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Former state Sen. Paul Schimpf, who spent four years representing the 58th District and was the Republican Party’s candidate for attorney general in 2014, announced Monday he will run for governor in 2022.
Schimpf made the announcement via videoconference at 10 a.m., beginning a day of traveling the state with planned stops in Algonquin, Rock Island and Morris Monday and Decatur, Morris and his hometown of Waterloo Tuesday.
In his announcement, Schimpf sought to distance himself from Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker on both issues of policy and life experience.
“My vision for Illinois involves a return to responsible government, safe communities and economic growth in a free market,” he said. “We need a governor who welcomes and insists upon legislative oversight of his administration.”
Former state Sen. Paul Schimpf, who spent four years representing the 58th District and was the Republican Party’s candidate for attorney general in 2014,
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SPRINGFIELD A veteran of the Marine Corps who spent four years in the state Senate and made an unsuccessful Republican bid for attorney general kicked off his campaign for governor on Monday, portraying himself as someone who better understands “the struggles that the people of Illinois face.”
The second Republican to enter the race to challenge Gov. J.B. Pritzker, former state Sen. Paul Schimpf sought to distance himself from the Democratic governor on both policy and life experience.
“I know what it feels like to wake up in the middle of the night wondering how my wife and I are going to pay for our kids’ education or what the next property tax increase is going to do to our family budget,” Schimpf said.
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