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DinahMoeHum

(23,265 posts)
Sat Mar 13, 2021, 01:50 PM Mar 2021

Alexi Giannoulias is running for Secretary of the State of Illinois

He's former Illinois state treasurer, looking to replace retiring secretary of state Jesse White, who's retiring in 2022 .

I'll let the tweet below explain why he deserves support:



His Twitter account:
https://twitter.com/Giannoulias

His website:
https://www.alexiforus.com/

A Politico story (first 1/3 of the post):
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2020/12/01/secretary-giannoulias-blowback-for-vasquez-the-comed-profit-machine-491021



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Alexi Giannoulias is running for Secretary of the State of Illinois (Original Post) DinahMoeHum Mar 2021 OP
Alexi deserves support for a lot of reasons! murielm99 Mar 2021 #1
K&R MustLoveBeagles Mar 2021 #2
K&R for visibility. crickets Mar 2021 #3

murielm99

(32,499 posts)
1. Alexi deserves support for a lot of reasons!
Sat Mar 13, 2021, 02:04 PM
Mar 2021

I have been getting information about his prospective run for some time.

Alexi is smart, accessible and right for the job.

There are about five people expressing an interest in running. Some of them are just as qualified. It will take a while to see how this develops.

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