This is the third and final part of the Tribune editorial board’s statewide endorsements for the primary races for the Illinois Senate.
The Senate chamber at the State Capitol building in Springfield on April 7, 2022.
Vela says her number one focus is taxes. “Illinois does not have a revenue problem,” she says, “it has a taxing problem.” Although this is her first run for public office, she says that she is a moderate, center-right candidate convinced, as she knocks on many doors, that most of her constituents are in the same place. No doubt.
Michelle Lee, the parent of a mixed-race child, says she has been motivated by the rise of so-called critical race theory in Illinois schools. In particular, she has railed against the Homer Glen 33C school board and much of her campaigning has focused on that issue.Two candidates compete on the Democratic side.Born, raised and living in Joliet, Rachel Ventura, 41, has been a Will County Board member since December 2018.
Eric Mattson is also a Joliet native, a firefighter and union president running for office for the first time. He was appointed to the Senate in May as a replacement for Connor. He tells us he supports “funding education at a higher rate” as a way of reducing property taxes. He also said that “as a firefighter, I care deeply about law enforcement” and he promised he would work to ensure that “firefighters have the proper tools to protect our communities.
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