Conservative Candidates Illinois 2014 And Some Of Their Predecessors

By Leslie Ball


Illinois joined the union on December 3, 1818, to become the 21st state of the United States of America. The first elected governor was Shadrach Bond, who belonged to the then-Independent Party. He ran unopposed in what was described by historians as the Era of Good Feelings. More recently, Bruce Rauner was one of the conservative candidates Illinois 2014, when he was elected to succeed incumbent Patrick Quinn.

Another Republican governor of Illinois, Patrick Quinn served for six years, from 2009 and 2015. He assumed the office upon the impeachment of his predecessor, Rod Blagojevich, who was removed from office following charges of corruption. Quinn later won election to the office.

Before Bond was elected as governor, he served in Congress, representing what was then known as the Territory of Illinois. During the period immediately following the Napoleonic Wars; America had a sense of national purpose and a thirst for unity. In the wake of the disintegration of the Federalist Party, the bitter bickering between itself and the Democrat-Republican party was able to cool down. It wasn't an era of good feelings for everybody.

Joe Walsh was a Congressman for the Eighth District between 2011 and 2013. In the middle of his term, the district was redrawn and he failed to hold onto his office when he ran for Congress in the new 14th district. At one time, he regarded himself a moderate Republican. Apparently, the moderate party was too left-wing for him and he now supports the mega-conservative Tea Party. He is also fiercely critical of President Barack Obama. Walsh the politician is not the same individual as Joe Walsh, Eagle guitarist.

Influential Alan Keyes has never held public office, although he has made several attempts. He ran for a Senate seat in 1988, 1992, and 2004. He also attempted to become president in 1996, 2000, and 2008. President Ronald Reagan appointed him to serve as Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs for two years between 1985 and 1987. He took up talk show hosting for a career change.

Stanford University graduate, Richard Uihlein, is an American businessman and generous donor to conservative causes. Dedicated to the premise of keeping his money out of the hot little hands of the government, he supports conservative Republicans and their allies in the tea party. He and his wife run a packaging supply company.

Before Joe Walsh and his predecessor Melissa Bean, Philip Crane held the critical post of representative to the 8th Congressional District, which includes Chicago, from 1969 to 2005, a term of 36 years. In 1990, he ran unsuccessfully for president against Ronald Reagan. He is the son of a physician and college professor, George Washington crane III.

Unarguably, the most renowned conservative politician from Illinois was Abraham Lincoln, 16th United States president. He was a member of the Whig Party, which was formed to oppose the liberal Democratic policies of then-president Andrew Jackson. Lincoln went down in history for freeing the slaves and shepherding the country through the Civil War years. He was shot in the head by John Wilkes Booth just days after the surrender of General Lee brought the war to a close.




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