{"id":1039,"date":"2021-12-02T13:38:09","date_gmt":"2021-12-02T19:38:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bostforcongress.com\/?p=1039"},"modified":"2022-01-18T15:10:22","modified_gmt":"2022-01-18T21:10:22","slug":"bost-announces-endorsements-from-35-mayors-and-village-presidents-across-southern-illinois","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostforcongress.com\/?p=1039","title":{"rendered":"BOST ANNOUNCES ENDORSEMENTS FROM 35 MAYORS AND VILLAGE PRESIDENTS ACROSS SOUTHERN ILLINOIS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

MURPHYSBORO, IL<\/strong>\u2013 U.S. Representative Mike Bost (IL-12) today announced that his re-election campaign has been endorsed by 35 mayors and village presidents from across the newly redistricted 12th<\/sup> Congressional District. These endorsements add to the list of 21 Republican Central Committee Leaders and 4 State Representatives who have announced their support for Bost.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAs mayors and village presidents for communities across Southern Illinois, we are proud to endorse Congressman Mike Bost for re-election in the 12th District,\u201d <\/em>said the community leaders in a joint statement.<\/strong> \u201cMike has never forgotten where he came from; he is accessible to his constituents and understands the importance of working closely with local leaders to better our communities. Mike is a fighter and a leader in Congress and we need him to be our voice in Washington, D.C.\u201d<\/em>

\u201cI am honored by the number of mayors and village presidents who have put their trust and confidence in me,\u201d <\/em>said Bost.<\/strong> \u201cThe most important job I have in Congress is to protect and serve my constituents, and I have been proud to work very closely with municipalities to ensure that the needs of the people of Southern Illinois are met. I am very grateful for the substantial number of endorsements I am receiving and look forward to continue building coalitions of support across the 12th<\/sup> District.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mayors and Village Presidents Endorsing Bost:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Steve Schomaker
Village President of Albers<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scott Tripp
Village President of Alto Pass<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Candice Cotter
Mayor of Ava<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fred Kondritz
Mayor of Benton<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mike Bullard
Mayor of Bluford<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kevin Timmermann 
Mayor of Breese<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tom Page
Mayor of Chester<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bob Hill
Mayor of Columbia<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Guy Alongi
Mayor of DuQuoin<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Randy Morgan
Mayor of East Cape Girardeau<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lance Bedar
Mayor of Elkville<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kenny Kempfer
Village President of Evansville<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mike Dreith
Mayor of Fairfield<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Merrill Prange
Village President of Fults<\/p>\n\n\n\n

John McPeek
Mayor of Harrisburg<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Steve Frattini
Mayor of Herrin<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mike Absher
Mayor of Marion<\/p>\n\n\n\n

David Taylor
Mayor of McClure<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Don Canada
Mayor of Metropolis<\/p>\n\n\n\n

John Lewis
Mayor of Mt. Vernon<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Will Stephens
Mayor of Murphysboro<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joe Behnken
Mayor of New Athens<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Herb Roach
Mayor of O\u2019Fallon<\/p>\n\n\n\n

David Jasper
Mayor of Okawville<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mark Wilson
Village President of Prairie Du Rocher<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Robert Spencer
Mayor of Pinckneyville<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bob Weilmuenster
Mayor of Shiloh<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Michael Smallwood
Mayor of Smithton<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jason Schlimme
Mayor of Sparta<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Andy Gerlach
Mayor of Steeleville<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Howard Heavner
Village President of Valmeyer<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Don Wisely
Mayor of Vergennes<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Steve Penrod
Mayor of Vienna<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thomas Smith
Mayor of Waterloo<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tom Jordan
Mayor of West Frankfort <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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MURPHYSBORO, IL\u2013 U.S. Representative Mike Bost (IL-12) today announced that his re-election campaign has been endorsed by 35 mayors and village presidents from across the newly redistricted 12th Congressional District. These endorsements add to the list of 21 Republican Central Committee Leaders and 4 State Representatives who have announced their support for Bost. \u201cAs mayors and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":1044,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4,11,3],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bostforcongress.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1039"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bostforcongress.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bostforcongress.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bostforcongress.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bostforcongress.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1039"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bostforcongress.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1039\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bostforcongress.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1044"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bostforcongress.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1039"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bostforcongress.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1039"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bostforcongress.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1039"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}