When you liken the work of legislators to the deeds of the Nazis, you cheapen not only the memory of those murdered in the Holocaust, but those who fought to end the Nazi scourge. https://t.co/BC2ibzrdZjpic.twitter.com/2En4OQmI56
* OK, this is not recommended listening at all, but I feel strongly that at least some of the voicemails left for Rep. Deb Conroy about her innocuous bill ought to be shared. But I don’t think I’ve ever heard anything like this in all my years. They are profanity-laden, disgusting, misogynistic messages from hateful and violent-sounding people. You’ve been duly warned…
There’s more, but that’s all I could stomach posting for one day.
* The same strong admonition above applies to a sampling of the emails and social media posts directed at Rep. Conroy. Click here for the emails and click here for the social media posts.
* And these people helped gin up that ignorant hate. All decent DuPage County Republicans should forcefully denounce this despicable behavior being done in their names…
2)HB4244 calls for involuntary vaccine registry & HB4640 allows Dpt of Health to "isolate/quarantine ppl whose refusal to undergo observation/monitoring results in uncertainty regarding whether he/she has been exposed or is infected w/a dangerously contagious infectious disease"
Democratic Party of Illinois Chair Rep. Robin Kelly released the following statement regarding the threats against State Rep. Deb Conroy:
“The vile, disgusting, and disgraceful threats against Rep. Conroy are deeply disturbing. No one in Illinois should condone this type of violent rhetoric and no one should be subjected to it. However, it is clear that the flames of political hatred are not just being spread by anonymous extremists, but also by a county Republican party and a Republican candidate for governor. This news comes on the same day the RNC describes the violent Jan. 6 insurrection as ‘legitimate political discourse.’ Republicans who disagree with this dangerous, misinformed rhetoric have a responsibility to speak out and demand an end to political threats and harassment.”
…Adding… Couple of Republicans…
There is NO plan for “concentration camps for the unvaxxed” but a false report has lead to multiple death threats for State Rep. Deb Conroy. Reactionfrom Minority Leader Jim Durkin: “there is not place in our political discourse for threats of violence.”
Important article. @StateRepDeb46 I’ve received many calls and emails about HB 4640. The bill’s intent is being misunderstood. Please don’t take the policy discussion to these dark places. https://t.co/FOKo2d4NC2.
State Representative Seth Lewis’ Response to Fellow DuPage County State Representive Deb Conroy’s Controversy
Stop! The threats, abusive language, and derogatory comments directed to Representative Deb Conroy are unacceptable! I disagree with my colleagues bill, but I have no problem stepping up to defend her and her staff against threatening abuse. It is not right! Abuse and bullying behavior towards anyone is NEVER acceptable!
* Speaking live on Facebook today, Sen. Darren Bailey called Richard Irvin a “Democrat Mayor,” claimed Irvin has been “bombing” his interviews, brought up the Fox 32 interview, and noted Irvin’s refusal to directly answer “the Trump question”…
Now, friends, you’ve got to scroll down and watch the last post that we posted last night with this Democrat Mayor Irvin that the Republican establishment has propped up to to run for governor. You’re going to love this. He’s had that, for the first time and two weeks since they’ve announced he’s been starting to having interviews. He is bombing them bad. Last night, you know, he said he was no one’s pushover. And yesterday in my live I mentioned that well, you know, you don’t push puppets you pull puppets. And in an interview last night he was asked about the abortion issue. And you could hear someone in the background saying this interview is over. And then he looked at them, he paused and he said well, I think this interview is over. Watch the one and a half minute clip that we posted. It was on Fox 32 last night.
He will not answer the Trump question. He won’t talk about who he voted for in the past. And it just seems like we’re living in some crazy days here in Illinois.
Irvin has repeatedly claimed that Pritzker wants reporters to focus on Trump. He’s right. But so does Bailey.
…Adding… Good point in comments…
It’s ironic that Darren Bailey criticizes Richard Irvin’s interviews with the press. At least Irvin speaks to the press while Bailey hides behind his one-way conversations on FB.
Well, you know, my opponents will say a lot of things. And what they should be talking about is how JB Pritzker is destroying the state of Illinois. How everything he’s doing is taking Illinois 10 steps back. Now, as governor, what I want to do is focus on the things that people care about when I go around the state. Let me tell you what folks care about. They care about the crime that’s running rampant through the state of Illinois. You know, I want to address that as I have as mayor of the second largest city. They talk about the taxes and the wasteful spending. I want to address that, just like I have as mayor of the second largest city of the state. They talk about the corruption that’s running rampant, that JB Pritzker has bought intom the Madigan Pritzker corruption. I will fight against that just like we have in the city of Aurora. So my opponents should be talking about the state of Illinois and not silly political fire.
* Gov. Pritzker was asked today about Mayor Irvin’s claim that his proposed one-year tax cuts are gimmicks and the governor is just trying to “buy votes”…
Well, this wasn’t a gimmick when Richard Irvin’s running mate proposed precisely this, just earlier this year, last year. You know, this is real relief for families across Illinois. If we can do more, we will do more. When we can do more, we will do more.
An Irvin campaign commercial that focuses on the law-and-order issue says he called the National Guard into Aurora to quell a May 31, 2020, protest over the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police that turned violent.
Only governors have the ability to authorize the use of the National Guard. Asked specifically if he was the one who called in the Guard, Irvin said he watched as his emergency management director requested guard assistance. […]
As for his remarks supportive of Pritzker less than a year ago, Irvin said, “My mother taught me great manners” and “I was just being polite.”
So did Irvin say something he didn’t really mean?
“I’m saying, listen, when the governor of Illinois comes to town and you rely on the governor for so many resources in your city, the second largest city in the state, it’s probably good to be polite,” Irvin said.
I mean, he was mayor, so you gotta figure Irvin was part of the decision to have the city’s emergency management director request the assistance. The DGA, however, claims that Irvin “confessed his TV ad was based on a lie.”
* Press release…
Secretary of State candidate Anna Valencia has picked up another endorsement as the Democratic Party of the 49th Ward has announced it is backing her historic candidacy.
“We are excited to support Anna Valencia so that she can build on Secretary White’s legacy of breaking barriers and serving all Illinoisans,” said David Kogan, President of the Democratic Party of the 49th Ward. “We know we can count on Anna to always support Democratic candidates, and her proven track record of making government more accessible for Chicagoans will allow her to bring quality public service to everyone in our state.”
Earlier this week, Valencia was endorsed by ten elected leaders from collar counties, growing her “Women for Valencia” coalition to more than 60 prominent women leaders from across Illinois. The coalition includes U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth; Chicago Cubs co-owner Laura Ricketts; Ulta Beauty Chairwoman Mary Dillon and more.
GOP gubernatorial candidate Gary Rabine was in Springfield wearing a bright orange Chicago Bears insulated jump suit and helping get cars out of the snow. “I was scheduled to meet with state legislators,” he told Playbook. When everything got canceled because of the snowstorm, he went down anyway with his team ready to work. “We got dozens of cars unstuck, plowed a bunch of driveways and shoveled the steps up to the Honest Abe statue at the Capitol late Wednesday night.”
* I tread here with great trepidation, but I’m thinking quite a large number of Illinois Republican leaders won’t be loving this…
The Republican Party on Friday officially declared the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol and events that led to it “legitimate political discourse,” formally rebuking two lawmakers in the party who have been most outspoken in condemning the deadly riot and the role of Donald J. Trump in spreading the election lies that fueled it.
The Republican National Committee’s overwhelming voice vote to censure Representatives Liz Cheney of Wyoming and Adam Kinzinger of Illinois at its winter meeting in Salt Lake City culminated more than a year of vacillation, which started with party leaders condemning the Capitol attack and Mr. Trump’s conduct, then shifted to downplaying and denying it.
WHEREAS, Representatives Cheney and Kinzinger are participating in a Democrat-led persecution of ordinary citizens engaged in legitimate political discourse, and they are both utilizing their past professed political affiliation to mask Democrat abuse of prosecutorial power for partisan purposes, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Republican National Committee hereby formally censures Representatives Liz Cheney of Wyoming and Adam Kinzinger of Illinois and shall immediately cease any and all support of them as members of the Republican Party.
* OK, let’s move from state and national to a local race. Signs don’t vote, but they can get you arrested…
A Woodstock attorney accused of vandalizing and damaging campaign signs belonging to a McHenry County sheriff’s candidate turned himself in to police Wednesday night, according to jail records.
Robert T. Hanlon, 55, of the 3700 block of Beresford Drive in Woodstock, is charged with misdemeanor criminal damage to property of less than $500, according to a criminal complaint filed in the McHenry County courthouse by the Crystal Lake Police Department.
The attorney is accused of “damaging numerous campaign signs located at 770 S. Virginia Road,” promoting Tony Colatorti who is running for McHenry County sheriff, according to the criminal complaint.
The damage consisted of two stickers put on the signs, Crystal Lake Police Patrol Cmdr. Rick Neumann said. It was not known at the time exactly how many signs were damaged, Neumann said
* Tom DeVore’s mask TRO case wasn’t addressed today, but his class certification was denied. Here’s Center Square…
A Sangamon County circuit court judge on Friday denied class certification in challenges over vaccine or testing mandates for teachers and mask mandates and exclusion policies for students.
The mandates have been imposed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker since last fall. School districts across the state have been implementing the orders.
After days of oral arguments in separate challenges last month, Sangamon County Circuit Court Judge Raylene Grischow denied requests for class certification Friday.
Class certification is sought in a case where plaintiffs want their cause of action to be accessed by others in similar situations.
“Counsel has demonstrated to the Court that the class is so numerous that joinder is impracticable in that the proposed class would include 711 parents and legal guardians whose almost 900,000 children attend school within the 145 school districts,” Grischow wrote in the case parents brought against mask and exclusion mandates. “The Motion to Certify the Class is premature and is denied.”
Arguments in that case were heard over several days last month.
In the case of dozens of school staff suing 22 school districts, the governor and state education officials challenging vaccine or testing mandates in public schools, the judge denied certifying the class.
“The Court is aware of educators on both sides of this issue,” Grischow wrote in a separate order. “It appears the named Plaintiffs can maintain a cause of action but there is the possibility of relief that could be potentially antagonistic to non-represented class members. It is not appropriate for this Court to speculate that a class action is the most appropriate method and that joinder may prove to be more time consuming and expensive.”
The judge also ruled that “adequacy of representation” could be an issue because she was unaware of any prior experience of handling class action cases by Tom DeVore’s firm, and was uncertain whether DeVore could handle the financial responsibilities involved.
* Hospitalizations have declined 30.84 percent since last Friday, compared to a 25 percent drop the previous week. ICU numbers fell 31.75 percent. Ventilator usage dropped 31.74 percent. Deaths were up by 738 three Friday’s ago, up by 746 two Friday’s ago, and were up at the end of last week by 843. The peak appears to have been cleared because they’re up this week by 608. The first decline in the rate of increase in a while. From IDPH…
The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today reported 60,389 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including an increase of 608 deaths since January 28, 2022. The number of cases reported this week (60,389) is less than half as many reported during the previous week (123,812).
Currently, IDPH is reporting a total of 2,957,563 cases, including 31,296 deaths, in 102 counties in Illinois. The age of cases ranges from younger than one to older than 100 years. Since January 28, 2022, laboratories have reported 1,047,216 specimens for a total of 51,846,053. As of last night, 3,135 individuals in Illinois were reported to be in the hospital with COVID-19. Of those, 546 patients were in the ICU and 314 patients with COVID-19 were on ventilators.
The preliminary seven-day statewide positivity for cases as a percent of total test from January 28 – February 3, 2022 is 5.8%. The preliminary seven-day statewide test positivity from January 28 – February 3, 2022 is 8.0%.
A total of 20,623,484 vaccines have been administered in Illinois as of last midnight. The seven-day rolling average of vaccines administered daily is 28,626 doses. Since January 28, 2022, 200,384 doses were reported administered in Illinois. Of Illinois’ total population, more than 75% has received at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose, 66% of Illinois’ total population is fully vaccinated, and more than 47% boosted according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
All data are provisional and will change. Additional information and COVID-19 data can be found at https://dph.illinois.gov/covid19.html.
Vaccination is the key to ending this pandemic. To find a COVID-19 vaccination location near you, go to www.vaccines.gov.
New cases per day have tanked by almost a half-million nationwide since mid-January, the curve trending downward in every state but Maine. And the number of Americans in the hospital with COVID-19 has fallen 15% over that period to about 124,000.
Illinois cases dropped in half in just the past week and 71 percent since mid-January. Hospitalizations here have fallen 57 percent since mid-January.
Do you foresee the state changing the guidance going forward for what’s considered fully vaccinated with Moderna’s full FDA approval?
I mean, that’s inevitable, I think, because we are understanding that these successive variants are more and more evading the vaccine immunity. And so if we want to minimize these ongoing surges, it behooves us to be up to date. And, you know, it doesn’t necessarily mean that it’s every five months. We need to follow and see, you know, when is it that people seem to start picking up more infections than they did at the beginning of the vaccine and figure out what the timeline is. Eventually, there will probably be other vaccines that maybe will last longer, maybe there’ll be a multivalent vaccine where you can have something that would protect against different kinds of strains — to have that all in one more akin to what we see with the flu vaccine. You know, there’s a lot that technology is working on in science and research will probably have something, you know, down the road that we’re not even thinking about today.
So basically, we’re still in the thick of changing and evolving science?
That’s how science works. It’s constantly evolving. You know, the sausage is being made right in front of us. I think it’s not comfortable for everyone to see how this evolves. We’re used to diseases that, “Oh, they’ve been around for hundreds of years. We know how this works.” We are part of that history that, you know, 100 years from now, people [will be] like “Oh, yeah, I understand about COVID,” but they will know about it because of what we have gone through during this time.
* COVID has pushed one Chicago institution into crisis again and again. The Omicron surge is receding. Now what?: With COVID set to be a permanent fixture in our lives, more surges and variants are possible. The hospital will have to deal with people whose care was postponed amid the surge and those with long-term problems because of their run-ins with COVID. Meanwhile, the staffing shortages that long preceded Omicron’s arrival will remain. A small community hospital will struggle to attract staff in a way that a larger, better-funded institution won’t. Nursing- and medical-school applications are up, but training the next generation will take several years. “We have to be able to navigate a path forward with less,” Oglesby-Odom said. “We’re never going to be able to go back to the way we were, because there’s not that same workforce.”
* OK, let me start out by saying that I’m not trying to pick on one particular candidate here. And I’m not trying to take sides in this debate. But these talking points are widely used and listening to this interview prompted me to go look up the actual laws. From WGN political reporter Tahman Bradley’s interview of Richard Irvin…
Bradley: Illinois law would protect a woman’s right to an abortion. Even if Roe v Wade, were overturned. Will you work to repeal or protect Illinois abortion law?
Irvin: I’m pro-life. And I think we can all agree on both sides of the aisle and parents across our state, the legislation that JB Pritzker signed giving a teenager the right to get an abortion without the notification of the parents is atrocious. A child can get an aspirin in school without their parents notification or consent. Yet, because we’ve signed a law that allows a teenager 12, 13, 14, 15 years old to walk into an abortion clinic and get a serious medical procedure without their parent be notified. That’s absolutely wrong. That’s extreme. Should that law be repealed? That law should absolutely be repealed.
To provide for the administration of medication to students. It shall be the policy of the State of Illinois that the administration of medication to students during regular school hours and during school-related activities should be discouraged unless absolutely necessary for the critical health and well-being of the student. Under no circumstances shall teachers or other non-administrative school employees, except certified school nurses and non-certificated registered professional nurses, be required to administer medication to students. This Section shall not prohibit a school district from adopting guidelines for self-administration of medication by students that are consistent with this Section and this Code.
Bradley: So you will make some adjustments then to the abortion laws on the books in Illinois?
Irvin: As I said, I think most any parent around the state will agree that their teenagers shouldn’t be able to walk in and get a serious medical procedure without them even being notified.
* From an Illinois Caucus for Adolescent Health publication entitled “Healthcare Rights of Youth in Illinois,” updated in 2018…
• General Healthcare
o No consent needed by parent or guardian if a minor is married, pregnant, or a parent. Consent is needed for minors if they do not meet these qualifications.
So, a pregnant minor could already get general medical services on her own without her parents’ knowledge or consent, including having the baby at a hospital. The list of non-notification services available to pregnant minors was expanded last year to include abortion.
Other medical services that any minor can receive without parental notification or consent as of 2018: Pregnancy testing, prenatal care, emergency contraception, STI/HIV testing and treatment (12 and older), substance use treatment (12 and older).
* House Republican Leader Jim Durkin’s response to the governor’s budget address earlier this week…
The governor’s budget address is always a wish-list, and this year it’s clear that the governor wishes to be reelected. The budget laid out by Governor Pritzker today is packed with gimmicks and one-time tricks, but no structural reforms.
* That’s pretty funny. On November 23rd of last year, two members of Durkin’s leadership team proposed a one-time tax relief plan. From Center Square’s coverage…
“We may not be able to address at the state level the root causes of inflation, we can and we think it is our responsibility to provide relief,” [Assistant Republican Leader Avery Bourne] said. “And that’s why today we’re proposing inflation tax relief for Illinois families.”
State Rep. Tom Demmer, R-Dixon, wants to give up to $400 of tax credits to taxpayers under certain income thresholds.
Single tax filers up to $75,000 would get $200 back, joint filers up to $150,000 would get $400 and head of household filers up to $112,500 in income to get $200.
“Four hundred dollars won’t make all the problems go away, but it could have a positive impact,” Demmer said. “It could be an extra week or two of groceries, it could be an extra few utility bills, it could be the difference between being able to buy new shoes or winter coats for your kids.”
To pay for the $1.4 billion plan, Demmer suggested reprioritizing state spending to be offset by some of the $8 billion in federal COVID-19 relief funds.
* Deputy Republican Leader Demmer was asked at that press conference if the tax break was temporary or permanent…
We’re proposing it today as a one-time tax credit to address some of the acute problems that we’re seeing in family budgets today.
Leader Demmer said he’d consider making it permanent, “but what we’re focused on right now is delivering relief as quickly as we can and I think this is one of the ways to do it.” He said the idea was to implement it in the current fiscal year.
* Demmer also said that he and Bourne fully understood that their plan wouldn’t solve the problems caused by inflation, but it would help…
This would be just a small token of what we can do to provide relief for taxpayers. $400 won’t make all the problems go away. But it could have a positive impact to be an extra week or two of groceries. It could be an extra few utility bills. It could be the difference between being able to buy new shoes or a new winter coat for your kids
* At the time the HGOP plan was announced, the governor’s office didn’t directly comment on its substance (likely because they were developing their own $1 billion tax cut plan which was unveiled this week), but the governor’s press secretary did unleash a full-on snark bomb…
For the entirety of the pandemic Republicans have refused to engage on meaningful solutions aimed at helping working families deal with the resulting economic challenges. While Republicans now try and weigh in 18 months too late, this administration is hard at work putting billions of dollars of rental and mortgage assistance, small business grants, and utility assistance into the hands of working families, all of which passed without help from the GOP caucuses.
Adding to the irony is the fact that Republicans staunchly opposed the fair tax which would have provided tax relief to 97 percent of Illinoisans. Since Republicans in Illinois now support providing direct relief for the costs that are weighing on working families, we look forward to their support of President Biden’s Build Back Better agenda and would urge them to share their views on this with their counterparts in Washington.
* So, now what? Maybe everyone could swallow their mutual disdain and sheathe their campaign swords long enough to put together a one-year tax cut plan to help the people of Illinois? Wouldn’t that be great?
…Adding… I should’ve noted that while Richard Irvin’s running mate Avery Bourne proposed a temporary one-year tax break paid for with pandemic relief, Irvin has been saying since the budget address that a one-year tax break based on temporarily increased revenues is an “election-year gimmick” and has said “It’s almost like he’s looking to buy votes.” I’m now curious what he thinks of his running-mate’s proposal.
Base general funds revenues increased an impressive $1.721 billion in January. The increase was due to strong gains from the State’s largest revenue sources. Combined, net income and sales taxes jumped $1.224 billion for the month. Receipts were further bolstered by a comparatively strong performance of federal sources. January had one more receipting day compared to last year.
In January, gross personal income tax receipts led the way, growing a remarkable $1.107 billion, or $938 million on a net basis. Gross corporate income tax receipts continued its strong performance growing another $222 million, or $175 million net. Gross sales tax revenues added $123 million, or $111 million net. Other increases from State sources came from other miscellaneous sources [up $38 million]; public utility taxes [up $5 million]; and, interest on State funds and investments [up $1 million].
After falling $948 million last month, federal source revenues bounced back in January, growing $511 million. The notable monthly increase was in large part due to the small amount of federal revenues receipted last year, at only $74 million. [The comparatively small January 2021 total was because it followed the $1.325 billion in pandemic-related relief money received in December 2020, which gives context to that month’s significant decline]. The see-saw nature of federal funds in FY 2021 helps explain the similar wild swings in federal sources so far in FY 2022.
While the large revenue sources performed quite well, several of the smaller sources did experience declines in January. Corporate franchise taxes fell $39 million, while inheritance taxes dropped $33 million. Other declines came from insurance taxes [down $22 million] and cigarette taxes [down $5 million]; and vehicle use taxes [down $2 million]
Overall transfers into the general funds were collectively up $43 million in January, but individually had mixed results. A $20 million increase in riverboat transfers and a $31 million gain from miscellaneous transfers were partially offset by an $8 million decline in lottery transfers.
Year to Date
Through the first seven months of FY 2022, overall base receipts are up a remarkable $2.639 billion. As mentioned in previous monthly briefings, what makes this growth so impressive is that the revenue totals of FY 2022 are compared to FY 2021 receipts that benefitted from last year’s final payment delay, valued at approximately $1.3 billion. Despite this occurrence, net personal income tax revenues have risen $560 million and net corporate income tax revenues have increased $818 million. Net sales tax also continues its phenomenal year, now up $754 million through January. All other sources are trailing last year’s levels by a combined $96 million.
Overall transfers continue to outpace last year’s levels and are now up $440 million this fiscal year. Those gains reflect $332 million in gains from miscellaneous transfers, $107 million from the return of riverboat transfers, and $40 million improvement from the lottery. Those increases more than offset the $39 million decline in the refund fund transfer.
In summary, despite the lingering pandemic and its effect on employment, business activity, supply- chain disruptions, and building inflation pressures, FY 2022 revenues have continued to amaze. While this torrid pace cannot continue for much longer as stimulus efforts wind down and inflationary pressures build, thus far FY 2022 revenues have certainly exceeded expectations.
* More than three weeks after petition circulation season started, Jesse Sullivan finally finds a willing running mate. Her name may be familiar to some of you…
BIG NEWS.. I'm proud to introduce the next Lt. Gov of Illinois, @KMurphyIL!
A working mom, activist, and advocate for children & families, she's ready to take the fight to JB Pritzker. I’m excited to team up with Kathleen to offer a new generation of outsider leadership. #SaveILpic.twitter.com/4yonnszXEw
Kathleen Murphy was the Director of Communication and Spokeswoman for Jeanne Ives’ primary race for Illinois Governor against Bruce Rauner.
She is also the creator and host of Upstream Idea’s Follow the Logic, a man-on-street segment that challenges interviewees’ principles and fixed ideas on policies and politics. Kathleen has served as a co-host on 560-AM’s Illinois Rising. She additionally writes and produces Heart of the Matter, Dollars and Sense and Two-Minute Warning for Upstream Ideas.
She is also a political communication expert, with strong media background and extensive experience in research, analysis and messaging in the political arena.
As Director of Communication for Illinois Opportunity Project, Kathleen oversees the organization’s messaging and communication strategy; leads their media strategy; interprets and explains the politics behind state policies; and helps to advance center-right leaders and free-market policy solutions. She is a trusted advisor to many liberty-principled legislators, candidates, advocates and community leaders.
Additionally, Kathleen is member of the Ladies of Liberty Alliance Speakers Bureau. The national organization includes many notable women in the liberty movement, such as Amity Shlaes, Tammy Bruce, Katherine Timpf, Michelle Fields and Christina Hoff-Sommers.
Prior to joining the Illinois Opportunity Project, Kathleen served as Legislative Aide in the Illinois House of Representatives.
…Adding… Murphy does have TV advertising experience. She was featured in a gob of Dan Proft ads a half-dozen years ago…
…Adding… Press release…
Mom, activist, and Breakthrough Ideas president and co-founder Kathleen Murphy will join Republican candidate for governor Jesse Sullivan as his running mate for lieutenant governor:
“The working families of Illinois deserve a leader and advocate like Kathleen,” Sullivan said. “She is a devoted mother of two, a passionate advocate for the rights of children and parents, and a free thinker who will fight relentlessly for parents and families at a time when they are under attack. From helping to rebuild her church to assisting victims of domestic violence, Kathleen lives the values of faith, family, and service.”
“Kathleen represents the next generation of leaders we need to Save Illinois. She is no stranger to hard work, and like me, she is an outsider who is not beholden to the failed political system that has delivered high taxes and corrupt leaders.”
“I am proud to join Jesse Sullivan in this fight,” Murphy said. “He brings the kind of outsider energy, focused leadership, and an optimistic vision that our state so desperately needs.”
“I know what it’s like to wonder if you’re going to be able to make ends meet, and I am eager to represent working moms across the state in Springfield. Like most Illinoisans, I am sick and tired of watching a man who has had everything handed to him tell us how to live our lives.”
“Our children are hurting. I’ve seen it firsthand. Our school system is failing our kids, our economy is lagging behind our neighbors, and Illinois simply cannot afford four more years of JB Pritzker,” Murphy said.
“With Kathleen’s leadership, we will end Pritzker’s harmful mandates for our kids on Day 1,” Sullivan said.
…Adding… Jeanne Ives was all-in for Ted Cruz back in 2016, so this sort of thing is not surprise. Click the pic for more search results…
