AADC releases its endorsements for the April 4, 2023 non-partisan elections
The Arab American Democratic Club, the largest grassroots Arab American political and voting organization in Illinois, proudly announces its endorsements for candidates running in the April 4, 2023 non-partisan General Elections.
Early voting begins on March 20 and we urge you to support your community by supporting these candidates in your municipality or district:
FOR MAYOR OF CHICAGO
We strongly endorse PAUL VALLAS.
During his appearance at AADC’s Feb. 12, Candidate’s Forum and Brunch, Vallas demonstrated not only his knowledge of the issues that Arab Americans face, but detailed his long history of involvement working with Arab Americans in the schools and in the Chicagoland region.
Mr. Vallas has promised to restore the annual Arabesque Festival, the Advisory Council on Arab Affairs that former Mayor Rahm Emanuel cancelled for racist reasons in 2009 immediately after he was elected Mayor. Vallas also promised to ensure that Arab Americans would not only be a part of his administration at different government levels and positions, but he would also reach out to Arab American organizations to discuss important issues facing the city of Chicago and its residents.
https://www.paulvallas2023.com/
the creation of the Advisory Commission on Arab Affairs, 1983.
FOR CHICAGO ALDERMAN
Jessica Guiterrez, 30th ward
Lamont Robinson, 4th Ward
FOR PALOS SCHOOL DISTRICT 118
We strongly endorse Suzan Atallah who has a long history as an educator working at Stagg High school and has dedicated her life to educating children.
https://suzanforpalos118.com/
FOR SCHOOL DISTRICT 230 (Orland, Tinley Palos)
We strongly endorse Mohammed Jaber. Jaber has been active in local high school related issues for many years and is running for a four year term.
FOR BOLINGBROOK TRUSTEES:
Michael Carpanzano
Jean Kelly
Jose Quintero
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FOR ORLAND FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
Matthew G. Rafferty
William Bonnar Jr.
https://OrlandFirstResponders.com
FOR ORLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT 135
Linda Peckham Dodge
Frank Lattyak
Alan Kastengren
FOR MORAINE VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Tracy Sullivan
Jose “Yusuf” Vidal Valdes
FOR TINLEY PARK PARK DISTRICT
Ashley Rubino and Bernie O’Boyle
http://parksoverpolitics.com/
FOR HARVEY MAYOR
Anthony McCaskill
https://www.votemccaskill.com/
FOR MARKHAM ALDERMAN
1st ward Brenna Hampton Houser
2nd Ward Wanda Jean McDowell
3rd Ward Joseph G. Bertrand
FOR MAYOR OF PALOS PARK
Ronette Leal McCarthy
https://www.ourpalospark.com/
Ray Hanania is an award winning political and humor columnist who analyzes American and Middle East politics, and life in general. He is an author of several books.
Hanania covered Chicago Politics and Chicago City Hall from 1976 through 1992 at the Daily Southtown and the Chicago Sun-Times. He began writing in 1975 publishing The Middle Eastern Voice newspaper in Chicago (1975-1977). He later published “The National Arab American Times” newspaper (2004-2007).
Hanania writes weekly columns on Middle East and American Arab issues as Special US Correspondent for the Arab News ArabNews.com, at TheArabDailyNews.com, and at SuburbanChicagoland.com. He has published weekly columns in the Jerusalem Post newspaper, YNetNews.com, Newsday, the Orlando Sentinel, Houston Chronical, and Arlington Heights Daily Herald.
Hanania is the recipient of four (4) Chicago Headline Club “Peter Lisagor Awards” for Column writing. In November 2006, he was named “Best Ethnic American Columnist” by the New American Media. In 2009, Hanania received the prestigious Sigma Delta Chi Award for Writing from the Society of Professional Journalists. He is the recipient of the MT Mehdi Courage in Journalism Award. He was honored for his writing skills with two (2) Chicago Stick-o-Type awards from the Chicago Newspaper Guild. In 1990, Hanania was nominated by the Chicago Sun-Times editors for a Pulitzer Prize for his four-part series on the Palestinian Intifada.
His writings have also been honored by two national Awards from ADC for his writing, and from the National Arab American Journalists Association.
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