Issue Position: Poverty

Issue Position

I have a lot of experience growing businesses and creating quality jobs, and know firsthand what a good job can do for a family. Southern Illinois needs growth. There are a few places in this district where business is expanding and people are prospering, but unfortunately there are far too many other places facing high unemployment and limited opportunities. This reality is crippling to the lives of people who live in these communities. With poverty comes drug use, crime, and social decay that is difficult to repair. My plan is to advocate for proven conservative policies that will spur growth, reduce the cost of doing business in Illinois, and make it easier to employ people and start and grow a business. Not only am I a job creator, I will be an effective advocate for jobs and industry in Southern Illinois. We need to revitalize our manufacturing, energy, and transportation industries as well as other industries that have long created quality jobs in Southern Illinois. People in Southern Illinois work hard and don't expect something for nothing. What they do expect, though, is a fair chance. I will fight to give them that chance.

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