March 22, 2022

ABC7
— Republican Indiana governor vetoes transgender girls sports ban, signs no-permit gun bill – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/hb-1296-indiana-2022-trans-girls-sports-ban-constitutional-carry-guns/11670775/
— COVID Illinois Update: IL reports 753 new cases, 0 deaths
https://abc7chicago.com/illinois-covid-19-cases-test-testing-stats/11669847/

NBC5
— Indiana Governor Signs Bill Eliminating Handgun Permits. Despite the new law, Indiana State Police Superintendent Doug Carter said police will continue to encourage citizens to apply for a permit.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/indiana-governor-signs-bill-eliminating-handgun-permits/2788824/

WBBM
— University of Illinois System creates new initiative to increase number of graduates from disadvantaged backgrounds
(COMMENT: According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes I was born with tremendous unfair advantages. They stress that I was born a White male, that my father made enough money that my mother could stay home and raise me, and that they sent me to religious grade schools. But if I had such tremendous unfair advantages, why did I take jobs that my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would never stoop to take? I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/university-of-illinois-has-new-plan-to-up-graduation-rates

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Illinois lawmakers can help families fight inflation by putting cap on gasoline sales tax. Much of the current gas price increase is due to factors outside of state government’s control. But there are steps the Legislature can take to reduce gas prices Legislation filed by Republicans would reduce and cap the state gas sales tax at 18 cents per gallon – Dave Syverson, Donald DeWitte
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2022/3/21/22989640/gas-prices-inflation-sales-tax-illinois-legislature-dave-syverson-donald-dewitte-republicans-op-ed
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: Democrats promote Ketanji Brown Jackson.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20220321/watch-jackson-pledges-to-decide-cases-without-fear-or-favor/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Permitless carry? Indiana’s guns are already a big problem for Chicago. – EDITORIAL
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-editorial-indiana-guns-holcomb-veto-20220321-uu4kqq33knajxh46k7bmylz5qu-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE: Judge rules White did indeed defeat Grogan in close 2020 DuPage County auditor race – Susan Sarkauskas
(COMMENT: There were 522 registered voters in my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 in Wheaton for that election. 449 voted. 236 voted for Grogan. 191 voted for White. In my opinion, were it not for the Democrat invasion of my precinct and were it not for my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, I could have delivered enough votes for Grogan to win.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20220321/judge-rules-white-did-indeed-defeat-grogan-in-close-2020-dupage-county-auditor-race
— Pritzker distances himself from Kim Foxx as Irvin goes on attack – Greg Hinz
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20220321/pritzker-distances-himself-from-kim-foxx-as-irvin-goes-on-attack
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Democrats promote Ketanji Brown Jackson.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20220321/watch-jackson-pledges-to-decide-cases-without-fear-or-favor/
— Illinois Democrats’ plan seeks to divest from Russian debt – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20220321/news/303219914

DUPAGE COUNTY ELECTION DIVISION
— DUPAGE COUNTY CLERK’S 2020 GENERAL ELECTION AUDITOR RACE RESULTS STAND – DUPAGE COURT OF THE 18TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT RULES
https://www.dupagecounty.gov/Election/Election_Commission_News/2022/66136/

MORRIS HERALD
— Before you criticize School Board members, try talking with one – Craig Ortiz
(COMMENT: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes criticize a) everything that I do as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor and as a Republican Precinct Committeeman and b) everything that I did as a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, etc.)
https://www.shawlocal.com/morris-herald-news/opinion/2022/03/17/before-you-criticize-school-board-members-try-talking-with-one/

FOX ILLINOIS
— Ending pandemic health order will cause human trafficking to expand, border expert says – ELISSA SALAMY
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/ending-pandemic-health-order-will-cause-human-trafficking-to-expandborder-expert-says

EVANSTON ROUNDTABLE
— COMMENT: Affirmative Action, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion are reparations.
https://evanstonroundtable.com/2022/03/21/one-year-anniversary-of-evanstons-reparations-vote-reflection-discussion-with-local-newsmakers/

COURIER
— Why COD Allows LGBTQ+ Hate Group On Campus. Why is COD platforming a known hate group? Manager of Student Life Chuck Steele comments. – Devin Oommen
(COMMENT: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who hinted/implied/argued/shouted that TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois and Illinois Center Right Coalition were hate groups.)
https://codcourier.org/why-cod-allows-lgbtq-hate-group-on-campus/

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Voters in about half of Illinois House districts only have one major party candidate running in primary. Republicans lined up more choices for voters in Illinois House races than Democrats. – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/voters-in-about-half-of-illinois-house-districts-only-have-one-major-party-candidate-running/article_1ab8d7ca-a961-11ec-87ee-fb1097fb74cc.html

PLAYBOOK ILLINOIS
— Dems shaken by early ‘burbs poll – SHIA KAPOS
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2022/03/22/trying-to-shut-the-door-on-supply-chain-problem-00019154

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOB
— Tony Colatorti’s Candidacy for Sheriff Challenged
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2022/03/21/tony-colatortis-petitions-for-sheriff-challenged/
— Filing Problems with New Precinct Numbers, Declaration of Write-In Candidacy
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2022/03/21/filing-problems-with-new-precinct-numbers-declaration-of-write-in-candidacy/
— GOP Announces Wednesday Opportunities to Meet Candidates\
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2022/03/21/gop-announces-opportunity-to-meet-candidates-copy/
— Candidates at Risk to be Culled by Petition Objection in Springfield
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2022/03/21/spfldobjections032122/

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Petition Objection Filed: McHenry Co. Sheriff Candidate Colatorti Not Qualified – JOHN KRAFT & KIRK ALLEN
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2022/03/petition-objection-filed-mchenry-co-sheriff-candidate-colatorti-not-qualified/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Gender Pretenders Destroying Authenticity and Liberty – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/homosexuality/gender-pretenders-destroying-authenticity-and-liberty/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ARE DAVIS ENDORSERS GETTING COLD FEET OR IS THERE JUST A MALFUNCTION?
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2022/03/are-davis-endorsers-getting-cold-feet-or-is-there-just-a-malfunction-.html
— 97TH HOUSE GOP PRIMARY BREAKS OPEN AS MCCULLAGH CALLS ON OPPONENT MICHELLE SMITH TO WITHDRAW
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2022/03/97th-house-gop-primary-breaks-open-as-mccullagh-calls-on-opponent-michelle-smith-to-withdraw.html

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Dems lean into race, diversity to build what activists call a ‘new American majority coalition’ – Seth McLaughlin
(COMMENT: The Democrat Party is a coalition of those who are anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-traditional marriage/family, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2022/mar/21/dems-lean-race-diversity-build-what-activists-call/
— History As It Happens: Slavery and the Constitution – Martin Di Caro
(COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, if you are an older conservative White male Republican, the longer that your ancestors have been in America, the more that Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs want you to pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. While all my ancestors immigrated during the 1840s and 1850s from what is now Germany, they always lived in northeast Illinois.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2022/mar/21/history-it-happens-slavery-and-constitution/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Texas elementary school hosts pride week with ‘confidential’ community circles – Jeremiah Poff
(COMMENT: In your school district, what goals do Democrats have for turning students into LGBTQers – 89% by 1st grade, 90% by 2nd grade, 91% by 3rd grade, 92 % by 4th grade, 93% by 5th grade, 94% by 6th grade, 95% by 7th grade, 96% by 8th grade, 97% by 9th grade, 98% by 10th grade, 99% by 11th grade, and 100% by 12th grade?)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/texas-elementary-school-hosts-pride-week-with-confidential-community-circles

FOX NEWS
— Sen. Lindsey Graham reveals the consequences of Russia defeating Ukraine – Yael Halon
https://www.foxnews.com/media/sen-lindsey-graham-consequences-russia-ukraine
— Law professors say new focus on race and gender cause them to ‘massively’ censor themselves. ‘I can’t do that anymore. I have a family,’ one professor said. – Hanna Panreck
https://www.foxnews.com/media/prominent-liberal-scholar-wokeness-law-schools-totalitarian-nightmare

GOPUSA
— Elizabeth Warren Says Student Loan Borrowers ‘Only Sin Was To Be Born Into A Family Who Couldn’t Write A Check For
Them’ (COMMENT: My outstanding parents provided me with room and board in their home in Crete a) while I completed courses at UIC 1966-1968, b) weekends during my first semester at NIU so that I could keep my part-time Park Forest Post Office job, and c) the summer of 1969.)
https://www.gopusa.com/elizabeth-warren-says-student-loan-borrowers-only-sin-was-to-be-born-into-a-family-who-couldnt-write-a-check-for-them/

AMERICAN THINKER
— It’s time to stop viewing Disney as a family-friendly company – Andrea Widburg
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2022/03/its_time_to_stop_viewing_disney_as_a_familyfriendly_company.html

BREITBART
— Ted Cruz Endorses Rep. Mary Miller for Reelection in Illinois – HANNAH BLEAU
(COMMENT: In 2000, Peter Roskam and Randy Hultgren endorsed me for DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 Republican Precinct Committeeman in Wheaton. I should write a book my critics/opponents, their operatives and their dupes who have demonized, denigrated, and condemned me the most to Roskam and Hultgren.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/03/21/exclusive-ted-cruz-endorses-rep-mary-miller-for-reelection-in-illinois/
— California Lawmakers Introduce Legislation to Give Unemployment Benefits to Illegal Aliens – PENNY STARR
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/03/21/california-lawmakers-introduce-legislation-to-give-unemployment-benefits-to-illegal-aliens/

CBN NEWS
— Amazon Moves Seattle Employees After Violent Crime Surge – Critic Points to ‘Woke Consequences’ – Steve Warren
https://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2022/march/amazon-moves-seattle-employees-after-violent-crime-surge-critic-points-to-woke-consequences

FEDERALIST
— Will A Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson Be A Legacy Of Critical Race Theory? – TRISTAN JUSTICE
https://thefederalist.com/2022/03/21/will-a-justice-ketanji-brown-jackson-be-a-legacy-of-critical-race-theory/

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— The American Media: Enemies of the People? – Patrick Maines
(COMMENT: My critics/opponents side with the “liberal and Democrat leaning” news media against me. They hint/imply/argue/shout that you are not a member of the news media unless a) you have a degree in journalism, b) you are employed by a liberal or Democrat leaning broadcast network, newspaper, or website, and c) you claim to be nonpartisan. I should write a book about my critics/opponents who have done the most since 2000 to paint me as someone who falsely claims to be a member of the news media. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.realclearpolicy.com/articles/2022/03/22/the_american_media_enemies_of_the_people_822930.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: People who are politically astute and fair-minded have long known that the broadcast networks and leading newspapers are liberal and Democrat leaning. But until the last five years or so the media practiced a discernable degree of separation between news and opinion, and eschewed displays of overt bias. Not so now. Today, most of the so-called elite media openly commingle news and opinion and actively suppress or distort stories that don’t fit their shared narrative.)

CREATORS SYNDICATE
— Is the Spirit of 1776 Dead in America? – Oliver L. North and David L. Goetsch
https://www.creators.com/read/oliver-north/03/22/is-the-spirit-of-1776-dead-in-america

REASON
— Who Decides What Is Taught in Government-Run K-12 Schools? – EUGENE VOLOKH
(COMMENT: Expect that as more Democrats move into your school district, the more that students will be taught to be anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-traditional marriage/family, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://reason.com/volokh/2022/03/21/who-decides-what-is-taught-in-government-run-k-12-schools/
— Canceling the Cancel Culture Deniers. If everything is cancel culture, nothing is. – MATT WELCH, KATHERINE MANGU-WARD, NICK GILLESPIE, AND PETER SUDERMAN
(COMMENT: I should write a book about those who have done the most to cancel others in Wheaton, Milton Township, and DuPage County since 1978.)
https://reason.com/podcast/2022/03/21/canceling-the-cancel-culture-deniers/

EPOCH TIMES
— Wokeism Is the Inquisition of a Socialist Cult: Lucas Miles – JOSHUA PHILIPP
https://www.theepochtimes.com/wokeism-is-the-inquisition-of-a-socialist-cult-lucas-miles_4351929.html

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Cruz Slams Democrats Race Hypocrisy: ‘If You are Hispanic or African American and You Dare Depart From Their Political Orthodoxy, They Will Crush You’ “They will attack you. They will slander you. They will filibuster you.” – Mary Chastain
https://legalinsurrection.com/2022/03/cruz-slams-democrats-race-hypocrisy-if-you-are-hispanic-or-african-american-and-you-dare-depart-from-their-political-orthodoxy-they-will-crush-you/

THE HILL
— COMMENT: Brigham Young University students promotes LGBTQ.
https://thehill.com/changing-america/respect/equality/599066-byu-y-lit-in-colors-of-transgender-pride-flag
— Republicans ramp up support for candidates snubbed by Trump – MAX GREENWOOD
(COMMENT: Expect that ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters will destroy those who do not hate Trump.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/599091-republicans-ramp-up-support-for-candidates-snubbed-by-trump

ABC NEWS
— GOP Indiana governor vetoes transgender girls sports ban. Indiana’s Republican governor has vetoed a bill banning transgender females from participating in girls school sports. – AP
https://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory/indiana-governor-vetoes-transgender-girls-sports-ban-83588550

NEW YORK TIMES
— Latinos Aren’t Leaving the Democratic Party. The Party Is Leaving Them. – Mike Madrid
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/22/opinion/politics/latinos-arent-leaving-the-democratic-party-the-party-is-leaving-them.html

WASHINGTON POST
— COMMENT: What percent of the Republican Precinct Committeemen in your township and county are conservative? Who leads them? Should they form a caucus?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2022/03/21/howard-union-faculty-strike-negotiations/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Horrific allegations of racism prompt California lawsuit against Tesla
https://www.latimes.com/business/allegations-racism-tesla-california-latt-123

NEW YORK SUN
— Kinzinger Rounds on Israel Over Its Policy on Ukraine – BENNY AVNI
https://www.nysun.com/article/kinzinger-rounds-on-israel-over-its-policy-on-ukraine

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Women Are Winning the Biggest Pay Raises From U.S. Labor Boom. Despite the outsize gains, women’s pay still lags well behind men’s. – Sarah Chaney Cambon and Ana Rivas
(COMMENT: If I had not been denied my 7th Amendment rights in Diersen v. GAO, I would have presented a jury with many examples in which my Democrat GAO superiors gave bigger pay increases to and promoted over me my Democrat coworkers me who were minority and/or female and who a) had less job-related work experience than I had, b) had less job-related education than I had, and/or c) had fewer job-related professional certifications and licenses than I had.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/women-are-winning-the-biggest-pay-raises-from-u-s-labor-boom-11647864000

FORBES
— COMMENT: Hate-filled conservative-hating conservative-haters promote – Ketanji Brown Jackson
https://www.forbes.com/sites/danabrownlee/2022/03/21/if-america-is-beyond-racism-why-does-ketanji-brown-jacksons-supreme-court-nomination-seem-like-a-miracle/

BLOOMBERG
— COMMENT: Expect that ever-increasingly, Disney will promote LGBTQ.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-03-20/disney-to-meet-with-staff-after-outcry-over-stand-on-lgbtq-bill

BUSINESS INSIDER
— Sen. Marsha Blackburn accused Ketanji Brown Jackson of supporting ‘progressive indoctrination’ of children and having ties to a school that teaches kindergarteners about ‘white privilege’ and choosing their gender – Nicole Gaudiano
https://www.businessinsider.com/ketanji-brown-jackson-hearing-marsha-blackburn-critical-race-theory-transgender-2022-3

NEWS ONE
— COMMENT: LGBTQ-promoters use Elise Malary’d death to promote hatred against those who do not promote LGBTQ.
https://newsone.com/4306785/trans-activist-elise-malary-found-dead/

NPR
— Race, racism, and tax law – STACEY VANEK SMITH
https://www.npr.org/2022/03/21/1087942481/race-racism-and-tax-law

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Noem Signs Bill Banning ‘Divisive’ University Race Trainings. – AP
(COMMENT: Democrats run the federal government. They require all federal employees to take divisive training. I should write a book about the divisive training that I was required to take while I worked for IRS 1971-1980 and for GAO 1980-1997. The purpose of the training was to paint Republicans, and especially Republicans who are conservative, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/south-dakota/articles/2022-03-21/noem-signs-bill-banning-divisive-university-race-trainings

PSYCHOLOGY TODAY
— What Does It Mean to Matter? – Darcia F. Narvaez Ph.D.
(COMMENT: According to my critics/opponents, you matter a) only if they can manipulate/dominate you, b) only if you glorify and praise them, c) only if you pander to them, d) only if you serve as one or their operatives or dupes, e) only if you cover up their wrong doing, and/or f) only if you give them money. I should write a book about my critics/opponents.)
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/moral-landscapes/202203/what-does-it-mean-matter

DIVERSE EDUCATION
— Why Campuses Are Including Caste in Anti-Discrimination Policies – Rebecca Kelliher
(COMMENT: I was not viewed as being “college material.” Neither of my outstanding parents attended college. My father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school. I just barely made it into the upper 20% of my Crete-Monee High School class in 1966. My ACT was only 24. I washed dishes in the basement of the S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights part-time during my junior and senior years and full-time during the summer in between. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always stressed the aforesaid.)
https://www.diverseeducation.com/institutions/article/15289964/why-campuses-are-including-caste-in-antidiscrimination-policies

YES MAGAZINE
— COMMENT: A hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-hater says “Republican America is poorer, more violent, and less healthy than Democratic America. But Republicans’ blame is misplaced.”
https://www.yesmagazine.org/economy/2022/03/21/republican-conservative-america-angry

FIVE THIRTY EIGHT
— How White Victimhood Fuels Republican Politics – Alex Samuels and Neil Lewis Jr.
(COMMENT: According to my critics/opponents, a) Democrats and RINOs do not discriminate against Republicans, b) moderates and liberals do not discriminate against conservatives, c) anti-Protestants do not discriminate against Protestants, and d) anti-German Americans do not discriminate against German Americans. They agree with all the adverse actions that the following took against me: a) my Democrat superiors in the federal government, b) RINO leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants, etc., c) RINO candidates on ballots in my precinct, their political consultants, major donors, fundraisers, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff members, campaign volunteers, etc., d) RINO leaders of Wheaton, Wheaton Park District, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, etc., e) those who I have sued, f) etc.)
https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/how-white-victimhood-fuels-republican-politics/

GUARDIAN
— COMMENT: Democrats crow about their success in making children anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-traditional marriage/family, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2022/mar/22/educators-resisting-rightwing-book-banning
— ‘It’s a culture war that’s totally out of control’: the authors whose books are being banned in US schools – Claire Armitstead
(COMMENT: I should write a book about those who ban my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters. I would focus on those who have/had lots of religious, government, political, and financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on past and present a) leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party. I would focus on Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000 and their political consultants, major donors, fundraisers, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff members, campaign volunteers, etc. I would focus on past and present leaders of Wheaton, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Wheaton Downtown Association, Wheaton Park District, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, etc.)
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/mar/22/its-a-culture-war-thats-totally-out-of-control-the-authors-whose-books-are-being-banned-in-us-schools

DAILY MAIL
— Parents slam woke Colorado school district’s decision to AX valedictorians after bosses declared ‘learning is not a competition’ – ALEX HAMMER
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10636085/Woke-Colorado-schools-doing-away-valedictorian-singles-best-person-class.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.