Julie Hamos: A Different Approach for policy making for IL-10

by: bored now

Wed Oct 07, 2009 at 07:58:32 AM CDT

Julie Hamos spoke before Northside DFA at their October meeting, talking about why she's running for Congress in Illinois's 10th Congressional District.

Hamos had previously spoken before the group, but this time as a candidate for Congress in the Democratic primary. Questions were again pointed, but handled with aplomb.

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Members of Northside DFA largely live outside of the 10th Congressional District, but have been workhorses in prior election cycles. Both Julie Hamos and Dan Seals (whose video appeared yesterday) showed up to speak and take questions from the group. As in the IL-05 special election earlier in the year, this open seat has drawn a remarkable group of candidates. Coming so early in 2010, it promises to attract attention from across the country.

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Hamos finally said something that turned me on -- her support for public transit. This is something important to me both personally, as a nondriver, and ideologically. But I wonder how strongly it will resonate throughout the 10th district.

Bill Thomasson

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by: wathomasson @ Wed Oct 07, 2009 at 11:20:19 AM CDT

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That was the topic when I first met Julie (0.00 / 0)

Daniel Biss hosted a small campaign event in Wilmette that focused on public transportation. Julie came to speak that afternoon about her efforts to fund and expand routes and options. This is important to me as a Northbrook resident.

It wasn't until the intrepid Northfield Township Democrats fielded a slate to run for the Township Board that we discovered that the incumbent (and re-elected, unfortunately) President had refused a bus that would or could have been used for Senior transportation in the township. This is quite a problem for seniors - and even workers who need affordable transportation to the Pace bus stop and the Metra station. Taxi fare is high, and predictably creeps higher from year to year. There are no buses that provide convenient transportation from neighborhoods to the central shopping district.

by: Books Alive @ Thu Oct 08, 2009 at 07:55:16 AM CDT

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More Rescue, Less Reform (0.00 / 0)

The RTA still does not have verifiable, replicable measures to evaluate performance year to year, making the recovery ratio a basket of oranges one year and a basket of apples the next.

Rep. Hamos said that transit wanted a blank check and her reform package made sure that didn't happen. I'm afraid there are different ways to effect a blank check and until the RTA's structural and management issues are addressed (see Inspector General's Jan 2007 report), Rep. Hamos' bill provided a short-term fix but long term reform? That claim is more than a few bus seats short.

by: Suzanne @ Thu Oct 08, 2009 at 08:14:28 AM CDT

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