Illinois Statewide Races

There are no conservatives serving Illinois in any statewide seats. 2010 is the time to change that. The following are brief overviews of conservatives running for statewide office.

Governor: Bill Brady : Here is Brady's vision for Illinois:

• Contribution limits. Capping individual campaign contributions at $4,800 for a primary-general election cycle and prohibiting union and corporate contributions.


• Term limits. Ending control of the General Assembly by a powerful few.


• Fair representation. Taking the job of redrawing legislative district boundaries away from politicians and giving it to the bipartisan state Board of Elections using a computer program.


• School reform. Transforming the State Board of Education into a smaller agency that reports directly to the governor – ensuring that money goes to benefit students in classrooms, not the bureaucracy.


• Living within our means. Restoring fiscal discipline and balancing the budget without raising taxes on Illinois families.

And bold change to create jobs and protect our children’s future:

• Building a jobs-creating environment. Real lawsuit abuse reform, job creation tax credits and elimination of excessive, job-killing taxes and fees on business.

• Living within our means. Restoring fiscal discipline and balancing the budget without raising taxes on Illinois families.


• School reform. Transforming the State Board of Education into a smaller agency that reports directly to the governor – ensuring that money goes to benefit students in classrooms, not the bureaucracy.

Lieutenant Governor: Jason Plummer- Plummer is a 27 year old vice president of a lumber company in southern Illinois and serves as a Navy Reservist.

Attorney General: Steve Kim- Kim, an immigrant from South Korea, vows to protect small businesses, the elderly, and children with special needs as Attorney General.



Secretary of State: Robert Enriquez -Enriquez is a native of Honduras who served in the Marines. As secretary of state, he wants audit the Secretary of State's budget and place it online, be transparent about Office, reduce waste and costs to pass on as a rollback for Illinois drivers, and promises to serve only two terms. Current Secretary of State, Jesse White, has served 3 terms.

Comptroller: Judy Baar Topinka-Topinka has served as a state representative, state senator, and as state treasurer. Topinka is running to bring government transparency, taxpayer advocacy, and constituent service to the treasurer's office.

Treasurer: Dan Rutherford- Rutherford currently serves in the state senate and promises to close unnecessary satellite treasury offices throughout the state, to help decrease that state's $13 billion deficit.

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