5th Congressional District race for Emanuel seat heats up

There are about two dozen candidates running in the special election to fill the 5th Congressional District seat vacancy, the seat formerly held by Rahm Emanuel, who resigned to become the chief of staff to President Barack Obama.

We've had several candidates on the radio show to discuss the issues includign Justin Oberman (who just withdrew) and State Rep. John Fritchey (who was on last week). Next week, State Rep. Sara Feigenholtz will be on the show. The audio podcasts of the interviews are also available online.

Here's the complete list as of Jan. 23, 2009:

•Democratic Party candidate & State Rep. John Fritchey (Filed 01/12/09--Active)[1]
•Green Party candidate & activist Matt Reichel (Filed 01/19/09--Active)
•Green Party candidate & environmentalist Mark Arnold Fredrickson (Filed 01/16/09--Active)
•Democratic Party candidate & Cook County commissioner Mike Quigley (Filed 01/19/09)
•Democratic Party candidate & State Representative Sara Feigenholtz (Filed 01/12/09--Active)
•Democratic Party candidate & economist Charles Wheelan (Filed 01/12/08--Active)
•Democratic Party candidate & labor lawyer Tom Geoghegan (Filed 01/19/09--Active)
•Democratic Party candidate & physician Dr. Alexander Victor Forys (Filed 01/15/09--Active)
•Democratic Party candidate & Alderman Pat O'Connor (Filed 01/19/09--Active)
•Democratic candidate & entrepreneur Cary Capparelli (Filed 01/19/09--Active)
•Democratic Party candidate & commercial airline pilot Jan A Danatelli (Filed 01/19/09-Active)
•Republican Party candidate & real estate agent Tom Hanson (Filed 01/14/09--Active)
•Republican Party Candidate & Minuteman activist Rosanna Pulido (Filed 01/19/09--Active)
•Democratic Party candidate Frank Annunzio (Filed 01/19/09--Active)
•Green Party candidate Debra "Deb" Leticia Gordilis (Filed 01/15/09--Active)
•Republican Party Candidate & former profesional wrestler Jon Stewart (Filed 01/19/09--Active)
•Democratic Party candidate Roger A Thompson III (Filed 01/19/09--Active)
•Democratic Party candidate Paul J Bryar (Filed 01/19/09--Active)
•Democratic Party candidate Carlos A Montegudo (Filed 01/19/09--Active)
•Republican Party candidate Gregory A Bedell (Filed 01/19/09--Active)
•Democratic Party candidate Pete Dagher (Filed 01/19/09--Active)
•Green Party candidate Alan Auguston (Filed 01/19/09--Active)
•Republican Party candidate David J Anderson (Filed 01/19/09--Active)
•Republican Party candidate Daniel S Kay (Karkusiewicz)(Filed 01/19/09--Active)
•Green Party candidate Simon Ribeiro (Filed 01/19/09--Active)

-- Ray Hanania
http://www.radiochicagoland.com/