Roll Call is reporting that Marty Ozinga III has been chosen by the GOP county chairmen to run against Debbie Halvorson in the 11th Congressional District:
Chicago-area concrete contractor Martin Ozinga (R) is expected to be added next month to the November ballot to succeed Illinois GOP Rep. Jerry Weller, a Republican operative in the Land of Lincoln told Roll Call on Monday.
For weeks, Republican county chairmen in Weller’s central Illinois district have worked their way through a list of 20 potential replacements for New Lenox Mayor Tim Baldermann, who abruptly dropped out of the race to replace Weller a month ago.
As late as last week, Ozinga and local pizza chain owner Harry Bond were considered early favorites to replace Baldermann.
On Monday afternoon, the eight county-level GOP leaders in the district announced that Baldermann’s replacement would be named officially on April 30. The meeting was called by 11th district State Central Committeewoman Barbara Peterson.
For more on Ozinga -- and how he created front companies to acquire city contracts set aside for minority-owned businesses -- go here.
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