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“Law-and-Order” Candidate Richard Irvin’s Corruption as Aurora Mayor Exposed

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“Law-and-Order” Candidate Richard Irvin’s Corruption as Aurora Mayor Exposed

In the race for the Illinois GOP nomination for governor, Richard Irvin calls himself the “law-and-order” candidate — but newly-exposed corruption in his role as mayor of Aurora tells a very different story. Last year, Mayor Irvin arrived at the scene of an arrest of his then-girlfriend, accused of hitting a security guard at a…

Top Colorado GOP Gov. Candidate Greg Lopez Reveals His Plan to Rip Away Equal Representation From Coloradans and Rig Elections for Republicans

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Top Colorado GOP Gov. Candidate Greg Lopez Reveals His Plan to Rip Away Equal Representation From Coloradans and Rig Elections for Republicans

“Lopez was clear that his goal is to stop Coloradans’ votes from being counted equally.” Earlier this week, Greg Lopez revealed himself to be even more out of touch with Coloradans than previously thought when he announced his plan to overturn Colorado’s popular vote system and implement an electoral college for statewide candidates. Under Lopez’s…

Chaos Reigns in First Faceoff Between Illinois GOP Gubernatorial Candidates

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Chaos Reigns in First Faceoff Between Illinois GOP Gubernatorial Candidates

This week, GOP candidates in the running for the Illinois gubernatorial nomination sparred during a Chicago Tribune Editorial Board session, the first meeting of all six candidates in the primary. In an increasingly tight race, it’s no surprise that the faceoff was chaotic, messy, and downright ugly. Some highlights: Darren Bailey called Aurora under Mayor…

DGA Statement on Christine Drazan Winning the Oregon GOP Primary for Governor

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DGA Statement on Christine Drazan Winning the Oregon GOP Primary for Governor

DGA Executive Director Noam Lee released the following statement on Christine Drazan winning the GOP primary for governor of Oregon: “Christine Drazan is on the wrong side of Oregon values. She closed out her campaign bragging about support from extremists who want to overturn Roe v. Wade, opposes common-sense efforts to tackle gun violence, voted…

Dangerous Doug Mastriano Is So Extreme Even The RGA is Afraid to Announce Support For Him

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Dangerous Doug Mastriano Is So Extreme Even The RGA is Afraid to Announce Support For Him

Pennsylvania GOP nominee Doug Mastriano’s record is so far out of the mainstream — from busing people to the January 6th insurrection and personally crossing police lines at the U.S. Capitol to pushing dangerous conspiracy theories — that even the Republican Governors Association and other top Republicans are refusing to clearly announce their support for…

DGA Statement on Gov. Brad Little Winning the Idaho GOP Primary for Governor

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DGA Statement on Gov. Brad Little Winning the Idaho GOP Primary for Governor

DGA Executive Director Noam Lee released the following statement on Gov. Brad Little winning the GOP primary for governor of Idaho: “The dangerous division and extremism in the Republican party was on full display in the Idaho GOP primary, which forced the RGA to spend money, time, and resources to bail out Governor Brad Little.…

DGA Statement on Tina Kotek Winning the Democratic Nomination for Oregon Governor

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DGA Statement on Tina Kotek Winning the Democratic Nomination for Oregon Governor

DGA Chair North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper released the following statement in response to Tina Kotek’s primary victory in Oregon:   “Congratulations to Tina Kotek on winning the Democratic nomination for Oregon governor. As a historic Speaker of the House, Tina made record investments in education and affordable housing, raised the minimum wage, chartered a…

DGA Statement on Doug Mastriano Winning the Pennsylvania GOP Primary for Governor

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DGA Statement on Doug Mastriano Winning the Pennsylvania GOP Primary for Governor

DGA Executive Director Noam Lee released the following statement on Doug Mastriano winning the GOP primary for governor of Pennsylvania: “Instead of focusing on kitchen-table issues like strengthening the economy and investing in education, Doug Mastriano is an extremist running on a dangerous agenda that would devastate Pennsylvania families. He led the charge to overturn…

DGA Statement on Josh Shapiro Becoming the Democratic Nominee for Pennsylvania Governor

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DGA Statement on Josh Shapiro Becoming the Democratic Nominee for Pennsylvania Governor

DGA Chair North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper released the following statement in response to Attorney General Josh Shapiro officially becoming the Democratic nominee for Pennsylvania governor: “Attorney General Josh Shapiro is a proven winner with a record of taking on the big fights to get things done for Pennsylvania families, from taking on abusers and…

Why Won’t Richard Irvin Come Clean?

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Why Won’t Richard Irvin Come Clean?

Following last week’s news exposing texts from Illinois GOP gubernatorial candidate Richard Irvin calling Trump an “idiot” and a “bigoted racist,” Irvin still won’t come clean with Illinoisans about his own support of Trump (or lack thereof). In an interview yesterday with WJPF’s Tom Miller, Irvin dodged questions left and right about his voting record,…

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