Column: Jim Oberweis is on the campaign trail — again – Champaign News-Gazette

Jim Dey: "At 78 and still bursting with energy and ambition, a former Illinois Republican state senator who was — presumably — retired and living in Bonita Springs, Fla., has announced he’s running for a Florida U.S. House seat. ... Times have changed in Florida over the years. So Oberweis probably will not be seen as a Yankee carpetbagger, but it’s a certainty he’ll be seen as a political carpetbagger by other GOP hopefuls vying for the party’s nomination."
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Hello, Indiana!
1 year ago

A 78 year old entering politics isn’t good for anyone. There are tons of elderly people on both sides of the aisle that need to get a hobby or stay home.

debtsor
1 year ago

Running for office is his hobby. He lost the business to private equity in bankruptcy.

Leaving Soon, just not soon enough
1 year ago

Another Illinois pensioner spending their pension money in Florida. Florida thanks all the northern blue states for all economic activity they bring to the state.

mqyl
1 year ago

A 78-year-old isn’t “bursting with energy.” Sorry for the reality check.

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