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Article: Pucinski Braces for Fight In 1996 for a Third Term
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- Chicago Sun-Times
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- June 14, 1995
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She's fighting back.
Circuit Court Clerk Aurelia M. Pucinski, who is expecting a
powerful challenge to her bid for a third term in 1996, has lined up
the support of 29 of the 80 Democratic ward and township
committeemen.
Mayor Daley and Cook County Board President John H. Stroger want
to dump Pucinski, according to Democratic sources.
Ald. Thomas Murphy (18th), a lawyer, is pondering a run against
Pucinski. Daley's camp believes that Murphy could defeat Pucinski in
the March primary. Cook County Recorder of Deeds Jesse C. White has
been touted by some party leaders as a replacement for Pucinski.
Cook County Board Commissioner Maria Pappas, an outspoken critic
of Pucinski's ...