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Sizing up the governor’s race
As you have probably seen in the news, Governor J.B. Pritzker has announced that he will seek reelec- tion next year. It is anticipated that he will not have a Democratic primary opponent. To date, there are three announced Republican candidates. They are former downstate GOP Senator Paul Schimpf, current downstate GOP Senator Darren Bailey and businessman Gary Rabine from the Northwest
suburbs. One ru- is Jesse Sulli-
is a down-
who is expected to an- dacy in August. There is what two downstate Adam Kinzinger and decide to do after their maps are drawn.
The legislature has not been in
but negotiations have continued on a comprehensive energy bill. These discussions have included legislators and the governor’s office, as well as energy companies, environmentalists and labor, among others. There is hope that they can reach an agreement, but as of this writing, it has not yet happened.
The governor and his staff have been reviewing legislation passed by the general assembly this spring. He has acted upon many bills but still has time to continue his review process on others.
mored possible candidate van (no relation). He state businessman nounce his candi- speculation about GOP congressmen, Rodney Davis, will new congressional
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