Ron Gidwitz
Ron Gidwitz
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People would like to see a quality governor and administration. I believe I'm the best candidate to offer that to the Illinois voters.
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This primary election offers the voters a real opportunity to upend the status quo and change our state.
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These people have their hand in every deal, almost every deal, and to the detriment of the well-being of the rest of us.
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I had never been contacted by a lobbyist before on any contract with the State Board of Education.
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It's cotton candy for the election cycle, quite frankly.
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The result of which, of course, is that a number of jobs (were lost) and other companies decided not to come here.
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We need to get the government off the back of the business community. We need to be a more job-friendly place.
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I unequivocally want to be your friend and supporter. I brought a check.
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These are programs that the state right now can't afford. We're already in debt.
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I've never heard of internships that pay $50,000 or $60,000. These internships are simply a way to reward those who pay their dues to Democratic campaigns.
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This isn't going to be an easy fight, but Steve and I recognize we can wage a better battle if we join forces.
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This amounts to counting chickens before they hatch in an effort to inflate the numbers.
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Making an outrageous statement, unless she can prove it, seems to me that she's trying to change the headlines.
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She talks about not taking money from contractors, (but) she's taken $600,000 from the banks she does business with. And she changed the policy. Prior to her becoming treasurer, the policy was no money from banks.