Grassroots rising 2010: Patrick Hughes fights for position ahead of Illinois Primary
Tuesday, December 8, 2009 at 11:50AM Update
Dec. 9, 2009
Candidate Patrick Hughes has received an endorsement from the Vernon Township GOP. The Illinois Review said, "[Rep. Mark]Kirk lost the US Senate endorsement outright to Hinsdale Businessman Patrick Hughes who grabbed the Vernon endorsement with 64.3% of the committeeman vote."
by Kay B. Day
Republican strategists have their hands full these days, in the aftermath of NY-23 and the postlude to party leaders’ endorsements of candidates like Gov. Charlie Crist. Still striking a nerve is the fiasco with DeeDee Scozzafava, a Republican who ended up endorsing a Democrat despite the fact the GOP spent nearly $1 million on her candidacy. Then there was fallout over Crist’s so-called anointment in a primary field that included popular former speaker of the House Marco Rubio, a fallout that transcended Florida and had a national impact. Current conditions are enough to give any GOPer worth his salt a headache or two. And now Republicans in Illinois are seeing another bold candidate jump into a primary battle: Patrick Hughes.
Patrick Hughes and his family live in Hinsdale, Ill. Hughes is opposing Rep. Mark Kirk in the GOP primary to run in the 2010 Senate race for the seat Sen. Roland Burris is vacating.
