Hassan wrote, "how can we support republican george? they don't like immigrants!"
FYI: Tony Peraica is an immigrant. He was born in Croatia. For what it's worth, he's a Roman Catholic and his wife Nilofar Peraica is Sunni Muslim. Aside from that, Mr. Peraica has vowed to enforce Wiedersberg's Law, which has not been enforced by the current State's Attorney Dick Devine. Wiedersberg's Law is the Illinois law making it a felony to attack an on-duty cabdriver.
Letters were sent out asking for support for the enforcement of Wiedersberg's Law to various politicians, including Tony Peraica, Dick Devine and Anita Alvarez. Peraica was the only one to definitively state that he would enforce the law. Devine's office sent a "we'll look into it" letter.
If you want to blindly support a candidate based on party affiliation, that's your choice. A lot of people vote the party line. I don't.
From the Periaca Web site:
Tony Peraica has lived the American dream.
Born 51 years ago in Croatia, Tony came to America at the age of 13, after losing both of his parents, unable to speak a word of English.
Despite his circumstances, Tony persevered and went on to earn his B.A. in Political Science from the University of Illinois at Chicago and J.D. from The John Marshall Law School. Tony was admitted to the Illinois Bar in 1984. During the ensuing 20 years, Tony built a thriving law practice.
In addition to his professional pursuits, Tony has stayed very involved in his community.
From 1990 to 1992 he served as a Special Assistant for the Attorney General of Illinois. He founded the South Loop Chamber of Commerce in 1990 and is currently the Commerce Secretary. From 1995 to 1997, Tony served as the International Vice President for the Boy Scouts of America. In 1996, Tony was appointed by former Governor Jim Edgar to the Illinois Department of Professional Regulation where he served four years.
Tony is very proud of his ethnic heritage. He served as the National President of the Croatian American Association for 5 years (1992 - 1995 and 1997) and is currently the Illinois President. In 2000, Peraica was honored as the "Man of the Year" by the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights.
Tony sought county offices previously as the Republican nominee for Cook County Treasurer in 1998. In the 2002 primary, Tony was elected as the Lyons Township Republican Committeeman. Later that year, he was elected to the 16th District seat on the Cook County Board of Commissioners where he has served since 2003.
In 2006, Tony was re-elected to both the Lyons Township Republican Committeeman and the 16th District seat on the Cook County Board.
Tony credits his accomplishments to the support of Nilo, his loving wife of 29 years, and his two wonderful children, Marko and Anisa. He and his family live in Riverside, Illinois.
Main question was "is George making a union?" Not answered by Mr. Lutfallah. Glad you like Tony George. Now how about the question: who makes up the cab drivers "union" that supports him?
