Oh yeah, Jim Oberweis. He's consistently tried to run for senate since I was a kid, lol. I think he's won at various levels a few times? I think their main distribution center was in my hometown, but they actually expanded all over the state in brick and mortar.

it looks he made state senate a couple times? but lost the GOP nomination for Senate in 2002, 2004, failed his run for governor in 2008, replaced hastert and lost the special election then he tried to replace durbin in 14 and lost to underwood in 2020 but showed up to congress anyway.

I think I knew he was Republican, but it never really registered till just now lol He's like one of those figures in my head that's not capable of politics somehow

Jim Oberweis was the guy that was selling them in Illnois after looking at his wiki, his failed campaigns earned him the name milk dud, so close? :)