge Charger Daytona R/T Plus EV.
https://nypost.com/2025/04/19/us-news/nyc-woman-charged-in-cybertruck-hate-crime-is-woke-therapist/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://nypost.com/2025/04/20/us-news/trump-white-house-releases-tren-de-aragua-gang-members-rap-sheets-photos-after-scotus-deportation-freeze/
https://nypost.com/2025/04/19/us-news/supreme-court-blocks-new-deportations-of-of-venezuelans-under-18th-century-wartime-law-alien-enemies-act/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Illinois’s insane leftism now propping up bordering states!
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2025/04/illinois_s_insane_leftism_now_propping_up_bordering_states.html
— DOGE shows just how deep illegal immigration rot goes
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2025/04/doge_shows_just_how_seep_illegal_immigration_rot_goes.html

BLAZE
— Telling America’s story is too important to leave to radicals.
https://www.theblaze.com/columns/opinion/telling-americas-story-is-too-important-to-leave-to-radicals
— Trump’s border blitz puts military muscle to work
https://www.theblaze.com/columns/opinion/trumps-border-blitz-puts-military-muscle-to-work

BREITBART
— Stephen Miller Urges Reparations for Migration’s Damage to Americans. My critics/opponents promote mass/illegal immigration.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/04/19/stephen-miller-urges-reparations-for-migrations-damage-to-americans/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly organize more protests against Trump.
https://www.breitbart.com/news/thousands-protest-trump-across-u-s-in-second-day-of-action/
— UK Bans French ‘Great Replacement’ Philosopher Renaud Camus From Entering Country. Democrat leaders ever-increasingly replace those who have demographics that vote for Republicans with those who have demographics that vote for Democrats. Demographics that vote for Democrats include liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, unmarried, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, citizens of foreign countries, want/need/demand massive government assistance, lack education and/or job skills, and have financial, health, and/or other problems.
https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2025/04/19/uk-bans-french-great-replacement-philosopher-renaud-camus-from-entering-country/
— Therapist Who Committed Tesla Hate Crime Blames Elon Musk
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2025/04/19/nyc-police-therapist-who-committed-tesla-hate-crime-blames-elon-musk/

DAILY CALLER
— Blue States Are Keeping DEI On Life Support
https://dailycaller.com/2025/04/19/blue-states-keeping-dei-life-support-trump-admin/

DAILY SIGNAL
— Tesla Continues to Reign Supreme Despite Leftist Violence
https://www.dailysignal.com/2025/04/19/tesla-continues-to-reign-supreme-despite-leftist-violence/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.dailysignal.com/2025/04/19/supreme-court-issues-order-pausing-deportations-under-alien-enemies-act/

DAILY WIRE
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/scotus-blocks-trump-from-deporting-alleged-tren-de-aragua-gang-members

FOX NEWS
— Illinois trans athlete policy brewing conflict within state. Rep. Blaine Wilhour called on Illinois school districts to take action and ban trans athletes.
https://www.foxnews.com/sports/illinois-transgender-athlete-policy-sparks-controversy-state
— Expert sounds alarm on Trump’s tariffs: ‘Too high, too fast’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54HVgd9oitw

NEWSMAX
— Trump is ‘prioritizing the American people’ and not ‘illegal aliens’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sc4c0zKRHcA

TOWNHALL
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2025/04/19/federal-judge-denies-emergency-request-to-block-imminent-deportation-flights-under-alien-enemies-act-n2655793

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

THE HILL
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly organize more protests against Trump.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5257441-anti-trump-demonstrators-rally-across-the-us/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Trump’s tariffs against him.
https://thehill.com/homenews/education/5256292-schools-parents-trump-trade-war-trump-tariffs/

CNN
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly organize more protests against Trump.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/19/politics/video/anti-trump-protests-hands-off-protesters-musk-digvid
— Trump administration sent letter of demands to Harvard University in error
https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/19/us/harvard-trump-administration-letter-mistake/index.html
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/19/politics/supreme-court-alien-enemies-act-order/index.html
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly turn Canada against Trump.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/20/americas/canada-election-carney-poilievre-intl-latam/index.html

REUTERS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly organize more protests against Trump.
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/thousands-protesters-rally-against-trump-across-us-2025-04-19/

NEWSWEEK
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly organize more protests against Trump.
https://www.newsweek.com/anti-trump-50501-protesters-warn-theyre-fighting-fascism-2061821

MSNBC
— Cheap labor isn’t China’s only advantage over the United States. China graduates almost twice as many STEM-oriented Ph.D.s in science and technology programs than the U.S. does.
https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/trump-tariffs-china-education-deficit-rcna201951

MSN
— Musk’s Tesla Zapped by Trump’s Tariff Storm
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/shock-charge-musk-s-tesla-zapped-by-trump-s-tariff-storm/ar-AA1DfkTi
— Tesla to delay US launch of affordable EV, a lower-cost Model Y
https://www.msn.com/en-in/autos/news/tesla-to-delay-us-launch-of-affordable-ev-a-lower-cost-model-y-reports/ar-AA1DcH6s
— Tesla delays affordable Model Y release until 2026. Needless-to-say, my critics/opponents are furious that I could afford to buy a new loaded 2025 Dodge Charger Daytona R/T Plus EV.
https://www.msn.com/en-ca/money/topstories/tesla-delays-affordable-model-y-release-until-2026/ar-AA1DeC4Y
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Musk. To promote hatred against Musk is to promote more hatred against EVs and more hatred against EV owners. I just bought a new loaded 2025 Dodge Charger Daytona R/T Plus EV.
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/other/pure-evil-tesla-whistleblower-slams-monster-elon-musk-and-wants-to-drag-him-to-court/ar-AA1DecXN

AOL
— Since 1965, Democrat and RINO leaders have ever-increasingly used Affirmative Action and DEI to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.aol.com/trump-revokes-workplace-discrimination-rules-203613130.html

YAHOO
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly organize more protests against Trump.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/protesters-target-trump-admin-policies-222704745.html
https://www.yahoo.com/news/anti-trump-50501-protests-ahead-175204493.html
https://www.yahoo.com/news/anti-trump-protesters-mobilize-hundreds-192544875.html

CBS NEWS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly organize more protests against Trump.
https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/no-kings-protesters-across-country-march-against-trump-musk/
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/anti-trump-rallies-hands-off-administration-washington-new-york-boston/
https://www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/news/philadelphia-protest-today-trump-no-kings/
— Car buyers say they are not racing to the dealership amid tariffs
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/car-buyers-not-racing-dealership-amid-tariffs/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/supreme-court-blocks-trump-deporting-alleged-gang-members-migrants-texas-facility/

NBC NEWS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/supreme-court-orders-trump-administration-not-deport-venezuelans-now-rcna201949

NEW YORK TIMES
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly organize more protests against Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/19/us/politics/trump-protests-nyc-florida-la.html
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/19/us/politics/supreme-court-deportation-protocol-venezuela.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/19/us/politics/trump-deportation-courts-venezuelan-migrants-texas.html
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/04/19/us/trump-news
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Trump’s tariffs against him.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/20/business/economy/tariffs-business-strategy.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/20/business/tariffs-china-us-farmers.html
https://www.nytimes.com/video/world/100000010111503/how-china-and-the-eu-are-reacting-to-trumps-tariffs.html
— Inside a Union’s Fight Against Trump’s Federal Job Cuts. Leaders of the union representing government workers say their battle is galvanizing but also alarming. “It’s insulting to say,” one said, “that we are lazy.”  The Democrats who ran GAO forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997. GAO did not unionize until 2007. If GAO had been unionized in 1997, I might still be a GAO employee.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/20/business/economy/government-union-trump-musk.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/04/20/trump-clashes-with-courts-immigration/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly organize more protests against Trump.
https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2025-04-19/anti-trump-protesters-turn-out-to-rallies-in-new-york-washington-and-other-cities-across-country

DETROIT FREE PRESS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly organize more protests against Trump.
https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2025/04/19/metro-detroit-protesters-rally-against-trump-administration/83142535007/

USA TODAY
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote Fed chief Powell
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2025/04/18/trumps-critcism-powell-rates/83144615007/
— To get more votes from Latinos, Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly give Latinos more preference over non-Latinos.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/04/19/despite-trump-anti-dei-push-latino-museum/83162003007/
— Democrat and RINO leaders and the rest of America’s enemies want America to be totally dependent on foreign countries for everything.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2025/04/19/trump-tariffs-america-economy-jobs-china/83143659007/
— Democrats and RINOs cause everything that is bad and then blame Republicans for everything that is bad.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2025/04/19/trump-easter-egg-hunt-prices-ruined/83121697007/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Trump’s tariffs against him.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2025/04/20/trump-tariff-trade-wars-2028-china-economy/83096052007/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2025/04/20/trump-insurrection-act-1807-military-border/83142329007/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Pritzker Is Acting Like He Wants to Be President. He is one of the top Democrats being watched as the party searches for a way out of the political wilderness. Pritzker ever-increasingly promotes more hatred against Trump and against those who share Trump’s demographics.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/americas-second-richest-elected-official-is-acting-like-he-wants-to-be-president-8b30efa0
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-migrant-deportations-alien-enemies-act-759f25dd

FORBES
— Tesla Protests And Vandalism Surge: Justice Department Announces Charges Against Sixth Alleged Vandal. Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Musk. To promote hatred against Musk is to promote more hatred against EVs and more hatred against EV owners. I just bought a new loaded 2025 Dodge Charger Daytona R/T Plus EV.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/conormurray/2025/04/19/tesla-protests-and-vandalism-surge-justice-department-announces-charges-against-sixth-alleged-vandal/

NPR
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly organize more protests against Trump.
https://www.npr.org/2025/04/19/nx-s1-5369483/anti-trump-protests-50501-tesla-takedown

PBS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/supreme-court-temporarily-blocks-trump-from-deporting-more-venezuelan-migrants

NEW YORKER
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/04/28/donald-trumps-deportation-obsession

POLITICO
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly organize more protests against Trump.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/04/19/anti-trump-protesters-new-york-washington-00299718

ECONOMIC TIMES
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump’s tariffs.
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/global-trends/first-shockwaves-of-trumps-tariffs-are-about-to-hit-the-world-economy/articleshow/120449995.cms
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly organize more protests against Trump.
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/global-trends/no-kings-in-america-anti-trump-protests-erupt-across-the-us-from-new-york-to-washington-and-beyond/articleshow/120446663.cms

DAILY MAIL
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14628887/Appalling-rap-sheets-cartel-thugs-Trump-deport-judges-demand-process-ILLEGALS.html

Author: David Diersen

The opinions that I express in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails are based on experience that I have gained doing many things since 1948. I base my opinions on what I learned a) working for the federal government for almost 30 years -- Post Office 1966-1969, IRS 1971-1980, and GAO 1980-1997, serving on the Executive Committee of the Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter 1983-1996, and being a union member while I worked for the Post Office and IRS; b) earning an MBA from Loyola in 1976, a masters degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, and a masters degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997; c) passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 and passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981; c) serving as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999, the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois Chairman 2005-2012, a member of the 2008 Illinois Republican Party (IRP) Platform and Resolutions Committee, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, and an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004; d) attending the 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, and 2016 IRP State Conventions as a delegate; e) being the subject of a nasty 4-page article in the February 1978 issue of Money Magazine; f) pursing litigation including Diersen v. GAO and Diersen v. Chicago Car Exchange; g) being married since 1978; h) living in Crete 1948-1972, in University Park 1972-1976, in Chicago 1976-1978, and in DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton since 1978; and i) being baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran.