Jeffrey Leef
Recent News About Jeffrey Leef
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Cameron slips by Leef in 7th Congressional District race
Just more than 800 votes in Tuesday's primary brought a close to political newcomer and University of Chicago Trauma Center director and physician Jefferey Leef's run for the Illinois 7th Congressional District seat.
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As Madigan-Drury rift plays out, Leef wonders how anyone would support the House speaker
Jeff Leef’s reaction to House Speaker Mike Madigan’s (D-Chicago) running feud with Rep. Scott Drury (D-Highwood) over his lack of support for the longtime party leader is to openly wonder how it is anyone, in good faith, could co-sign on any of Madigan's policies.
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Legalizing marijuana without knowing its dangers is irresponsible, Leef says
Jeff Leef, a River Forest physician running in the Republican primary in the 7th Congressional District for the seat held by U.S. Rep. Danny Davis (D-IL), is against the legalization of marijuana, arguing that today’s version of the drug is far different from what was available in the past.
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Leef sees Silverstein donation as product of 'politically corrupt state'
Jeff Leef thinks there is a simple answer to the question of why leaders of the Democratic Victory Fund would support the re-election of Sen. Ira Silverstein (D-Chicago) by contributing more than $55,000 to his campaign. “Because we live in the most politically corrupt state in the America and voters are not bold enough or care enough to vote these morally bankrupt cretins out on their abnormally low set ears,” he told the West Cook News.
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Madigan less than honest in dealing with harassment issue, Leef says
Jeff Leef said he thinks House Speaker Mike Madigan (D-Chicago) handled the sexual harassment scandal plaguing his office in the same way he has every other issue that has threatened his nearly four-decade-long run of power.
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Leef sees GOP endorsement process as 'politicians being politicians'
Jeffrey Leef chalks up rumblings of the Republican endorsement process being “rigged” in favor of Gov. Bruce Rauner to politicians being politicians.
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Leef says lottery chairman's remark reflects on GOP
Jeff Leef says Illinois Lottery Control Board Chairman Blair Garber’s social media remarks about East St. Louis being the “shi*hole of the universe” proves just how much of a joke the entire Republican Party has become.
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Leef taking Ives' side in GOP primary
Jeff Leef is adamant that Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) is really the only choice for Illinois in her GOP primary faceoff with Gov. Bruce Rauner.
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'Reagan Republican' Leef blasts GOP's lack of leadership
Jeff Leef still proudly declares himself a “Reagan Republican,” which makes it all the more difficult for him to digest the stomach-churning depths to which he believes the current GOP has deteriorated.
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Madigan's ouster part of change needed to end Illinois exodus, Leef says
Jeff Leef feels the pain felt by taxpayers in Illinois, making it virtually impossible for the River Forest Republican who is vying for the seat held by longtime U.S. Rep. Danny Davis (D-IL) in the 7th Congressional District to ask residents not to follow their hearts in trying to make things better for themselves.
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Faced with exodus, it's time to oust the charlatans, Leef says
With a new IRS report detailing more than 86,000 people fled Illinois at a cost of nearly $5 billion in adjusted gross income over just a yearlong period, Jeff Leef, a River Forest Republican vying for Congress in the 7th Congressional District, says he’s seen enough from Springfield.
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Leef not surprised about talk of Durkin-Madigan connection
Jeffrey Leef isn’t the least bit surprised by growing talk of Rep. Jim Durkin (R-Western Springs) being in bed with House Speaker Mike Madigan (D-Chicago) and the Democratic machine.
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Leef reflects on his previous bid to unseat Davis
Jeffrey Leef exhales at the thought of not having to defend the signatures he filed to make a run in the 7th Congressional District against U.S. Rep. Danny Davis (D-IL).
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Leef rebuts Martwick on corruption
Republican candidate for Illinois’ 7th Congressional District Dr. Jeffrey Leef, a University of Chicago radiologist, recently responded to the controversy swirling around state Rep. Robert Martwick (D-Chicago), lately a central figure in Illinois’ financial crisis.
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Leef slams AFSCME's 'cavalier attitude,' 'ridiculous demands' amid budget crisis
Dr. Jeffrey Leef, Republican candidate for the 7th Congressional District U.S. House seat, commented on the impasse in negotiations between Gov. Bruce Rauner and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) recently.
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Leef: History, bad leadership, anger fuel Chicago's explosion of violence
Major changes need to happen at the state level to reduce violence in Chicago, Dr. Jeffrey Leef, Republican candidate for the 7th District U.S. House seat, said. Democrats have had 100 years to put their plans in place, Leef said.
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Leef echoes Rauner's calls for term limits to short-circuit political machine
A century-long track record of failed policies has left Illinois with a colossal financial problem, Dr. Jeffrey Leef, Republican candidate for the 7th District U.S. House Seat, told West Cook News.
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Leef: Common Core prime example of government overreach, inefficiency
Dr. Jeffrey Leef, Republican candidate for Illinois' 7th Congressional District seat, spoke out about big government and Common Core recently.
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Leef vows to fight against lack of choices in voting booth, school system
Dr. Jeffrey Leef, the Republican candidate for the 7th District U.S. House Seat, was stunned when he went to vote in the primary election and discovered a large percentage of the positions were unopposed.
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To view Leef's welfare-reform vision, look to Maine
Referencing both historical precedents and current national events, Dr. Jeffrey Leef, a radiologist at the University of Chicago and Republican candidate for Illinois’ 7th Congressional District, recently spoke out on his vision for welfare reform.