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Mar 31, 2023Liked by Julie Vassilatos

Well, that is definitely alarming.

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Yes it is. In an interview last night that I was listening to on the radio, he was asked about this. Sighing and sputtering in his irritated manner he said he doesn't even know Betsy DeVos and certainly isn't taking money from her. Made me raise my eyebrows, the shameless lying. And today, someone else who heard that interview produced a lot more evidence of connections between Vallas and DeVos. I just posted that too.

Thanks for reading and commenting Katie!

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Mar 30, 2023Liked by Julie Vassilatos

It's like they say, if the Republicans think he's a Republican......

Shame on Dick Durbin for endorsing this guy.

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could hardly agree more, Teri. But the groundswell of donors from the Who's Who of Big Business in Chicago is quite astonishing. They are pulling out all the stops. This piece from the Tribune lists Vallas's array of big business donors and it's a lot! The piece does acknowledge the IL Federation for Children PAC donations but does not say who they are affiliated with: https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/elections/ct-vallas-johnson-donors-education-business-20230329-d62rvbnidvbo7aiodyxkhrj6gm-story.html

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