October 22, 2024

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

ABC7
— Harris and Trump locked in virtual dead heat in battleground states
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/live-updates/2024election-updates-harris-trump-locked-virtual-dead-heat/?id=114983801
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/kamala-harris-seeks-win-republicans-uneasy-donald-trump-visits-waukesha-county-wisconsin/15449631/
— Chicago to merge migrant New Arrivals shelter program with state homeless system
https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-migrants-city-merge-new-arrivals-shelter-program-state/15450230/

NBC5
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration. To elect Harris/Walz, they have temporarily slowed down illegal immigration until after November 5.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/whats-actually-happening-with-immigration-in-america/3579983/

WTTW
— Chicago Will No Longer Guarantee Migrants a Bed in City Shelters Under New Unified Approach: Mayor  (COMMENT: When your ancestors immigrated, what were they guaranteed?)
https://news.wttw.com/2024/10/21/chicago-will-no-longer-guarantee-migrants-bed-city-shelters-under-new-unified-approach

WBEZ
— Republican Bob Fioretti on his bid for Cook County State’s Attorney
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/10/21/liz-cheney-helps-harris-seek-moderate-votes-as-they-paint-trump-as-a-dangerous-choice/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE WITH BIG PICTURE: Democrats looking for another clean sweep of Cook County races (COMMENT: How soon, if not already, will 100% of those elected officials who represent you will be Democrats or RINOs? Democrat and RINO elected officials use government to get rid of Republicans.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/10/22/democrats-looking-for-another-clean-sweep-of-cook-county-races/
— A group of 2,000 migrants in southern Mexico depart for the US weeks before election
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/10/21/southern-mexico-migrants-us-election/?clearUserState=true
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/10/21/liz-cheney-helps-harris-seek-moderate-votes-as-they-paint-trump-as-a-dangerous-choice/
— We are just wallflowers at the presidential election dance (CONMENT: If the Trump/Vance campaign had provided the Milton Township Republican Organization with campaign literature, I would have hand-delivered it to the 400 homes in my precinct that have at least one registered Republican or Independent voter along with the other candidate campaign literature that I hand-delivered.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/10/21/column-we-are-just-wallflowers-at-the-presidential-election-dance/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Big Pharma gives big to campaigns of several Illinois members of Congress. Among the drug companies contributing campaign money to U.S. Reps. Brad Schneider, Robin Kelly and Darin LaHood are several accused of helping to fuel the opioid crisis that’s claimed more than 500,000 lives in the U.S.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdogs/2024/10/21/big-pharma-campaign-contributions-illinois-members-congress-schneider-kelly-lahood
— James T. Marter, Illinois 14th Congressional District Candidate questionnaire
https://chicago.suntimes.com/candidate-questionnaires/james-t-marter-illinois-14th-congressional-district
— Dennis Reboletti, Illinois House 45th District Candidate questionnaire
https://chicago.suntimes.com/candidate-questionnaires/dennis-reboletti-illinois-house-45th-district

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH THREE PHOTOS: DuPage County clerk countersues county officials in ongoing bill saga
https://www.dailyherald.com/20241021/news/dupage-county-clerk-countersues-county-officials-in-ongoing-bill-saga/
— Casten holds significant financial advantage over Conforti in 6th Congressional race
https://www.dailyherald.com/20241021/us-congress-politics/casten-holds-significant-financial-advantage-over-conforti-in-6th-congressional-race/
— Nicole Prater: 2024 candidate for DuPage County Recorder
https://www.dailyherald.com/20241021/local-politics/nicole-prater-2024-candidate-for-dupage-county-recorder/
— Robert W. Fioretti: 2024 candidate for Cook County state’s attorney
https://www.dailyherald.com/20241021/local-politics/robert-w-fioretti-2024-candidate-for-cook-county-states-attorney/
— The mainstream news media ever-increasingly a) promotes Harris/Walz and b) demonizes, denigrates, and condemns Trump/Vance.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20241021/nation-and-world-politics/liz-cheney-helps-harris-seek-moderate-votes-as-they-paint-trump-as-a-dangerous-choice/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Who’s filed so far for municipal elections in Naperville and Wheaton (COMMENT: In 2019, the Milton Township Republican Organization succeed in getting Wheaton to select Lynn Robbins instead of me to fill a Wheaton City Council West District vacancy. I should write about that.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/20241021/local-politics/whos-filed-so-far-for-municipal-elections-in-naperville-and-wheaton/

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— The mainstream news media ever-increasingly a) promotes Harris/Walz and b) demonizes, denigrates, and condemns Trump/Vance.
https://www.news-gazette.com/news/nation-world/liz-cheney-helps-harris-seek-moderate-votes-as-they-paint-trump-as-a-dangerous-choice/article_65624901-6795-53f1-9504-6f03ca114b52.html
https://www.news-gazette.com/news/nation-world/trump-makes-more-debunked-claims-about-fema-as-he-surveys-storm-damage-in-north-carolina/article_71520a18-2060-524b-833d-498898612037.html

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— Trump calls Venezuelan migrants criminals. Some Venezuelans agree, others fight back (COMMENT: Under America’s Democrat and RINO leaders, constructively, anyone and everyone from any foreign country can come into America “legally” and stay in America “legally.” Constructively, America’s Democrat and RINO leaders have abolished America’s borders. A country without borders is not a country.)
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/2024-10-21/trump-calls-venezuelan-migrants-criminals-some-venezuelans-agree-others-fight-back

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD & WSIL TV
— Women in states with bans are getting abortions at similar rates as under Roe (COMMENT: Why are there so many unwanted pregnancies?)
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/health-news/ap-women-in-states-with-bans-are-getting-abortions-at-similar-rates-as-under-roe-report-says/
https://www.wsiltv.com/news/missouri/women-in-states-with-bans-are-getting-abortions-at-similar-rates-as-under-roe-report/article_90969647-7746-59f8-870b-3fc2e4e5f770.html
https://www.wsiltv.com/news/health/a-shifting-landscape-of-abortion-policies-means-the-way-women-access-care-is-changing/article_c1aeacd1-8f85-5bbe-b6b4-027a0e0b00ef.html

FOX ILLINOIS
— The mainstream news media ever-increasingly a) promotes Harris/Walz and b) demonizes, denigrates, and condemns Trump/Vance.
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/vice-president-kamala-harris-and-republican-liz-cheney-unite-in-blue-wall-battleground-states-to-challenge-donald-trumps-influence-independents-philadelphia-suburb-pennsylvania-detroit-milwaukee-election-day-november-5

WGIL
— Illinois races heat up after candidates accuse opponents’ of poor race relations
https://www.wgil.com/2024/10/21/illinois-races-heat-up-after-candidates-accuse-opponents-of-poor-race-relations/

NEWS CHANNEL 20
— Illinois lawmaker suggests some residents ‘downsize’ if they can’t afford property taxes
https://newschannel20.com/news/local/illinois-lawmaker-suggests-some-residents-downsize-if-they-cant-afford-property-taxes-will-county-board-natalie-coleman-d-plainfield-raquel-mitchell-r-bolingbrook#

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— On the right: “We know a majority of our voters vote on Election Day, so this is about activating our less reliable voters to get out early and vote. Our outreach operation has made inroads across the board and we look forward to seeing more Republicans elected come Nov. 5,” said Matt Janes, executive director of the Illinois Republican Party. Illinois could predict what happens nationally, Aaron Del Mar, the state GOP co-chair, told Playbook. “Unprecedented” early voting by Republicans “is a big sign of voter intensity across the country,” he said.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2024/10/22/getting-illinois-voters-off-their-couches-00184822

CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2024/10/22/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-391/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2024/10/21/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-184/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

ILLINOIS GOP
— Illinois Democrats Soft-on-Crime Record
https://illinois.gop/category/news/

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— In Illinois, “to win elections,” Republican candidates, elected officials, and party leaders ever-increasingly move to the left. They ever-increasingly dump more and more and more planks in the Republican Party platform. They ever-increasingly paint themselves as being Democrat Lite, RINO, anti-conservative, and/or anti-Republican. They ever-increasingly paint themselves as being anti-Trump if not Trump-haters. How far have Republican candidates, elected officials, and party leaders moved to the left in your congressional district, in your county, in your township, and in your municipality? – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— Politics is nasty/vicious. Government is nasty/vicious. Because my critics/opponents know that I have filed lawsuits, they have been very careful about what they say and write about me. They have their “judgement proof” financially troubled operatives and dupes do their dirty work for them. Off the record, they hint/imply/argue that I am a white supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things. I should sue my critics/opponents. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

WIREPOINTS
— Pritzker Administration repeats its mother of all whoppers: ‘Illinois is not losing people’
https://wirepoints.org/pritzker-administration-repeats-its-mother-of-all-whoppers-illinois-is-not-losing-people-wirepoints/
— Chicago Public Schools spends $100 million yearly on its 20 emptiest schools. And it wants to spend another $1 billion on them.
https://wirepoints.org/cps-spends-100-million-yearly-on-its-20-emptiest-schools-and-it-wants-to-spend-another-1-billion-on-them-wirepoints/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump calls on Christian voters to ‘stand up,’ warns Harris will be ‘your worst nightmare’
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/oct/21/donald-trump-calls-on-christian-voters-to-stand-up/
— Trump faces defamation case from Central Park Five
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/oct/21/trump-faces-defamation-case-from-central-park-five/
— Harris seeks the anti-Catholic vote
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/oct/21/harris-seeks-anti-catholic-vote/

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— WaPo’s Favorite Environmental Group Uses ‘Political’ Research To Link Climate Change to Natural Disasters. It’s Also Bankrolled by WaPo Owner Jeff Bezos. ‘The motivation is entirely political,’ NOAA’s former chief scientist says. (COMMENT: Democrats ever-increasingly blame Republicans for everything that is bad including bad weather.)
https://freebeacon.com/media/wapos-favorite-environmental-group-uses-political-research-to-link-climate-change-to-natural-disasters-its-also-bankrolled-by-wapo-owner-jeff-bezos/

NEW YORK POST
— Mail-in ballots have made our election tallying a national embarrassment
https://nypost.com/2024/10/21/opinion/mail-in-vote-has-made-our-election-tallying-a-national-shame/
— Speaker Mike Johnson says up to 4.5M migrants will be ‘first priority’ for mass deportation
https://nypost.com/2024/10/21/us-news/speaker-mike-johnson-says-up-to-4-5m-migrants-will-be-first-priority-for-mass-deportation/

AMAC
— Biden-Harris Border Policies Create Human Smuggling Industry
https://amac.us/newsline/national-security/biden-harris-border-policies-create-human-smuggling-industry/

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Without Massive Reform, a Trump Victory Will Be In Vain (COMMENT: Virtually all federal employees are Democrats. Enough said.)
https://amgreatness.com/2024/10/22/without-massive-reform-a-trump-victory-will-be-in-vain/

BREITBART
— Migrant Crime Sparks Bipartisan Political Revolt Against Biden’s Border Policy
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2024/10/21/migrant-crime-sparks-bipartisan-political-revolt-bidens-border-policy/
— Harris Plan Imports More ‘Diversity’ Migrants to American Towns
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/10/21/kamala-harris-plan-imports-more-diversity-migrants-american-towns/

CAMPAIGN SCHOOL
— The Secrets of a Successful Get Out The Vote Operation  (COMMENT: According to my critics/opponents, the more that I do to help elect a candidate, the fewer votes that candidate gets. I should write about my critics/opponents and what they hint/imply/argue/shout about me.)
https://thecampaignschool.com/secrets-successful-get-out-the-vote-operation/

CHRISTIAN POST
— Trans ideology is ‘deeply misogynistic’
https://www.christianpost.com/news/transgender-ideology-is-deeply-misogynistic.html

DAILY CALLER
— Kamala’s Long-Time Protégé Wants To Defund The Police And Empty Jails
https://dailycaller.com/2024/10/21/kamalas-long-time-protege-wants-defund-police-empty-jails/
— Harris Campaign Sets Quarterly Fundraising Record Just Weeks Before Election
https://dailycaller.com/2024/10/21/harris-campaign-fundraising-record-election/

DAILY SIGNAL
— 4 Epic Policy Fails of Czarina Harris
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/10/21/kamala-harris-czarina-of-failure/
— Large Migrant Caravan Makes Its Way to the US
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/10/21/this-is-what-makes-us-fearful-migrant-caravan-hoofs-it-toward-southern-border-as-election-day-nears/

FOX BUSINESS
— Latest migrant caravan likely to ‘exploit the loopholes’ from Biden-Harris admin
https://www.foxbusiness.com/video/6363548066112

FOX NEWS
— New report shows Harris clear frontrunner in Harris, Trump campaign cash race
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/new-report-shows-clear-frontrunner-in-harris-trump-campaign-cash-race

HERITAGE FOUNDATION
— It Is Time to Stop Allocating FEMA Funding to Illegal Immigrants
https://www.heritage.org/border-security/commentary/it-time-stop-allocating-fema-funding-illegal-immigrants

NATIONAL REVIEW
— DEI by Any Other Name Is Still DEI
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/dei-by-any-other-name-is-still-dei/

NEW AMERICAN
— Illegal-alien Crime Rampage
https://thenewamerican.com/print/illegal-alien-crime-rampage/
— Harris: Reparations for Slavery on Her Agenda
https://thenewamerican.com/us/politics/harris-reparations-for-slavery-on-her-agenda/

NEWSMAX
— Dems Push to End Citizenship as Voting Requirement
https://www.newsmax.com/larrybell/voting-citizenship-democrats/2024/10/20/id/1184806/

PJ MEDIA
— Democrats Despise Both Their Opponents AND Supporters (COMMENT: I should write about my critics/opponents who despise me the most. I would focus on those who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican and who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on those who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me.)
https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2024/10/21/democrats-despise-both-their-opponents-and-supporters-n4933522

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

THE HILL
— Harris raises more than $220 million in September, outraising Trump 3-to-1
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4944454-harris-raises-more-than-220-million-in-september-outraising-trump-3-to-1/

ROLL CALL
— In Illinois, “to win elections,” Republican candidates, elected officials, and party leaders ever-increasingly move to the left. They ever-increasingly dump more and more and more planks in the Republican Party platform. They ever-increasingly paint themselves as being Democrat Lite, RINO, anti-conservative, and/or anti-Republican. They ever-increasingly paint themselves as being anti-Trump if not Trump-haters. How far have Republican candidates, elected officials, and party leaders moved to the left in your congressional district, in your county, in your township, and in your municipality?
https://rollcall.com/2020/12/16/four-decades-and-counting-the-gop-shift-to-the-right-is-bigger-than-the-democrats-shift-left/

ABC NEWS
— Democrat leaders want illegals because illegals vote for Democrats. RINO leaders want illegal because RINOs want cheap labor.
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/immigrants-power-americas-economy-election-imperil-114979108

CBS NEWS
— Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, is making an all-out push to reelect Donald Trump
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/elon-musk-reelect-donald-trump/
— Ever-increasingly, mainstream news media headlines are designed to elect Harris/Walz and to defeat Trump/Vance.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fake-news-headlines-viral-what-to-know/
— Biden ever-increasingly gives student borrowers more to get their votes.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/student-loan-forgiveness-payment-biden/

NEW YORK TIMES
— The more that Musk promotes Trump, the more that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote hatred against Musk.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/20/us/politics/elon-musk-federal-agencies-contracts.html
— Harris Wants Moderate Republicans to Back Her. Are They Out There? (COMMENT: All my critics/opponents, all their operatives, and all their dupes are going to vote for Harris.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/21/us/politics/harris-republican-voters.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: The Democrat Party platform is extremely anti-religious, it is especially anti-Protestant.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/21/us/kamala-harris-religious-church.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Harris and Cheney ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/10/21/kamala-harris-liz-cheney/
— Harris and Trump locked in dead heat in seven-state poll, with some voters still deciding. Former president Donald Trump shows strength in Arizona while Vice President Kamala Harris runs strongest in Georgia.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/10/21/harris-trump-post-schar-school-poll/
— Covid money boosted Chicago’s schools. Now it’s gone, and the city is in crisis.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/covid-money-boosted-chicago-s-schools-now-it-s-gone-and-the-city-is-in-crisis/ar-AA1sDiQV

USA TODAY
— Democrats play the age card against Trump. Democrats have played the age card against me since I was 25 in 1974. My Democrat IRS superiors have always stressed that they did not promote me to GS-13 (currently $115,439/year) by the time I was 25. My Democrat GAO finally promoted me to GS-13 in 1986 after I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976, passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, and became a licensed CPA in 1981.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/10/20/trump-age-fitness-questions/75737348007/
— Trump’s MAGA base might want to brace themselves – Harris could win. It’s hard to look at how the two candidates are performing right now and not objectively see Harris having an advantage. (COMMENT: Democrats ever-increasingly run America. They ever-increasingly make it clear that they are going to use government to get rid of those Republicans who are the following once and for all: conservative, White, male, older, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. If Harris wins, Republicans who are the aforesaid should do much more to protect themselves, their income, and what they own.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2024/10/20/trump-harris-polls-presidential-election/75736443007/
— How do I handle poor attendance problems with employees?  (COMMENT: All my Democrat coworkers and all my Democrat subordinates in the federal government took far more sick days than I did. I worked many more part-time hours for the Park Forest Post Office 1966-1969 because my Democrat coworkers called in sick.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/columnist/2024/10/15/how-to-address-employee-attendance-problems/75635210007/
— According to hate-filled Trump/Vance-hating Trump/Vance haters, everything that Trump/Vance say is false and everything that Harris/Walz say is true.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2024/10/18/vance-denies-trump-lost-2020-election/75728380007/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: According to Democrat and RINO leaders, Affirmative Action and DEI have to continue because minorities and females continue to be discriminated against by Republicans.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/education/2024/10/21/affirmative-action-ban-admissions-effect-2024/75699203007/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Democrats and RINOs run America. According to Democrat and RINO leaders, Harris is going to win they will destroy anyone and everyone who is not happy with that.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/maricopa-country-arizona-election-worker-threats-a4ebf3a3
— Democrat and RINO politicians ever-increasingly push more pot. Pot is poison.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/the-rare-bipartisan-issue-in-this-years-election-recreational-weed-b4950c84
— Trump, Harris and McDonald’s. Her policies would make it harder for young people to flip burgers at fast-food franchises. (COMMENT: If there had been as many illegals when I was young as there are now, they would have gotten the jobs that I got.)
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/donald-trump-mcdonalds-kamala-harris-joe-biden-national-labor-relations-board-fast-food-jobs-d9df630e
— Criminal Migrants Run Free in My District. Homeland Security puts the number at more than 600,000 across the country. (COMMENT: Texas 23rd Congressional District today, your Congressional District tomorrow.)
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/criminal-migrants-run-free-in-my-district-d9594b0d
— FRONT PAGE: Behind Many Powerful Women on Wall Street: A Doting ‘Househusband’ (COMMENT: I have been a househusband since October 1, 1997, but not by choice. To financially justify their forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” on September 30, 1997, my Democrat GAO superiors stressed a) that my wife and I could afford to suffer the $84,910/year loss income in today’s dollars, b) that my Civil Service Retirement System pension would be $65,165/year in today’s dollars, c) that the federal government would continue to pay 72% of our health insurance premiums, d) that my wife had a good paying job, e) that we had no dependents, f) that we had no debts, g) that we had big retirement savings, h) that we owned 915 Cove Cout in Wheaton, i) that we owned cars including two collector cars, j) that I had good health, k) etc.)
https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/successful-professional-women-house-husband-1339832a
https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/stock-market-today-dow-sp500-nasdaq-live-10-21-2024/card/the-rise-of-the-wall-street-househusband–JD390iYyS5KC6zNKO7T1

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— The federal government is striving to be a model for employing people with disabilities (COMMENT: All the employees who my Democrat GAO superiors assigned me to supervise were Democrats who had disabilities and/or were minority, female, veteran, and/or had performance problems. They did everything that they could to turn them against me.)
https://www.govexec.com/workforce/2024/10/federal-government-striving-be-model-employing-people-disabilities-retention-problem/400414/?oref=ge-featured-river-top

JUSTIA
— Public Officials in Defamation Legal Claims (COMMENT: Politics is nasty/vicious. Government is nasty/vicious. Because my critics/opponents know that I have filed lawsuits, they have been very careful about what they say and write about me. They have their “judgement proof” financially troubled operatives and dupes do their dirty work for them. Off the record, they hint/imply/argue that I am a white supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things. I should sue my critics/opponents.)
https://www.justia.com/injury/defamation/defamation-and-public-officials/

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.