Independent and Minor Party Candidates on the Ballot in Illinois on November 3rd, 2020

URGING ALL MINOR PARTY SUPPORTERS AND INDEPENDENT VOTERS IN ILLINOIS

TO WORK TOGETHER ELECTING THESE CANDIDATES ON NOVEMBER 3RD

TO PUT BOTH THE DEMOCRATIC AND REPUBLICAN PARTIES OUT OF POWER

LIBERTARIANS, GREENS, AND INDEPENDENTS

ON THE BALLOT IN ILLINOIS

Candidates for U.S. President Who Were Nominated by Parties

- Jo Jorgensen (Libertarian) [on ballot]
- Howie Hawkins (Green) [on ballot]
- Gloria LaRiva (Party for Socialism and Liberation) [on ballot]
- Brian Carroll (American Solidarity) [on ballot]


Registered Write-In Candidates for President in Illinois

* Note: Write-in candidates for president must be officially registered in Illinois according to state law. Votes for Jesse Ventura, Kanye West, Mickey Mouse, and other non-registered candidates will not be considered valid in Illinois.


Candidates on Ballots in a Significant Number of States:

- Jade Simmons (Independent) [write-in]
- Phil Andrew Collins (Prohibition) [write-in]
- Don Blankenship (Constitution) [write-in]


Candidates Running in Illinois Only, or Just a Few States:

- Barbara Ruth Bellar (Republican) [write-in]
- Eric C. “R19” Boddie (Non-Affiliated) [write-in]
- Todd Cella (Independent) [write-in]
- Mark Robert Charles (Independent) [write-in]
- Randall Patrick Foltyniewicz [write-in]
- Shawn W. Howard [write-in] (w/ Alyssa C. Howard for V.P.)
- Princess Khadijah Maryam Jacob-Fambro (Independent)
- Kevin McKee [write-in]
- David Jeffrey Nash [write-in]
- Bryan Robinson [write-in]
- Deborah Ann “Debbie” Rouse (Non-Affiliated) [write-in]
- Mary Ruth Caro Simmons [write-in]
- James Timothy Struck [write-in]
- Marcus Errellius Sykes [write-in]
- Joseph Kishore Tanniru [write-in]
- Kasey J. Wells (Independent) [write-in]
- Andy Hope Williams, Jr. [write-in]


Candidates for United States Senator

Candidates on the Ballot:

- Daniel F. “Daniel” Malouf (Libertarian Party) [on ballot]

- David N. Black (Green Party) [on ballot]

- Willie F. Wilson (Willie Wilson Party) [on ballot]

Registered Write-In Candidates:

- Kevin Keely [write-in]

- Albert A. Schaal [write-in]

- Lowell Martin Seida [write-in]
___________________________________________________________________________________


Candidates for United States Representative from Illinois, by District #

District 1:

 - Ruth Pellegrini (Independent) [write-in]


District 4:

- Ruben Sosa (Independent) [write-in]


District 5:

- Tom Wilda (Green)
- Frank Rowder (Independent)

District 6:

 - Bill Redpath (Libertarian)

District 7:

 - Tracy Jennings (Independent)
- Richard Mayers [write-in]
- Deirdre N. McCloskey [write-in]

District 8:

 - Preston G. Nelson (Libertarian)

District 10:

 - David Rych (Libertarian)
- Joseph W. “Joe” Kopsick (Mutualist) [write-in]
- Bradley Heinz (Independent) [apparently dropped out; possibly still running]

District 11:

 - Jon Harlson (Libertarian; unknown whether formally nominated by party) [write-in]

District 14:

 - Joseph Monack [write-in]

District 16:

- Roy Jones [write-in]
- Branden “Brad” McCullough (Libertarian; unknown whether formally nominated) [write-in]





Candidates for Illinois General Assembly, by District #

       [No; that's not a mistake having to do with the previous section;
no independent nor third party candidates in districts 1-16 were found]


District 17:

 - Chris Kruger (Green)


District 18:

 - Sean Matlis (Independent)


District 19:

 - Joseph Schreiner (Libertarian)


District 28:

 - Paris Walker Thomas (Independent) [write-in]


District 44:

 - Todd Zimmerman (Independent) [write-in]


District 45:

 - Michael Camerer [may be an independent write-in candidate; unknown; check online]



District 52:

 - Alia Sarfraz (Green)


District 55:

 - Glenn Olofson (Libertarian)


District 70:

 - Sasha Cohen (Libertarian or independent; unknown) [write-in]
[Also running for DeKalb County Board from District 05]


District 78:

 - Joshua Flynn (Libertarian)


District 80:

 - Clayton Cleveland (Libertarian)


District 85:

 - Anna Schiefelbein (Green)


District 87:

 - Angel Sides (Green)


District 88:

 - Kenneth Allison (Libertarian)

- John Cook (Independent)


District 89:

 - Alexander Haas (Constitution or independent; unknown) [may be a write-in candidate]


District 92:

 - Chad Grimm (Libertarian)


District 96:

 - John Keating (Green)

District 100:

 - Ralph Sides (Pro-Gun Pro-Life Party)

 - Thomas Kuna-Jacob (Bull Moose or independent; unknown) [may be a write-in]


District 103:

 - Brad Bielert (Libertarian)


District 110:

 - Kody Czerwonka (Independent)


District 113:

 - Mark Elmore (Libertarian)
- Ryan Musick (Constitution)


District 115:

 - Ian Peak (Libertarian)

- Randy Auxier (Green)


District 117:

 - Scott M. Schluter (Libertarian or independent; unknown) [may be a write-in]




Candidates for County-Level Positions, by County

Cook County
- State's Attorney - Brian Dennehy (Libertarian)
- Metropolitan Water Reclamation District:
   - Tammie Vinson (Green)
   - Troy Hernandez (Green)
   - Rachel Wales (Green)

DeKalb County
- County Board 05 - Sasha Cohen (Libertarian) [Also running for Illinois State Assembly from District 70]

DeWitt County
- Circuit Clerk - Nathan Florey (Libertarian)

Jackson County
- Circuit Clerk - Jessica Bradshaw (Green)
- County Board 03 - Joshua Hellman (Green)
- County Board 04 - Rich Whitney (Green)
- County Board 06 - Charlie Howe (Green)

Kankakee County
- Auditor - Kyle Evans (Libertarian)
- Circuit Clerk - Nicole Scott (Libertarian)
- County Board 13 - Jacob Collins (Libertarian)
- County Board 23 - Jim Byrne (Libertarian)

Lake County
- State's Attorney - Eric Sindermann (Independent) [not on ballot, but eligible to be written in, but not legally eligible to be seated unless the requirements for the office are challenged in a lawsuit]
- Coroner - [Refraining from voting potentially suggests sympathy for former Lake County Coroner Thomas Rudd's campaign to protest his exclusion from the ballot]

McHenry County
- Auditor - Jim Young (Libertarian)
- Coroner - Kelly Liebmann (Libertarian)

McLean County
- Auditor - Kevin Woodard (Libertarian)
- County Board 03 - Derek Evans (Libertarian)
- County Board 05 - Jo Anne Litwiller (Libertarian)
- County Board 06 - David Scarpelli (Libertarian)
- County Board 07 - Darin Kaeb (Libertarian)

Montgomery County
- County Board 02 (VF2) - Jake Leonard (Libertarian)

Peoria County
- Auditor - Joe Rusch (Libertarian)
- County Clerk - Ann Agama (Libertarian)
- Coroner - Eric Shaffer (Libertarian)
- County Board 11 - Chris Buckely (Libertarian)
- County Board 17 - Tom Inman (Libertarian)

Tazewell County
- Auditor - Kaden Nelms (Libertarian)
- County Board Chair - Eric Stahl (Libertarian)

Author's Notes

#1
     The author would like to give thanks to the Libertarian Party of Lake County, Illinois; the Green Party of Lake County, Illinois; and presidential candidate Phil A. Collins, for the information contained herein.

#2
     If all minor party and independent candidates for Illinois State Assembly had formed a coalition, and nominated one candidate for each of the 23 seats listed in the State Assembly section above, and all 23 of them were to win election, then that coalition would control just under 19.5% of the Illinois State Assembly's 118 seats.

Compiled on October 31st, 2020

Published on October 31st, 2020
Edited and Expanded on November 5th, 2020

Libertarian Party Nominates Dr. Jo Jorgensen for President, by Joe Monack

Libertarian Party Nominates Dr. Jo Jorgensen for President

by Joe Monack

Written on May 23rd, 2020

     On Saturday, May 23rd, 2020, the Libertarian Party nominated Dr. Jo Jorgensen for president at a virtual convention with about 1,000 delegates from 50 states and D.C. 

     After several rounds of runoff voting, Jorgensen received 51 percent to secure the nomination for president. Other candidates seeking the nomination at the convention were Adam Kokesh, Jim Gray, John Monds, Vermin Supreme, and Jacob Hornberger. (Congressman Justin Amash of Michigan said he was going to run but dropped out before the convention began.)

     Jorgensen was born in Libertyville, IL in 1957. She got her Bachelor's in psychology at Baylor and then an MBA from Southern Methodist University. Finally, she earned a Doctorate from Clemson where she is now a senior lecturer of psychology. She was the Vice-Presidential candidate of the Libertarian Party in 1996, running on a ticket with Harry Browne.

     Jorgensen is the Libertarian Party's first female presidential candidate in its history of elections dating back to 1972. She is considered more moderate/pragmatic than others in the party -- a feature that could theoretically dampen her support among some purists, but could also bring in more mainstream voters who dislike both Donald Trump and Joe Biden. For example, Jorgensen does not argue that we need to totally eliminate government, like an anarchist would, but that, "We have got to cut the size and scope of the government." 

     Despite being seen as somewhat moderate for a Libertarian, she is still less "statist" (that being the use of government to attempt to solve problems) than the two major parties' candidates. She called the government's response to coronavirus “the biggest assault on our liberties I’ve seen in my lifetime" and opposes government bailouts for businesses, unlike Trump and Biden. The Libertarian Party is sometimes described as socially liberal, economically conservative, although many describe themselves as consistently for liberty or consistently against government meddling.

     Her running mate will be chosen on Sunday as the convention continues for a third day. There may also be a vote on whether to make the porcupine the official mascot of the Libertarian Party, although that's still up in the air.

     For more information on Dr. Jo, visit her website.  http://joj2020.com/

Sources:

http://reason.com/2020/05/23/jo-jorgensen-wins-libertarian-party-presidential-nomination/

http://www.kgun9.com/news/political/jo-jorgensen-named-first-female-libertarian-presidential-nominee

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jo_Jorgensen

http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2020/05/16/michigan-congressman-justin-amash-drops-out-of-presidential-race-as-third-party-candidate/

Update (written on May 24th, 2020):

Spike Cohen won the VP nomination.

Written by Joseph Monack on May 23^rd and 24^th, 2020

Published to this site on May 24^th, 2020

with permission from the author