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Harris Fawell was in office from January 3, 1985 – January 3, 1999. These buttons and this sticker are most likely from a 1984 election. Harris was a part of the Republican Party.

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Brad Glass was Illinois State Treasurer from 1973–1979. Although not stated, these buttons and sticker are most likely from 1972--before he came into office. Brad was a part of the Republican Party.

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Mary Lou Cowlishaw for GOP State Representative. The Buttons are from the 1982 elections. The re-election sticker falls within her time in office, which was from 1983-2002.

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A campaign poster from the 1972 presidential election with the words "Now More Than Ever." There are also several campaign buttons attached ranging from the years of the 1950's to 1984, Candidates include Reagan, Ford, Paul Findley, Edward Madigan,…

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This Button is for the 1960 Presidential Election whereby John F. Kennedy was running for President. Attached is a maroon ribbon which accentuates the button and includes a donkey medallion for the Democratic Party.

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This button was for the 2016 elections in which this button supported Bernie Sanders for president. Bernie was a Democratic candidate running against Hillary Clinton for the Democratic Nominee.

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Barack Obama Sticker that says "Proud Obama Voter" from either the 2008 or the 2012 elections. Obama was also from the Democratic Party.

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Political Buttons include:
-Barack Obama presidential buttons for 2008 and 2012
-Women for Barack Obama in 2004
-Women for Hillary from either 2008 or 2016
-Bill Clinton and Al Gore in 1992
-A plethora of gay pride buttons including Illinois gay…

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Democrat David Gill thanks his helpers (among which our contributor) for collecting signatures for his 2010 Illinois Congressional campaign.
Even though he wrote he was "convinced that this race is winnable", Gill only reached 35.7% of the votes…

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The gala took place on June 10th 2010 in Washington D.C. It honored Si Kahn ("Legendary Organizer"), Professor Simon Johnson, Congressman Elija Cummings and and WI State Senator Russ Decker.

Johnson is a British American economist who held a few…
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