Do people accuse the Civic Federation of being a Republican organization?
People point more toward the fact that we are primarily a business-funded organization. We’re non-partisan. We don’t take any political positions. The by-laws dictate that. As a business organization, my members don’t want to be mayor or governor or overthrow the government of the Water Reclamation District or take a seat on the county board. They just want the government to operate more efficiently and more reasonably and hopefully to lessen the burden on the taxpayers. It is reasonable for people to draw the conclusion that I am a Republican [having worked for two Republican governors]. To describe me as a Republican is a fair assessment, but I don’t promote myself as a Republican. I worked with Barack Obama in Springfield and knew him very well. I played basketball with him. Like many Illinoisans, I was thrilled to see someone we knew become president of the United States. I took my daughters to the inauguration. I work with whomever. Sen. Don Harmon has carried a lot of reform bill
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