Job Promotion Keeps Loan Officer Out Of Primary Election

Illinois House candidate withdraws due to energy constraints
By MortgageDaily.com staff
1/22/2002

An Illinois loan officer has dropped out of the Democratic race for a House district in Aurora, according to a story at ChicagoTribune.com (Tribune). Charles "Charlie" Zine, 44, reportedly dropped out of the race for the newly drawn state House district because a recent job promotion will not leave him with enough energy to devote to the race.

Zine holds an MBA degree, was a former teacher, and is a mortgage consultant at Platinum Home Mortgage Corp. in Aurora, according to his web site.

Platinum was the plaintiff in a 90's trademark infringement suit that went to the United States Court of Appeals For the Seventh Circuit, according to information at a website maintained by the Center for Law and Computers at Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology.

The Tribune story went on to say that a real estate broker and small-business owner from a prominent Latino family is now the only Democratic candidate in the house race.

Zine would not answer questions from MortgageDaily.com.

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