Independent · Governor, Illinois
General election Tuesday, Nov 3, 2026
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Also running: Darren Bailey (R) · JB Pritzker (D)
School Funding
Illinois covers just 24.5% of local school budgets, down from 27% when JB Pritzker took office. The national average is 45%.
Property Taxes
Illinois is in a race with New Jersey over who levies the highest property taxes in the country. A race we all lose.
Unfunded Mandates
Every year, Springfield politicians push costs onto local governments, who must then raise property taxes to fund them. In 2025 alone, the state forced 44 new unfunded mandates onto local communities. In 2026, another 133 were proposed just on municipal governments. 699 mandates for schools have been added since 1982.
DCFS
The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services is failing our most vulnerable kids. There are over 1,200 stories of children like AJ Freund and Amaria Osby in Illinois over the past eight years, and 3,000 more if you count serious injuries.
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