County Board’s Segobiano takes parting shot at his own party

Posted on November 2, 2018
Sego Froelich
Cheryl Froelich, Republican candidate for the District 8 seat on the McLean County Board, is touting an endorsement from incumbent Democrat Paul Segobiano.
(From Cheryl Froelich McLean County Board Facebook page)

 

By Howard Packowitz

BLOOMINGTON – Departing McLean County Board member Paul Segobiano is making good on his threat of jumping ship after losing last spring’s Democratic primary.

Segobiano has held the District 8 seat, representing parts of Bloomington’s west side, since the 1970’s. Newcomer Shayna Watchinski defeated Segobiano in the primary by a little more than 70 percent of the vote.

On Thursday, GOP candidate Cheryl Froelich and the McLean County Republican Party released a statement from Segobiano saying he’s backing Froelich.

“We are at a crossroads, and there’s no place for activism on the McLean County Board,” said Segobiano.

Froelich called Segobiano a long-time faithful public servant. The Republican Party said more local Democrats are realizing the “new” Democratic Party is bringing Chicago-style politics to McLean County.

“Political activism that calls for aggression and not listening to all sides” does not represent the county, local Republicans said on their Facebook page.

Libertarian Steve Suess is also running for District 8 seat.

Howard Packowitz can be reached at [email protected]

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