Jim Oberweis
Jim Oberweis
James D. "Jim" Oberweisis an American businessman, investment manager and politician from the state of Illinois. The owner of Oberweis Dairy, in North Aurora near Chicago, he is currently a member of the Illinois Senate, representing the 25th district since January 2013...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth10 June 1946
CountryUnited States of America
attribute good great maybe quite running
She's spontaneous. I think that's a great attribute when you're treasurer, maybe not quite so good when you're running for governor.
previous stand
I stand here with no involvement with any previous administration. Judy's been in Springfield for 25 years.
ad harsh portray
Did the ad effectively portray our position? Yes. Was the ad too harsh in its tone? Probably.
against record vote
Your record is, you didn't vote against those increases.
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This is a poster child for what's wrong with the Republican Party. Here's a guy who's supposed to be a high-ranking officer of the Republican Party, yet he's paid an $809,000 commission to lobby on behalf of the Democratic governor's bond debt deal.
argue favor judy sounds tax
Sounds like we need Judy here to argue in favor of a tax increase.
either former four serve time
During my time we've had four former governor's either serve time or be indicted.
dance purpose somebody
That's the purpose of the commercial, she will dance with anyone. We need somebody that won't dance with anyone.
I'm pretty concerned, it doesn't look real good.
accept ethics leadership party run types
How can we run as a leadership party on ethics when we accept those types of contributions?
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I didn't know the facts of the case. I didn't know as much about George Ryan's history as I do today. I wish I had known more.
actions believe change difficult kinds necessary stand
I believe it would be very, very difficult for her to stand up and take the kinds of actions that would be necessary to change that culture.
clarity investing lack respect
That's one of the challenges of investing in China, is the lack of clarity with respect to tax positions.
clear corruption culture pervasive
It's very clear that she has been a part of this culture in Springfield, a part of the whole culture of corruption that has been pervasive in this state.