Rod Blagojevich's Democratic State Central Committee Endorsed Him In 2006

"[Blagojevich] represents in my mind the future of the Democratic Party in Illinois." - Mike Madigan, Chairman

Rod Blagojevich's top allies on the Democratic State Central Committee

Party Chairman and 3^rd Congressional District Committeeman: Mike Madigan.
How he helped Blagojevich: Co-chaired Blagojevich's 2006 re-election campaign.

1^st Congressional District Committeeman: Bobby Rush
How he helped Blagojevich: Endorsed Blagojevich's choice of Roland Burris to fill the vacant Senate seat.

2^nd Congressional District Committeeman: Emil Jones
How he helped Blagojevich: Co-chaired Blagojevich's 2006 re-election campaign, killed the recall amendment and held up ethics legislation.

4^th Congressional District Committeewoman: Iris Martinez
How she helped Blagojevich: Voted to kill the recall amendment in the State Senate.

5^th Congressional District Committeeman: Jim DeLeo
How he helped Blagojevich: Major Blagojevich ally in the State Senate. Voted to kill the recall amendment. Donated $105,000 to Blagojevich's campaign.

7^th Congressional District Committeeman: Danny Davis
How he helped Blagojevich: Endorsed Blagojevich's choice of Roland Burris to fill the vacant Senate seat.

9^th Congressional District Committeewoman: Carol Ronen
How she helped Blagojevich: Boosted her state pension by $38,000 a year by serving as a "senior advisor" to Blagojevich for a few months after she retired from the State Senate. Donated $60,000 to Blagojevich's campaigns.

11^th Congressional District Committeeman: Pat Welch
His ties to Blagojevich: Blagojevich campaigned hard to re-elect him in 2004.

11^th Congressional District Committeewoman: Debbie Halverson
What she did for Blagojevich: Held up the ethics bill and the recall amendment in her rules committee for months at Emil Jones' and Rod Blagojevich's behest.

12^th Congressional District Committeeman: Jerry Costello
What he did for Blagojevich: Donated $53,500 to Blagojevich's campaigns.

15^th Congressional District Committeewoman: Lynn Foster
What she did for Blagojevich: Donated $6,500 to Blagojevich's campaigns.

19^th Congressional District Committeeman: Jay Hoffman
What he did for Blagojevich: Rod Blagojevich's floor leader in the Illinois State House. Donated almost $54,000 to Blagojevich's campaigns.

And the rest who did nothing while the Democratic Party produced the most corrupt governor in Illinois history

1^st Congressional District Committeewoman: Connie Howard (Illinois State Representative)
2^nd Congressional District Committeewoman: Carrie Austin (Chicago Alderman)
4^th Congressional District Committeeman: Ricardo Munoz (Chicago Alderman)
5^th Congressional District Committeewoman: Cynthia Santos (Water Reclamation district commissioner)
9^th Congressional District Committeeman: William Marovitz (Former State Representative and Senator)
10^th Congressional District Committeewoman: Lauren Beth Gash (Former State Representative)
16^th Congressional District Committeewoman: Linda McNeely (Rockford Alderman)
3^rd Congressional District Committeewoman: Helen Ozmina Barc
6^th Congressional District Committeeman: Robert Wagner
6^th Congressional District Committeewoman: Joan Brennan
7^th Congressional District Committeewoman: Darlena Williams-Burnett
8^th Congressional District Committeeman: Steven Powell
8^th Congressional District Committeewoman: Nancy Shepherdson
10^th Congressional District Committeeman: Bill Crowley
12^th Congressional District Committeewoman: Barb Brown
13^th Congressional District Committeeman: Kyle R. Hastings
13^th Congressional District Committeewoman: Julia Kennedy Beckman
14^th Congressional District Committeeman: Mark Guethle
14^th Congressional District Committeewoman: Elizabeth Penesis
15^th Congressional District Committeeman: Terry Redman
16^th Congressional District Committeeman: John Nelson
17^th Congressional District Committeeman: Don Johnston
17^th Congressional District Committeewoman: Mary Boland
18^th Congressional District Committeeman: James K. Polk
18^th Congressional District Committeewoman: Shirley McCombs
19^th Congressional District Committeewoman: Ellen Sinclair