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Lake Co. Board Chairman Suzi Schmidt to run for State Senate 7/28/2009
Lake County News-Sun
By DAN MORAN DMORAN@SCN1.COM
May 7, 2009
LAKE VILLA -- The deck continued to shuffle this week in the 31st State Senate district, with Lake County Board Chairman Suzi Schmidt announcing her intention to run in 2010 for the seat formerly held by fellow Republican Adeline Geo-Karis.
"I've been mulling this over for a long time, probably for the last four months," Schmidt said late Wednesday. "I always have problems with the state (government), and I thought I'd just get my name out there."
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Schmidt, who has chaired the County Board for the last nine years, would be making a move toward a seat being vacated by incumbent Democrat Michael Bond of Grayslake, who announced last week that he intends to pursue the 10th U.S. Congressional District seat currently held by Republican Mark Kirk.
To date, no other candidates have thrown their hats into the ring for Bond's seat, but Schmidt said she feels the calendar is already moving toward the next election cycle.
"We have to pick up petitions in August, (then) they're due in October," she said. "The primary is in February, and then the general is in November, so it's coming up quicker than we think."
A 21-year board veteran, Schmidt said financial concerns are at the top of her list of priorities.
"We're working out the county budget right now -- which will be balanced, by the way," she said, "but there's such a financial mess down in Springfield. I don't understand how they can't figure that out."
