AURORA, Ill. -- Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin announced Monday he is jumping into the GOP Illinois primary for governor., State Rep. Avery Bourne is his running mate. She was the youngest legislator to be sworn in to the Illinois General Assembly when she took the oath of office in 2015.In December, sources said the state's richest man, billionaire Ken Griffin, wanted to offer financial support to Irvin to run against Gov. JB Pritzker.
"I am honored and flattered that people are considering me in that light, but right now I'm doing the work for the city of Aurora," he said at a December 16 event.According to multiple sources, Griffin picked Irvin, a moderate in his second term as mayor of the state's second largest city. Griffin also wanted downstate conservative Republican state representative Avery Bourne to be Irvin's running mate, the sources said. She did not return calls seeking comment.
Griffin spent more than $50 million of his own money to defeat Pritzker's progressive income tax referendum, and pledged earlier this year to do whatever it takes to defeat the governor in the next election.
Irvin has an impressive resume, according to his official city bio. He's an Army veteran who served in Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm. He is also a former prosecutor and educator.
Interesting
Not going to win
I like Pritzker.
A paid for politician geez who would’ve thought
Don’t hold your fucking breath.
Lol. Good luck homes
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