Politics & Government

Dold Resurfaces on Facebook

Former Congressman restarts Facebook posts more than three months after loss to Brad Schneider.

What has former Rep. Robert Dold (R-Kenilworth) been doing since the Nov. 6 election?

If his Facebook page is any indication, he returned to a public life in a virtual sense March 15 when he updated his profile photo, asked a question about the country’s future, got 35 likes and 55 comments. His previous post was made Nov. 6.

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“What should we be doing to leave our children a better and more prosperous America?” Dold asked his social media followers.

Two days later Dold was at it again posting a photo from a 2012 St. Patrick’s Day parade he called one of his favorites asking people how they celebrated the day.

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On March 20, Dold gave a shout out to Wheeling High School Principal Lazaro Lopez when he was named principal of the year. Dold frequently praised Lopez’s work at Wheeling. Tuesday he encouraged people to vote in the upcoming April 9 elections.

Patch reached out to Dold to learn what future plans he might have. The former Congressman has not responded as of press time, but we will update the story if he does.


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