Does David Toborowsky really live at the address he submitted on his application to run for the Jefferson County Board of Education? Where does he really live? Anyone know?
Does David Toborowsky live in Fern Creek?
2009 property tax records reveal that Toborowsky’s address is 8705 Sanctuary Lane, Louisville, 40291
Or does David Toborowsky live in Buechel?
The newest White Pages (March 2010) says his address is 109 Spring Creek Court, 40218
Or is he a long-time East End resident like Brent McKim insists in a super crabby letter to the editor in the October 8, 2010, Courier-Journal? Read it HERE.
The address Toborowsky submitted to the Board of Elections is 2606 Alia Court.
What a coincidence! That’s the same address of his friend, Chris Thieneman, according to property tax records and campaign finance records. I’ve posted an ancient 2008 C-J story that connects the two fellows. It’s at the end of this post, after the Brent McKim crabby letter.
What else can I tell you? Well, there are no property transfers for 2606 Alia Circle in the past year.
Early this afternoon, a super nice lady in the county clerk’s office transferred me to an equally nice man who looked up 2606 Alia Circle and confirmed that the current property owner is, guess who? Chris Thieneman.
I know. Shocking.
According to the campaign contributions list to Todd Lally, Chris Thieneman gave 2606 Alia Court as his residence as of June 30, 2010.
April Smith also gave 2606 Alia Circle as her residence when she made a $1000 donation to Chris Thieneman when he ran for mayor. Maybe she’s a relative. Or an imaginary friend. Who knows? A quick search on The Courier-Journal’s campaign contribution database turned up a BOATLOAD OF DONORS associated with 2606 Alia Circle. Maybe there is a glitch in the database search but it’s so crazy I can’t explain it. I’m going to punt this to some media person who can figure it out. I have to cook supper and this post is running way too long.
Anyway. Let’s say there’s been some terrible bureaucratic mistake and Thieneman sold his house the day after his June 30th campaign contribution. That means Toborowsky has lived at 2606 Alia for three months, tops. Does that fit your description of the “quite some time” East End resident McKim says he is?
If someone ponies up a lease and says Toborowsky started renting 2606 Alia on July 1st, I’ll have a tough time believing that. Won’t you?
Like I said in an earlier post, something smells fishy.
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Here’s Brent McKim’s complete crabby letter that the CJ will likely archive it in a few weeks:
COURIER-JOURNAL, October 8, 2010: READER LETTERS- A RESPONSE TO LETTER-WRITER’S CRTICISM OF JCTA – We feel compelled to respond to the recent letters to the editor from supporters of state Rep. Larry Clark and Board of Education member Debbie Wesslund. The letters contain inaccurate statements and misleading allegations about the endorsements of the Jefferson County Teachers Association. It is telling that the letters fail to make positive statements in support of Wesslund and Clark but resort to union-bashing and personal attacks on the leadership of the JCTA.
Contrary to the content of the letters, the JCTA president and executive director do not select school board candidates. A committee of 13 educators interviews candidates and determines the union’s endorsements. Again, leadership does not vote on this committee.
Our committee was concerned with Wesslund’s lack of leadership on the school board. For example, teachers understand that Wesslund’s over-emphasis on high-stakes testing creates tremendous pressure to narrow curriculum and “teach to the test.” The committee was also concerned that Clark’s negativity has reached the point that he is no longer an agent of positive change for our community. Clark voted to slash funding for extended school services for our most vulnerable learners, to cut funding for Family Resource and Youth Service Centers, to cut funding for the state’s Safe Schools programs, and to cut funding for other vital educational programs. Stated simply, the committee clearly did not consider either of these candidates the best candidates for working families and our children and chose to endorse their opponents.
Contrary to several inaccurate and misleading statements made in the letters, JCTA does not use union dues for partisan political campaigns.
David Toborowsky, the school board candidate endorsed by teachers, has lived in eastern Jefferson County for quite some time and meets all residency requirements. JCTA did not “recruit” nor did it ask Toborowsky to run for school board. Our committee, nevertheless, was very pleased that a good candidate decided to challenge Wesslund.
Growing up with a father who was a teacher, Toborowsky is passionate about children and public education, and he cares deeply about making our schools more responsive to parents and the community. Brian Simpson, the candidate endorsed by JCTA in his challenge to Clark, is a working father, a 21-year employee at UPS and understands the issues facing working families in Jefferson County. Simpson will make an excellent state representative.
BRENT McKIM
President
Jefferson County
Teachers Association
Louisville 40208
DENNIS WISEMAN
Chairman
Better Schools Kentucky
Louisville 40208
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Here’s the Feb 1, 2008, Courier-Journal story from Joe Gerth that connects friends Toborowsky and Thieneman, the italics are mine:
Thieneman quits race, leaves GOP in anger, will back Yarmuth
Angry at Republican leaders, Chris Thieneman said yesterday that he would end his campaign for Congress, quit the GOP, join the Democrats and support Rep. John Yarmuth in his bid for re-election. The series of moves came exactly one week after Thieneman, a Jefferson County developer, filed to run for Yarmuth’s 3rd District seat, buoyed by his successful campaign last November to kill a proposed library tax in Louisville.
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The decision to drop out capped a tumultuous week for Thieneman, in which he first abandoned a plan to run for the Louisville Metro Council, filed for the 3rd District race, took on his own party’s leaders and then walked away from it all. Despite Thieneman’s repeated assurances that he would stay in the race, there were reports Tuesday that he would abandon his campaign after Northup filed to run.
But Wednesday evening he told David Toborowsky, the son-in-law of Republican state Sen. Dan Seum, that he was disenchanted and would quit the race, Toborowsky said. Toborowsky said that he understands why Thieneman is upset and stands by him, “although I might have handled it differently,” he said. He blamed Republican leaders for chasing Thieneman out of the party.
“How do you play a football game if your own team is tackling you from behind and clipping you even before you get on the field,” Toborowsky asked.
Thieneman had been aligned with a group of south- end Republicans who have battled Richardson for control of the county party apparatus. Toborowsky said he was caught off-guard by Thieneman’s announcement that he would leave the party. But he said many south- end conservatives feel ostracized by party officials.
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