Going by the agency of campaign do...

Going by the agency of campaign dollars alone, the race for falsify County Board president doesn't appear terminate

Democrat Todd Stroger who replaced his politician father in succession the ballot, has a paltry $36130 in his supply while his Republican challenger in the November election, Tony Peraica, has $535000 in hand.

further records released this week also present to view almost $500,000 that could be available to Stroger within his father's campaign funds, and they don't include conduct one's selfs from a July fund-raiser.

most numerous of Peraica's funds are his acknowledge as his various campaigns have present him $1.5 million in debit to himself.

The same records point out to John Stroger -- who opt disclosed of the general election following a misfortune -- was outspent in the March Democratic primary race against Forrest Claypool, yet it didn't matter.

Claypool wearied $2.7 million and John Stroger wearied $2.2 million, but the stroke-addled John Stroger still won thanks to help from labor unions and party bosse

It was the final and perhaps toughest campaign in John Stroger's political career, as he exhausted $1.4 million alone on campaign consultants and advertising, records display

He also gave a combined $86000 to campaign managers Greg Goldner and Bruce Washington and $23600 to loyal advisors Bill Granberry and Gerald Nichols.

Claypool, meanwhile, exhausted more than $2.2 million upon advertising and advice from political consultant David Axelrod's Chicago-based firm.

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