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* I told subscribers about this several days ago. Mary Miller is the spouse of Rep. Chris Miller (R-Oakland), an Eastern Bloc member…

Mary Miller, a conservative Republican, has announced her run for Congress in the state’s 15th Congressional District. Involved in agriculture, small business, education, church and family, Mary is running to stand up for the future of the American Dream.

“I want to advocate for faith, family, and freedom. I will do what is best to uphold the Constitution of the United States and fight against the far-left socialist agenda which is detrimental to the future of our country and is full of nothing but false promises,” said Miller.

Mary’s top priorities will be making the President’s tax cuts permanent, promoting Illinois agriculture, coal and oil production, pro-growth business policies and protecting our southern border.

“I stand with President Trump on immigration,” Miller said. “Everyone agrees that legal immigration has been, and will continue to be, an important part of what makes us a great country. But we cannot continue to allow people to sneak in illegally. We need to secure our border, build the wall, and reform our immigration system.”

Miller is passionately pro-life, pro-2nd Amendment, a supporter of term limits, deregulation, and is for free and fair trade. Coming from the perspective of a middle class American, farmer, small business owner, and a mother, Mary understands the challenges people in the 15th District face every day.

“It will be a privilege to represent the hardworking taxpayers, businesses, and families of this district! I especially want to do what is best for the future of our children.”

Born in Oak Park, Illinois, Mary Miller graduated from Naperville Central High School and has a BS in Business Management and a BA in Elementary Education from Eastern Illinois University. Mary, and her husband Chris, have been married for 39 years and together they run a grain and cattle farm. They have seven children and sixteen grandchildren.

The 15th Congressional District includes all of 29 counties and parts of four counties. The District is almost 52 percent rural.

She’s also claiming to have raised $100,000 for her campaign. Miller could face Sen. Jason Plummer (R-Edwardsville) and Sarah Frey in the GOP primary to replace retiring US Rep. John Shimkus. Miller will attempt to run to the right of both, which is not a bad strategy in a GOP primary in a district like that one. The president won that district by 45+ points in 2016.

posted by Rich Miller
Wednesday, Oct 23, 19 @ 10:16 am

Comments

A true conservative woman wouldn’t run for office. She’d also vote the way her husband/father told her to vote, if she voted at all.

Comment by Cheryl44 Wednesday, Oct 23, 19 @ 10:20 am
“Involved in agriculture, small business, education, church and family, Mary is running to stand up for the future of the American Dream.”

I’m surprised “apple pie” and “red meat” weren’t added into this list…

Comment by NIU Grad Wednesday, Oct 23, 19 @ 10:29 am
Cheryl44

that is just gross.

I don’t think this blog would tolerate someone saying a true liberal woman would only vote based on her reproductive rights.

Comment by Iggy Wednesday, Oct 23, 19 @ 10:29 am
“coal production”

Apparently this small business owner does not understand the basics of market forces.
16$ per megawatt hour for natural gas, 22$ for coal.
Two mines in Saline county announced closure in the past week.

Comment by efudd Wednesday, Oct 23, 19 @ 10:30 am
===Miller is passionately pro-life, pro-2nd Amendment===

I’m sensing a bit of a disconnect.

===a supporter of term limits===

So was Shimkus, until he wasn’t.

Comment by Nick Name Wednesday, Oct 23, 19 @ 10:30 am
=== - Iggy - Wednesday, Oct 23, 19 @ 10:29 am:

Cheryl44

that is just gross.

I don’t think this blog would tolerate someone saying a true liberal woman would only vote based on her reproductive rights. ===

Yep. That kind of discourse isn’t cool, especially with the Me Too movement.

Comment by Birdseed Wednesday, Oct 23, 19 @ 10:39 am
I am surprised so much interest in a seat that will be vanishing in 2022…

Should be an interesting primary.

Comment by Oswego Willy Wednesday, Oct 23, 19 @ 10:53 am
This is wonderful news, someone that will alienate Washington too.

Comment by Southern Illinois Mayor Wednesday, Oct 23, 19 @ 10:54 am
==A true conservative woman wouldn’t run for office. She’d also vote the way her husband/father told her to vote, if she voted at all.==

Just wow. Thank you for sharing your expertise on Conservative Women. Surprised you believe there are any, you know, not being held against their will.

Comment by A guy Wednesday, Oct 23, 19 @ 11:00 am
I love it when conservatives say this

“I want to advocate fort faith family and freedom…”

They always leave out that they believe this for only those people that believe like them.

Unless she believes the gay community should have the freedom to marry and that government should not advocate a specific religion.

Pretty sure the phrase she used is not really what she stands for

Comment by Publius Wednesday, Oct 23, 19 @ 11:06 am
I’d rather she keep her faith out of her politics, given I doubt everyone in her area shares the same faith.

Comment by Fixer Wednesday, Oct 23, 19 @ 11:06 am
- Oswego Willy - Wednesday, Oct 23, 19 @ 10:53 am:

I am surprised so much interest in a seat that will be vanishing in 2022…

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“Ms. Miller, meet your future constituent(s), Mr. Davis and/or Mr. Bost.”

Comment by Leatherneck Wednesday, Oct 23, 19 @ 11:09 am
“ Cheryl44 that is just gross.“
Yikes. Calm down. That was a joke. Y’all couldn’t tell?

Comment by 17% Solution Wednesday, Oct 23, 19 @ 11:12 am
She represents the past of the Republican Party. That may win in that district.

Comment by Last Bull Moose Wednesday, Oct 23, 19 @ 11:15 am
What is her position on prenuptial agreements?

Comment by Career Politician 2.0 Wednesday, Oct 23, 19 @ 11:24 am
==“I stand with President Trump on immigration,” Miller said.==

Ok then. Does she stand with Trump and his unique perspective on lynching?

Comment by don the legend Wednesday, Oct 23, 19 @ 11:25 am
A true conservative woman wouldn’t run for office. She’d also vote the way her husband/father told her to vote/s

fixed it

Comment by Enviro Wednesday, Oct 23, 19 @ 11:35 am
Does she realize the Constitution has 26 other amendments? Not to mentions the seven articles.

I will say, I am impressed that out of the gate she comes out as a 1%er/corporatist.

Comment by JS Mill Wednesday, Oct 23, 19 @ 12:05 pm
I was raised to be that conservative woman. It just didn’t take.

And yeah, efudd, sometimes my vote is all about reproductive Rights that people try to take away from other people.

Comment by Cheryl44 Wednesday, Oct 23, 19 @ 12:07 pm
==Ok then. Does she stand with Trump and his unique perspective on lynching?==

Perhaps not so “unique”. Can we at least try to keep the hypocrisy here down to a dull roar?

“Then-Sen. Joe Biden (D-Del.) called the impeachment proceedings against Clinton a “partisan lynching” during an October 1998 appearance on CNN. On Tuesday, Biden called Trump’s tweet “abhorrent.
“Our country has a dark, shameful history with lynching, and to even think about making this comparison is abhorrent. It’s despicable,” Biden tweeted.
Biden late Tuesday apologized for his 1998 remarks.”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/10/22/least-house-democrats-called-bill-clintons-impeachment-lynching/

Comment by Responsa Wednesday, Oct 23, 19 @ 12:11 pm
I’m guessing she was against the bank bailouts in 2008. Is she, and the Tea Party types gearing up to protest Trumps farm bailouts ?..And Cheryl44..you forgot she should be at home,slaving over a hot microwave like her pioneer ancestors..

Comment by Anotheretiree Wednesday, Oct 23, 19 @ 12:27 pm
Responsa. Your whataboutism is duly noted.

Hypocrisy is not on display.
Biden was wrong in using the term to defend someone else.

Trump is wrong in using the term to defend himself (banned punctuation)

Comment by don the legend Wednesday, Oct 23, 19 @ 12:28 pm
===Thank you for sharing your expertise on Conservative Women. Surprised you believe there are any, you know, not being held against their will.===

Take a crawl through conservative Christian websites — Catholic and Protestant. You might be surprised. And you’ll find this view held by both men and women.

Comment by Nick Name Wednesday, Oct 23, 19 @ 12:37 pm
==Mary is running to stand up for the future of the American Dream==

For some of us, the notion of the government dictating women’s reproductive health care based on a politician’s religious views is the American Nightmare.

Comment by Bourbon Street Wednesday, Oct 23, 19 @ 12:52 pm
@Responsa, tell me about how Russia is our friend now and how the president is concerned about corruption, just not in North Korea, Russia, or Saudi Arabia.

Your hypocrisy is restaurant quality.

Comment by JS Mill Wednesday, Oct 23, 19 @ 1:05 pm
I would rate the interest in the seat extraordinarily low for good reason. It is in fact a vanishing seat.

The Eastern Bloc predictably goes all in on the candidate who will wave the Trump banner the highest. The irony, the Eastern Bloc brainiacs are by far the least effective legislators in Springfield. BY FAR. Unskilled with no political friends is a truly strange approach.

Politics is still a game of addition. Purposely making enemies is the off ramp to failure.

Comment by Say What? Wednesday, Oct 23, 19 @ 1:59 pm
Biden apologized? That’s nice. I like someone that can admit he was wrong.

Comment by 17% Solution Wednesday, Oct 23, 19 @ 4:44 pm
Does this get Plummer to make a final decision? $100k will not buy one day in metro area media and Plummer could buy the stations, lots of time left

Comment by Elliott Ness Thursday, Oct 24, 19 @ 7:11 am