Scott Jennings is a senior political contributor for CNN, founder of RunSwitch Public Relations and a Republican strategist who served in the George W. Bush White House. He also hosts a daily radio program on the Salem Radio Network.
Alex Marlow has served as editor-in-chief of Breitbart News Network since he was 27, having been hired by the late Andrew Breitbart at age 21. He is also the author of three New York Times bestsellers published by Simon & Schuster.
Dr. Carrie D. Mendoza is a Chicago emergency medicine physician, board-certified by the American Board of Emergency Medicine, who spoke at a Thursday protest outside the Local 134 building against Cardinal Cupich’s award to a Planned Parenthood donor.
Bob Fioretti, a South Side Chicago native and civil rights attorney with more than three decades of legal experience, is the Republican candidate for Illinois attorney general who has pledged to overhaul the state’s SAFE-T Act on his first day in office.
Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., serving his fifth term representing Silicon Valley, defended Rep. Ilhan Omar against citizenship questions in a Fox News clip, calling the scrutiny politically motivated. Khanna serves on the House Armed Services Committee and is the author of two books on economic policy.
Republican Bryan A. Drew, a trial attorney and small-business owner from southern Illinois, is running for Illinois Comptroller on a platform of greater spending transparency and fraud prevention ahead of the Nov. 3 election.
Investigative journalist John Kraft of the Edgar County Watchdogs is tracking two active government accountability cases: an alleged conflict of interest involving an Illinois Prisoner Review Board member and an illegal out-of-county clinic operated by a public hospital district.
Kirk Allen, co-founder of the Edgar County Watchdogs, is following the Illinois State Police investigation of the Colchester Fire Protection District, which involves allegations of missing memorial funds, fuel theft and falsified emergency run times.
John Yoo, the Emanuel S. Heller Professor of Law at UC Berkeley School of Law, says the Alaska Supreme Court retains authority to remove the second Dan Sullivan from the ballot if evidence shows his campaign was organized and funded by Democrats.
Don Tracy is a Springfield-based attorney and Senior Counsel at Brown, Hay & Stephens — the oldest law firm in Illinois — who is challenging Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton for the U.S. Senate seat with eight days remaining before the Nov. 4 election. His public-service record spans chairing the Illinois Gaming Board, leading the Illinois Republican Party, and practicing corporate and employment law for decades.