CD-5: Deb Gordils files as a Green

Deb Gordils, who challenged Ald. Dick Mell (33rd Ward) for alderman in 2003, has filed her petitions with the Illinois Board of Elections. Despite a number of candidates expressing interest in the race, Gordils is the first Green candidate to file.

In 2003, Gordils encountered some heavy-handed tactics to shoo her from the race against Mell – from an aggressive legal challenge to get her thrown off the ballot to alleged intimidation by a crony who showed up one day at her front door. Gordils stayed in the race, however, and forced Mell to use his political army to win his own re-election instead of helping his politically weak ally Ald. Vilma Colom (35th Ward), ultimately leading to her loss to Rey Colon. 

Filings: http://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionInformation/LatestFiled.aspx?id=26

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One Response to “CD-5: Deb Gordils files as a Green”

  1. Deb Leticia Gordils Says:
    January 24th, 2009 at 2:50 pm

    Thanks for telling it exactly the way it happened. That race has prepared me to handle the upcoming negative challenges to my campaign. With the voters permission and votes, I look forward to representing the Illinois Green Party and the 5th District by putting the interest of the people first for a better Illinois.

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