ISSUES
Fighting
Public corruption
Being
Fiscally Accountable
Having
Health Care Access
The FBI should not have a regular presence inside the State Capitol. With five state legislators, including former Speaker Michael Madigan and political insiders being either arrested, indicted, or currently under investigation by federal authorities, it is no surprise a University of Illinois report named Illinois the second most corrupt state and Chicago the most corrupt city in the nation.
It’s time to restore our faith in state government by enacting meaningful ethics reform and other good government measures.
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Constitutional Amendment requiring term limits
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Empowering the Legislative Inspector General to investigate legislators
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Fair Maps
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Imposing term limits on legislative leadership positions
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Increasing state financial disclosures for candidates and public officials
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Streamlining the process to recall elected officials
Runaway progressive policies have led to billions of debt. As a result, every Illinois taxpayer owes $52,000 to cover the state’s outstanding financial obligations, ranking as the second-worst state nationally. It’s not a recent problem but a systematic one going back decades.
The system is broken. Illinois’ constitutional requirement for annual balanced budgets is often met with budget gimmicks. Only 3% of the bills passed by the Illinois General Assembly have a cost attached to them, making the financial burden being placed on taxpayers a complete unknown.
Illinois must adopt policies that restore our faith in being fiscally accountable to taxpayers – starting with a statutory requirement providing estimates of a bill’s financial impact on state, local governments, and small businesses before any legislative floors votes.
Transparency creates trust.
Having affordable and accessible health care is an essential component for families struggling to maintain the American dream. While some state lawmakers advocate for a government-run single-payer system similar to Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren's proposals, we cannot allow Illinois bureaucrats to interject themselves into our health care decisions.
In Springfield, Sue Rezin led efforts to increase protects for individuals with pre-existing conditions to ensure access to affordable health care. Her legislation received bipartisan support.