2022 IL Governor's race: on Budget & Economy


Darren Bailey: We're going to demand a zero-based budget

[On Illinois budget]: "We're going to demand a zero-based budget. Every department in the state is going to start at zero and build their way back up. Forever we've been simply passing these budgets without any accountability. The money that's spent, government regulation is killing us, our work comp is too high. If we reel back these regulations, these unfunded mandates on our schools and communities for years. It's going to lower our property taxes, it's going to lower our tax burden in general."
Source: Central Illinois Proud on 2022 Illinois Governor race Mar 29, 2021

Paul Schimpf: We need to get our spending under control, top priority

Schimpf said Illinois' number one challenge is its spending problem. "We had record revenue coming in, but anywhere we could increase spending, we did increase spending. That just doesn't reflect the reality that Illinois has a spending problem, not a revenue problem. We need to get our spending under control, it's something the people of Illinois expect us to do and it's something I'm going to make my number one priority as governor."
Source: WMBD/CentralIllinoisProud.com on 2022 Illinois Governor race Mar 3, 2021

Richard Irvin: Rein in government spending; cut taxes; balance the budget

As the twice-elected Mayor of Aurora, Richard eliminated wasteful spending and balanced the city budget every year. He worked to give people a property tax rebate and sparked economic growth. He fought for property tax relief for city residents, and he embraced opportunity zones to lower taxes and create jobs. As Governor, Richard will rein in government spending, cut taxes, balance the budget, and fight for property tax relief.
Source: 2022 Illinois Gubernatorial campaign website IrvinBourne.com Jun 2, 2022

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Candidates and political leaders on Budget & Economy:

Retired Senate as of Jan. 2015:
GA:Chambliss(R)
IA:Harkin(D)
MI:Levin(D)
MT:Baucus(D)
NE:Johanns(R)
OK:Coburn(R)
SD:Johnson(D)
WV:Rockefeller(D)

Resigned from 113th House:
AL-1:Jo Bonner(R)
FL-19:Trey Radel(R)
LA-5:Rod Alexander(R)
MA-5:Ed Markey(D)
MO-9:Jo Ann Emerson(R)
NC-12:Melvin Watt(D)
SC-1:Tim Scott(R) 		Retired House to run for Senate or Governor:
AR-4:Tom Cotton(R)
GA-1:Jack Kingston(R)
GA-10:Paul Broun(R)
GA-11:Phil Gingrey(R)
HI-1:Colleen Hanabusa(D)
IA-1:Bruce Braley(D)
LA-6:Bill Cassidy(R)
ME-2:Mike Michaud(D)
MI-14:Gary Peters(D)
MT-0:Steve Daines(R)
OK-5:James Lankford(R)
PA-13:Allyson Schwartz(D)
TX-36:Steve Stockman(R)
WV-2:Shelley Capito(R) 		Retired House as of Jan. 2015:
AL-6:Spencer Bachus(R)
AR-2:Tim Griffin(R)
CA-11:George Miller(D)
CA-25:Howard McKeon(R)
CA-33:Henry Waxman(D)
CA-45:John Campbell(R)
IA-3:Tom Latham(R)
MN-6:Michele Bachmann(R)
NC-6:Howard Coble(R)
NC-7:Mike McIntyre(D)
NJ-3:Jon Runyan(R)
NY-4:Carolyn McCarthy(D)
NY-21:Bill Owens(D)
PA-6:Jim Gerlach(R)
UT-4:Jim Matheson(D)
VA-8:Jim Moran(D)
VA-10:Frank Wolf(R)
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