{"id":2563,"date":"2015-01-16T14:14:50","date_gmt":"2015-01-16T19:14:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/?p=2563"},"modified":"2015-01-19T14:14:07","modified_gmt":"2015-01-19T19:14:07","slug":"paul-mandrik-for-aurora-alderman-ward-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/paul-mandrik-for-aurora-alderman-ward-8\/","title":{"rendered":"Paul Mandrik for Aurora Alderman (Ward 8)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thanks as always to NTDO Chair Dianne McGuire<\/a> for this enthusiastic write-up. \u00a0(BTW, there are more photos from\u00a0the event on our Flickr Photostream, here<\/a>.)<\/em><\/p>\n

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(L-to-R) Paul Mandrik, Ramin Mikaili and Marina Reznitskaya<\/p><\/div>\n

Candidates for public office all know the drill: \u00a0fundraise, voter contact, fundraise, know the issues, fundraise, attendance at governmental meetings, fundraise\u2026and so it goes! \u00a0Getting off to a great start on this journey on January 13th at the home of White Eagle residents, Marina Reznitskaya and Ramin Mikaili, was Paul Mandrik, candidate for City of Aurora\u2019s \u00a08th Ward Alderman<\/strong>. \u00a0Paul was joined by supporters, including many who have held public office in the past, are currently in office, or have been candidates themselves.<\/p>\n

Guests celebrated a very early Fat Tuesday and enjoyed spicy jambalaya, honey sweetened cornbread, and even a King Cake, made by Rose Johnson, Democratic Precinct 20 Committeewoman. Democratic Precinct 8 Committeeman, Max Bochmann, was lucky enough to find the little plastic baby baked into the cake which, according to tradition, means that Max will be holding next year\u2019s Fat Tuesday\u2019s celebration! \u00a0\u00a0Zydeco music kept the guests entertained! \u00a0Even though the temperature outside was registering a shivery 12 degrees, inside it was hot and spicy!<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>As Paul addressed his guests, he mentioned several issues of concern that have been communicated to him already and he is committed to reaching out to the voters of Ward 8 to gather even more information and input as he campaigns. Paul is a twenty year resident of Ward 8, has been actively involved with his neighborhood associations, has been a small business owner and is committed to improving the quality of life for the residents he hopes to represent and serve in the City of Aurora\u2019s \u00a08th \u00a0Ward.<\/p>\n

UPDATE, 1\/19<\/em>: We especially want to thank and recognize\u00a0the three “sponsors” of Paul’s fundraiser:<\/p>\n