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 Einhaus loses election bid 

   By Karlie Baker
   IV Leader Staff, Mar 15, 2007

    IVCC student and Oglesby mayor hopeful Jimmy Einhaus met defeat in the Feb. 27 primary election. Einhaus opposed incumbent Jerry Scott, commissioner Tony Torres and previous mayoral candidate Don Finley.
    Torres and Finley will go on the ballot in the general election with 33 and 36 percent of the votes, respectively. Scott, the oldest candidate, and Einhaus, the youngest, were ousted.
    The results of this election make a fine statement by the people of Oglesby—they do not want a representative too old, nor too young, to lead the town.
    Einhaus has decided to use this experience as a lesson learned. “I’ve found that every person has their own different role in an election,” he said. “Mine was to increase awareness of troubles in Oglesby politics.”
    Einhaus has no intention of changing his plan to pursue politics due to the election results.

 

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