Lift the stranglehold

The voting citizens of the 25th Senate and the 49th, 50th and 65th representative districts have before them candidates who require careful consideration.

You have Keith Wheeler and Dan Ugaste, the incumbents that have served their districts with distinction. The 49th is an open seat, as is the 25th.

It must be pointed out that the Democratic challengers have accepted substantial campaign funds from the political arm of Madigan and Pritzker. They will go to Springfield and do as they are told by the speaker and governor and will not be independent of their control.

An example of this is the Fair Tax Amendment. The lieutenant governor dropped the ball when she spilled the strategy that if the amendment does not pass we will suffer a 20% increase in the income tax. Maura, Karina and Martha support increasing your taxes one way or another.

How many more of my friends and neighbors will leave for friendlier states. When residents flee for friendly tax climates, those of us who remain will continue to carry the increased burden to support services.

Maura, Martha and Karina tell you that they will fight for families and seniors and businesses but if there is no money, what will you fight with?

The big-dollar donors will continue to gobble up the small resources that might remain in the budget. And the budget fiasco and property tax relief gets kicked down the road once again. And have seen the horrific mailers being sent out about the Republican candidates?

Do you want to vote for candidates with no sense of decency and ethical conduct. Stop Madigan and Pritzker. Provide opposition to their stranglehold and force them to negotiate solutions that can fix the Illinois fiscal mess.

So vote for Keith Wheeler, Laura Curtis, Dan Ugaste and Jeanette Ward.

Dan Hoefler

Batavia