Will County Gazette

Alyssia Benford is quickly becoming a household name around the 98th District.

Benford, running against Rep. Natalie Manley (D-Joliet), was recently on hand for the Village of Bolingbrook picnic, where she mingled with area residents and joined GOP candidate for Attorney General Erika Harold in spreading their vision for a more effective and efficient Springfield.

“I met so many wonderful residents today and shared my story of why I want to be your next state representative,” Benford posted on Facebook.

Erika Harold, candidate for Illinois Attorney General

In another post, Benford posted pics of her interacting with the voters of her district.

 “I had a fun filled day full meeting residents of the 98th district,” she added.

Finally, Benford was also recently in attendance for a discussion on improving the Joliet community led by Mike Clark, president of the NAACP Joliet Branch.

Benford recently took lawmakers to task over the state’s new $38.5 billion budget, which she has blasted as a disservice to taxpayers.

“This year’s budget is just another example of that failure,” she said in a press release. “We should not celebrate the passage of another unbalanced budget that fails to advance any of the reforms our families desperately need. It is a budget that delivers for the politicians, the special interests and the trial lawyers, not the people.”