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New Bio Chronicles Rise of Glenn Poshard from Deep Poverty in southern Illinois to Congress and SIU President

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Glenn Poshard discusses his book, Son of Southern Illinois: Glenn
Poshard's Life in Politics and Education, that includes his upbringing
and values in southern Illinois, military service, entry into politics,
principled stands on PAC money, abortion and guns that cost him the
Illinois Governor's race, problems the Democrats have with rural and
working class voters, the Poshard Foundation for Abused Children, and
much more.

Robin A. Johnson is a governmental relations, public policy and political consultant. He is an expert on government reform issues and has consulted with numerous local governments on consolidation/merger, public-private partnerships and full-cost accounting of public services. Robin has also helped candidates win elections for the U.S. Senate, U.S. Congress, state legislature, judiciary and local government. Robin served as a consultant to the Office of Statewide Performance Review in the Illinois Governor’s Office and is former director of the Illinois Center for Competitive Government, a partnership between the Illinois Comptroller’s Office and the Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs at Western Illinois University. Prior to that, he was Director of the Local Government Affairs Division of the Illinois Comptroller’s Office. Robin served on the Board of Directors of the National Council for Public-Private Partnerships (NCPPP) in 1999-2000.