Adam Andrzejewski was raised in the close knit, farming community of Herscher, IL, in Kankakee County. He is the oldest of seven children. After college, Adam and his brother started a family publishing business. The Andrzejewski brothers published hometown phonebooks and competed against the perceived "monopoly" of the telephone company's yellow page directories. After selling his shares he started the government reform group For the Good of Illinois that lead to posting of over $1B in public spending online. He is currently running for the Republican nomination for Governor in Illinois challenging the entrenched Chicago politicians.
Adam Andrzejewski
Will My Army of Davids Beat Boardroom Goliaths?
by Adam AndrzejewskiAs the clock winds down on the Illinois Governor’s race, the question on everyone’s mind is whether a newcomer like me, running on robust policy and an American success story, can beat a gaggle of Country Club Republicans and also-rans.
I’m Adam Andrzejewski, the entrepreneur who grew up in central Illinois, worked hard, and ended up successful enough to retire at age 37. Instead of hanging out the beach while managing my portfolio, I started up a non-profit focusing on transparency, and quickly got over $1 billion of public spending placed on-line. That kind of ‘Every Dime on Line, in Real Time” transparency, coupled with my aggressive ethics reform modeled after those passed in Louisiana by Bobby Jindal, are the foundation of my policy agenda to reform Illinois.
The question is, can I pull this off? I was written off early by the cynical and jaundiced political press, but I perservered through months of Lincoln Day Dinners, radio interviews, and candidate forums, all of which were fantastic opportunities to meet the people of Illinois. I noticed something interesting every time I was out on the campaign trail. When people saw me and heard my message they liked what they heard – a lot. No matter how much money was dumped into the campaign by the connected donors financing the other 5 establishment candidates, I was always within striking distance.
Then, just in the last 2 weeks, our campaign started to capture the imagination. With just over one week to go, it was announced that Lech Walesa was coming to Chicago to endorse me. That set off a firestorm of press coverage and interest in the blogosphere. Now, the level of national interest has brought in a flood of small donations and volunteers from around the country. As you read this, people from across the country have offered to log in to call centers and send e-mails, all to assist the my Campaign.
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Open Invitation to the One Year Anniversary of the Tea Party Movement in Chicago
by Adam AndrzejewskiIt all started in Chicago. Rick Santelli’s call to arms was broadcast from Chicago. The first Tea Party was last year on a cold day in February. I heard you. We need a new generation of leaders that will serve the people, not the political class. My campaign for Governor started because I heard you and I still hear you.
The Tea Party movement is now a year old and what better place to celebrate the movement than in Chicago. We will be at the Dierksen Federal Building plaza at 2:30pm having a rally in honor of the movement and to celebrate all that we’ve accomplished.
I’m also bringing in someone who knows a little something about freedom and just a few decades ago he was fighting in Eastern Europe and Ronald Reagan stood at his side. Lech Walesa will be addressing the gathering to tell us about his struggles.
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