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Get StartedWork cooperatively with federal law enforcement to remove criminal illegal immigrants from our streets and our jails. I will sign executive orders withholding state funding from local governments who refuse to work with federal law enforcement. Learn more
Make the improvement of police morale a top priority. Illinois officers need the power to actively police and know that state officials have their back. I will work to restore foot and car chases and other tools that allow officers to properly perform their duties. Learn more
Fight to repeal the state’s sanctuary policies and the SAFE-T Act. Both laws have led to terrible cases of preventable violence – situations where violent offenders should have been in jail, but were released instead. Learn more
We will audit for compliance the recently passed law that mandates phonics instruction in our schools and assess the outcomes to ensure our literacy program is working. Learn more
We need universal school choice – where all children regardless of race or income have access to a voucher or education savings account – like our neighbors Indiana and Iowa have. The public wants it and there is substantial, bipartisan support in the General Assembly for creating a new comprehensive choice program. Learn more
I’ll fight for legislation that will require all Illinois 3rd-graders to be proficient in reading before they’re allowed to enter the 4th grade. Eighteen other states understand that reading in 3rd-grade is essential for student success – Illinois should, too. Learn more
Veto any attempt to impose regulations on homeschooling. Parents’ rights in education must be protected. Learn more
Education officials must be held accountable for the dire lack of student achievement in reading and math across the state. It was a policy decision to lower standards, not a law that passed. Learn more
Climbing energy costs are crushing many small businesses’ bottom lines, preventing investment and hiring. I will demand a return to a sensible balance of fossil fuels, nuclear and renewable sources that will bring energy costs down. Learn more
Illinois’ web of 280,000 regulations and rules – the nation’s 4th-most – is too burdensome on small businesses and entrepreneurs. I will work with lawmakers to devise sensible regulatory reforms and will instruct executive agencies to remove three old rules for every new one enacted. Learn more
I will work with lawmakers to develop a municipal bankruptcy provision similar to that of 24 other states. Residents of struggling cities – from Harvey to Peoria to Chicago – need the ability to re-negotiate their debt obligations. Learn more
Veto any and all tax increases the legislature puts on my desk and use line-item vetoes to responsibly reduce state spending. Learn more
Champion a cut and cap in property tax rates. I’ll pursue the phase-in of a 1% property tax cap on a home’s assessed value – just like they have in Indiana. To make that work, we’ll push for cuts in Illinois’ massive bureaucratic waste and bloat – e.g. Too many units of local government. Learn more
Audit all spending and expose the waste, fraud and abuse in state and local budgets. Illinoisans deserve to know exactly where their tax dollars are going. Learn more
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