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James Michael Grandone is an Illinois resident born in 1955. His career covers more than four decades and includes work as downstate coordinator for the Carter-Mondale Presidential Campaign in 1976 and 1980. His work includes many high profile events including handling media for the AAU/USA Junior Olympics in 1984, producing the Mississippi River Festival 1977-78, handling crisis communications for SabreTech, accused of an airline disaster (ValuJet crash) in Florida. The crowning achievement for Grandone was a concept he created and saw to execution that brought communities in Illinois and Missouri together. Named the East County campaign, which spanned 1992 to 2000, the effort was aimed at incorporating parts of Illinois with the St. Louis Metropolitan area across the Mississippi River.