It happened this afternoon.
Dan Kotowski, former head of a struggling gun control group in Illinois and now Illinois state senator, resigned his seat, effective October 5th.
He claims he’s leaving to become the head of a non-profit.
Folks, read the tea leaves. You don’t leave a safe Illinois Senate district to go to work for some non-profit.
We’re glad to see him leave the senate. He always has been a raving, anti-gun lunatic. That didn’t change when he left the Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence Ownership.
Northwest suburban state lawmaker resigns amid budget stalemate
(Chicago Tribune) – A northwest suburban Democratic state senator who was up for re-election next year announced his resignation to take a job as the head of a child advocacy organization
Sen. Dan Kotowski of Park Ridge said Tuesday that he will be leaving office Oct. 5 to become president and CEO of Chicago-based ChildServ, which provides foster care and runs group homes in Lisle, Naperville and Downers Grove.
Kotowski joined the Senate in 2007 and helps oversee budget matters and spending. In recent months, he’s been a frequent critic of Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner’s efforts to cut child care and other social service programs.
A rat deserting a sinking ship.
We need a few dozen corrupt Chicago pols to do the same thing.
I’m little curoious where Childserv’s primary funding comes from…. My suspicion would be taxpayer’s wallets via the state?
Something’s up. Like you said, people don’t just give up safe senate seats.
Especially a dedicated left-winger like Kotowski.
He didn’t suddenly get religion, I’m sure.
Sam
One of the worst leaves?
It’s a good day for a drink.
It’s 5 O’clock somewhere!
Cheers!
Did the feds make him an offer he couldn’t refuse? That’s my guess.
Corruption? Or was he one of Jared from Subway’s buddies?
Good riddance. He would be better suited as a cellmate of Rod Blagojevich though.
There is more to this. It hascnothing to do with being a bad dan.
In short, his new gig is tied to mrs. Rauner’s charity.
Getting koto out forces cullerton to spend 2-4 million that he wasn’t planning on spending.
Rauner has plenty of cash to make the race competitive and then some.
Rauner is playing masterful chess to strip Dems of their super-majority in both houses of the G.A.
Now you know…
Koto gets to be home w wife and kids.
While making better money. And the gov owes him one.
This does not smell right this clown is a mouth piece for the Chicago machine yet he is leaving?
Rats jump ship when it is sinking, what does this guy know that we dont?
Koto leaving? That’s good news.
If it is as Indirect Action writes, then Dan Kotowski leaving is an even better thing.