DuPage County, IL – A higher up in the DuPage County Democrat party has been forced to resign after saying last night’s deadly rampage that killed 5 and maimed many others, including children was karma for the not guilty verdict delivered by the jury in the Kyle Rittenhouse murder case.
“Someone who believes in reaping what you sow. Wisconsin put that bad energy out there. It came back real fast,” said Mary Lemanski, manager of the DuPage Democrats social media pages. “It was probably just self defense.”
Later, the DuPage Democrats demanded Lemanski resign from her position.
“We are deeply saddened by the tragedy in Waukesha. We are aware of statements made by a former member of our organization and find them to be incredibly insensitive and not in alignment of who we are as an organization. Our organization does not support hate in any form,” the party said in a statement.
Later, Lemanski said she willfully resigned.
“I firmly believe in the right to freedom of speech,” she said. “I also believe that you must be willing to accept the consequences of your actions for that free speech.”
She went on to say her remarks were ‘not in good taste’ and ‘regrettable’.
Lemanski, a musician and mother of two got involved with the Democrat party in 2018 to fight against the Trump administration and Trump Republicans in her state.
“In early 2018, between the Trump administration, Peter Roskam, and Bruce Rauner, I felt that I needed to do something to help the Democrats in the mid-term election, but being a single mom of two kids, I’m limited on time, so I wanted to do something I could do from home,” she said. “I saw online that the DuPage Democrats were wanting volunteers to help with their website. By being a musician, working in the music & entertainment industry, and earning an MBA in e-Business, I have gained experience in website creation/maintenance and social media marketing, I thought that it would be the perfect way for me to help the Democrats.”
In 2021, Lemanski ran for office for the position of clerk in the township of Downers Grove. She lost that election to Lorraine Grimbsy 52.9% to 47%.
Her entire Democrat slate lost their race for positions on the town’s board of trustees and highway commissioner.
The DuPage Democrats deleted all references to Lemanski on their website, but cached copies were obtained through Google Cache.