Hello! I’m Charlie Wheelan and I’m running for Congress in the 5th District of Illinois to replace Congressman Rahm Emanuel, who has resigned to serve as Barack Obama’s chief of staff.
You can learn more about me at
http://www.WheelanforCongress.com
This was a remarkable day. I remember when Barack Obama spoke at our neighbor’s house, just over the back alley, when he was beginning his run for the Senate. I remember sitting with Leah at the kitchen table reading in the Sun-Times that Obama might run for president, and being thrilled by the mere idea of it. And I remember standing outside the old Capitol in Springfield on a cold January day when he made his official announcement for president-the bookend to what we watched today.
Obama was obviously on the front page of today’s Chicago Tribune. But I want to draw your attention to David Greising’s column in the business section, which focuses on my candidacy. He writes of my candidacy, “This is part of what makes this country great. Congress is chock-full of politicians, certainly. But there are also are a smattering of citizens who get motivated, leave lives of comfort, put themselves in front of the people and try to do some good.”
The timing of the column is not coincidence. Greising writes that Inauguration Day-“when a once-obscure former University of Chicago law professor takes the presidential oath of office”-is a good time to contemplate how a tough race can turn out well. I urge you to read the whole article and pass it on.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/…
If you’re inspired today, please help us capture that momentum to upgrade Congress as well.
Thanks,
Charlie