Michele Hunter

Education We need to work together to solve this problem because our state is failing our children. State mandates on our schools are forcing tax increases and state meddling in the curriculum in our schools is taking away our local control of our school districts. Criminal Justice / Public Safety We need to repeal HB3653, the so-called Safe-T Act. In fact, this bill has made us less safe, and it is designed to be easy on criminals. We cannot tie the hands of law enforcement and pretend that somehow, we will be safer. HB3653 needs to be repealed. Taxes / Budget We need to take a hard look at what we are spending tax dollars on, and we need to move to a zero-based budgeting system that requires all expenditures to be justified. Immigration We need to repeal the Trust Act and renounce the “sanctuary” status that Illinois currently carries. Wages / Job Benefits We need to have a pro-growth agenda in Illinois that reduces taxes and encourages businesses to set up shop here instead of fleeing to other states where they have policies that support economic growth and job creation.