Campaign director would pick Lauzen

In 1992, I was campaign manager for Chris Lauzen's first election to the state senate. In 2006, I was campaign manager for Jim Oberweis for governor.

With everything I know and believe, Chris Lauzen, a state senator with a record of standing up for families and taxpayers, is the best choice for the voters of Illinois' 14th Congressional District. I have known him and his wife, Sarah, for over 16 years.

In his first run for public office, Chris Lauzen pledged to stay honest, work hard and use common sense. As a state senator, he has done this and more.

Chris Lauzen has been an effective advocate for common sense reforms and a champion for taxpayers and small business.

A certified accountant with an M.B.A. from Harvard, Lauzen fought Democrats and Republicans alike to succeed in forcing needed fiscal reforms on state government.

When George Ryan quickly broke his campaign pledge not to raise taxes, Lauzen was the only state senator to speak out on the floor of the Senate against the pork heavy Illinois FIRST program.

When Rod Blagojevich moved to grant in-state tuition discounts to illegal aliens, Chris Lauzen was, again, the only senator to speak and vote against the measure in the state senate.

Lauzen's opposition and the resulting public response forced the state senate to back away from a proposal to grant driver's licenses to illegal immigrants. Lauzen's work ethic and experience in Springfield has made him expertly familiar with the details of federal programs, laws and regulations.

With war abroad and the economy challenged, Chris Lauzen has the seriousness to seek the best solutions to the issues impacting our lives.

The people of the 14th Congressional District deserve a representative pledged to do the job well, with hard work, honesty and common sense.

In this case, Chris Lauzen is clearly the man for the job.

Joe Wiegand

Fairdale