Paul Schimpf announced in February that he is running for governor of Illinois. | Facebook
Paul Schimpf announced in February that he is running for governor of Illinois. | Facebook
Republican candidate for governor Paul Schimpf took his message to the people during a recent Will County GOP event.
“Congrats to the Will County GOP on a tremendous event last night,” Schimpf, who formerly served as state senator in the 58th District, recently posted on Facebook. “I enjoyed the panel discussion. This election is bigger than any one candidate. We need a fundamental reset on the relationship between the people of Illinois and their government.”
Schimpf launched his campaign on a platform of responsible government.
“What I mean by responsible government really is a government in Illinois that’s doing what it’s supposed to be doing,” he recently told Capital Fax.
A retired U.S. Marine, Schimpf said his leadership abilities are one of the strengths that separate him from Gov. J.B. Pritzker.
“You have to be able to reunify our Republican Party; you have to give the voters a contrast between yourself and Pritzker,” he said. “That’s not just a policy contrast, that needs to be a life story contrast as well.”
Schimpf says a governor needs to stand up to special interests.
"Illinois needs a governor who understands the day-to-day challenges that we all face, a governor who will live by the same rules that the rest of us follow and most importantly, a governor who will stand up to the entrenched special interest groups who have severely damaged our state," he said during a video news conference formally announcing his candidacy.
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