Gerard's Independent Claim Doesn't Hold Up
Filed State Documents for his Mayoral Political Committee as a Democrat
Don Gerard, throughout his brief
political career, has maintained that he is non-partisan. This is a
stance that does not hold up in either actions nor in documents
Gerard has filed.
On January 26, 2011, I asked Gerard
what his party affiliation is and he responded, “Thank
you for your note and interest in the municipal election on April 5.
I am an independent candidate for a non-partisan position” Gerard
wrote.
Unfortunately, the paper trail betrays
Gerard's assertion that he is non-partisan and an independent. His
very own Friends of Gerard Candidate Political Committee was created
with Form D-1 submitted to the State Board of Elections on September
29, 2010 states on question 5B that his political party affiliation
is “Democratic.”
For those who want to see the document,
it is a matter of public record and a scanned PDF can be seen here:
http://www.elections.il.gov/CampaignDisclosure/CommitteeDetail.aspx?id=22970&pageindex=1
Now I don't care if Don Gerard
subscribes to a certain political leaning. What I do care about is
when he is asked a direct question, that he answers it correctly and
without side-stepping the issue. If he is a Democrat, like his
documents state, then say so if asked.
