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| Text on Button | LEONARD FRANK ARONS FOR REAGAN DELEGATE 1980 |
| Image Description | Blue text on an orange background. |
| Curl Text | PERSONAL SERVICE CO. SPRINGFIELD ILL 62701 (union bug) |
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| Additional Information | Leonard Frank Arons ran for, and was successful in his bid to become, a delegate for Ronald Reagan’s 1980 presidential campaign. Arons got his start in politics as a part of the College Republicans at Illinois State University. Arons, a Republican, ran twice to unseat long-time incumbent Democrat John E. Scott for a Missouri State Senate seat. Running on a platform of a unique combination of experience as a former public school teacher and a private attorney, Arons vowed to eliminate sales tax on food, reform the welfare system, and uphold traditional family values. In both races, Arons took in about 30% of the vote to Scott’s 60%. |
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1996 voters' guide. (1996, November 1). St. Louis Post-Dispatch, p. 64. Retrieved from https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/141687962/?terms=leonard%2Barons&ma… Arons, Leonard F (2005, July 11). In Our Campaigns. Retrieved July 1, 2020, from https://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=98919 Haake, D. (1980, March 20). Upsets scored on both sides in state Legislature bids. The Pantagraph, p. A5. Retrieved from https://www.newspapers.com/image/72594586/?terms=LEONARD%2BFRANK%2BARONS Set fee hearing schedule. (1973, May 16). The Vidette, 85(108), p. 5. Retrieved from https://videttearchive.ilstu.edu/?a=d&d=vid19730516-01.2.17&e=-------en…------ |
| Catalog ID | PO0815 |