Blogging Mayor Bill Gentes aims for higher office
Bill Gentes, mayor of Round Lake, Ill., is running for state senate as a Democrat in the 26th district. He has the good sense to separate his campaign blog from his mayor blog. The Libertyville Review, which called him "blogging mayor" in their first reference to him in a story on his race, reports:
"If elected, Gentes said he would 'act as a cheerleader for the region,' blogging all the while to keep his would-be constituents informed."
Our interview with Blogging Bill from December 2007 is here.
In its primary endorsement, the Chicago Tribune calls Gentes an "engaged, effective public servant." Wonder what impact his blogging had on inspiring such words?
Nov. 5 Update: Gentes lost. Perhaps because of a mini-scandal. Or perhaps because some of his opponents clearly hate his guts, as is clear by the comments here. Details on what apparently was a loud and tough campaign here.
He lost because he's a poor leader. Lying was just the recent thing that he's gotten caught at.
Posted by: Eliza Gonzales | November 19, 2008 at 07:46 PM