That cleared the lane for Stoller to run without a primary. McCombie at one point had considered running against Stoller but was persuaded by leadership to stay in the House. Toni McCombie is endorsing Nicklaus over Stoller, too. So no surprise Spain would donate $5,000 to Stoller’s opponent.Īnd Rep. Spain and Chuck Weaver served together on the Peoria City Council and never saw eye to eye. Ryan Spain who’s working with Durkin against Stoller. The Weavers have their enemies in the General Assembly, including Rep. There are some subplots to this drama, too. Chuck Weaver - who hand-picked Stoller to succeed him in the Senate. In fact, Weaver’s father is former state Sen.
Mark Luft (who you might know for his other job as the mayor of Pekin). | File photoĭurkin’s move is retribution because Stoller donated to Republican Travis Weaver, who’s challenging House Rep. House Minority Leader Jim Durkin is raising eyebrows about where he's directing Republican funds.
