Upstart Illinois Republican governor candidate Rick Heidner spent nearly $250,000 to get name on ballot – Chicago Tribune*

Republican gubernatorial candidates Rick Heidner, facing from left, former state Sen. Darren Bailey, DuPage County Sheriff James Mendrick and Ted Dabrowski listen to moderator Dean Kaisner during a candidate forum in Washington, Illinois, Jan. 15, 2026. (Troy Stolt/for the Chicago Tribune)Heidner, a controversial Barrington Hills business executive who put $1 million into his own campaign and who has a new digital ad in which he labels himself as a “Trump Republican for Governor,” also reported receiving $181,000 from a recently funded political action committee led by executives of a construction firm that partners on many of his real estate projects.
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Deb
4 months ago

Isn’t he the RHINO backed by Pritzker and the Dems? I wonder who actually paid for it.

Last edited 4 months ago by Deb

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