Personal PAC News and Announcements

March 20, 2018 Primary Election Endorsed Winners
Personal PAC
Congratulations to the PPAC-endorsed candidates who won their March 20 primary races. A full list of endorsed winners is available here.
See Dear Evan Hansen in Chicago to benefit Personal PAC
Personal PAC
Personal PAC has premium and regular orchestra tickets available for the Tony Award-winner for Best Musical, Dear Evan Hansen, at the Oriental Theater on March 1 and 5, 2019. Ticket purchases benefit Personal PAC. Click here to purchase your tickets.
Who Will Defeat Governor Rauner?
Personal PAC
For a message from Personal PAC's President & CEO on the decision to endorse JB Pritzker, please c lick here for a .pdf.
2018 Primary Election Endorsements
Personal PAC
Personal PAC is proud to announce our endorsements for the 2018 primary election. State law allows you to bring this information with you when voting. A PDF with a listing of these endorsements may be found here: Primary Endorsement Release.pdf.
Save HB 40 Flyers Out
Personal PAC
Click on the following link to access our Save HB 40 leaflet! HB40Leaflet_Nov2017.pdf.
Personal PAC Ad Book Contract
Personal PAC
In preparation for our Annual Awards Luncheon with Joy Reid, we ask that interested parties fill out and return the Ad Book Ad Contract that can be found here: Ad Book Contract 2017.docx
Personal PAC and Men4Choice #CallBullshit on Anti-Choice Politicians and Policies
Personal PAC
Campaign designed to engage men to join fight to protect women’s reproductive rights. No man has to put up with this bullshit. Why should any woman? #CallBullshit Read about it in our press release: CallBS Final Release.pdf
Personal PAC Testifies Before the Illinois House
Personal PAC
Personal PAC President & CEO, Terry Cosgrove, testified before the Illinois House "Economic & Justice Equity Committee" on May 10, 2017. To read his full testimony, click here: House Committee Testimony_Cosgrove.pdf
Personal PAC Releases New Statewide Poll
Personal PAC
Today, Personal PAC released the results of a statewide poll it recently conducted showing that Governor Rauner is completely out of step with the vast majority of Illinois voters on the issue of abortion. To read the Press Release, click here (Press Release_Poll.pdf). To view the full poll results, click here (IllinoisResults 1.pdf).
HB 40 Related Documents
Personal PAC
Please click here to view Governor Rauner's 2014 Perosnal PAC Questionnaire (Bruce Rauner, 2014, Governor.pdf). Please click here to view Governor Thompson's 1977 veto letter (Gov. Thompson Veto Message 1977.pdf). Please click here to view Diana and Bruce Rauner's full page 2014 Chicago Tribune ad in favor of choice (FINAL_Trib_Full_100 Rauner Pro-Choice.pdf).

Upcoming Personal PAC Events

October 30 - Personal PAC Annual Awards Luncheon; Keynote speaker Joy Reid. Awardees include Khadine Bennett, Advocacy and Intergovernmental Affairs Director at the ACLU of Illinois; Jackie Kaplan-Perkins, Director of Human Rights Watch in Chicago; and Tina Tchen, Former Chief of Staff to First Lady Michelle Obama. For more information and to purchase tickets/tables, click here.

August 22 - Join Personal PAC and Men4Choice at a screening of "Birthright: A War Story" on August 22 at Landmark's Century Centre Cinema at 7:15 PM or on August 23 at Landmark's Renaissance Place Cinema at 4:30 PM or 7:15 PM.

August 10 - Personal PAC held a critical update about the threats to reproductive rights in Illinois and across the country. Guest Speakers: Illinois Senator and Senate Sponsor of HB 40, Heather Steans.

July 26 - Personal PAC held an HB40 Thank You and Celebration event for the legislators that fought to pass HB40 through the IL House and Senate.

Reproductive Health News

Word on the Street: Keeping county officials' salary frozen makes sense
Journal Star
The union also endorsed the Democratic incumbent, Pat Quinn. Grimm received about 121,500 votes in an election Rauner won by about 140,000 votes. They form a significant constituency in McCann's Springfield-area district. In 2016, McCann survived a primary challenge from a Rauner-backed candidate. Jehan Gordon-Booth holding her daughter Jianna as she presented a piece of legislation on the House floor.
Planned Parenthood leader calls for taking bold steps to improve country
New Haven Register
The organization offers reproductive health care to 200,000 patients a day, according to its annual report. Ann Richards, who, giving the keynote address at the 1988 Democratic National Convention, said of then-Vice President George H.W. Bush, "Poor George, he can't help it. Sarah Gantley of Wethersfield, who works at Planned Parenthood in Meriden, said, "She just really inspired me to want to do more.
Beating Grove an uphill battle for pair of not so well known challengers in 16th senate district
The Bakersfield Californian
So she decided to go for it. The 16th state senate district is the largest senate district in California in terms of geographic size. It is 52 percent white and 36 percent Latino, and Republicans enjoy a 14 percent registration advantage over Democrats. Grove, 53, was born in Bakersfield and raised in Arvin. She joined the military and served in Germany.