Friday, August 16, 2019

Illinois is losing an example of what good government is all about

Secretary of State Jesse White won’t seek reelection — for real this time
White has been Illinois secretary of state since 1999 — and won all 102 counties in victories in 2002, 2006, 2010 and 2014. His current term is a record sixth term. 

By Tina Sfondeles and Rachel Hinton Aug 15, 2019, 9:30am CDT



Although he’s toyed with retiring before, Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White — at 85 — says he won’t seek reelection in 2022.

White will finish his sixth term and won’t seek a seventh, spokesman Dave Druker said Thursday. White has plenty more to do in life “beyond being secretary of state,” Druker said.

“He enjoys working with the Tumblers and young people, and he’s going to stay involved in charitable events,” Druker said, referring to the Jesse White Tumbling Team, which White founded in 1959.

White has been Illinois secretary of state since 1999 — and won all 102 counties in victories in 2002, 2006, 2010 and 2014. His current term is a record sixth term.

2 comments:

  1. Anonymous8/16/2019

    Old school, non- Bolshevik Democrat.

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  2. Anonymous8/17/2019

    Jesse White is a good person... That said, he was a tool for the Democratic Party his entire political life.

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