May 5th, 2020
For Immediate Release
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Bartlett, IL – Jeanette Ward, a scientist and business professional and candidate for the Illinois State Senate, is calling on the Governor, Senate President, and Speaker of the House to bring the General Assembly back to Springfield. According to Ward, the voices of communities outside of Chicago have been lost in the response to this unprecedented pandemic.
“The suburbs of Chicago are very different than the City,” Ward said. “We need regional solutions to address and solve the health and economic impacts that are unique, county-by-county, even town-to town. People who have sworn an oath to represent us in Springfield must have an opportunity to weigh in on these important decisions. Every day that the legislature isn’t working, is another day our voices are silenced,” Ward concluded.
Ward recognized the courage and hard work of health professionals, First Responders, and frontline service workers, farmers, and others, saving many lives and keeping food and supplies available to the people. However, as this pandemic gets under control, she argues that it’s time to show the people, small businesses, and job-creators of Illinois that there is a plan to safely re-open the state. The legislature, Ward says, has a Constitutional and critical role to play in getting our state’s economy restored.
“If the Senate President and Speaker of the House won’t make the legislature get back to work, the Governor needs to intervene. For legislators to continue collecting a paycheck without the legislature even meeting, while our local businesses crumble and unemployment has skyrocketed, is unconscionable. Rep. Villa, who is supposed to be our voice in Springfield, needs to use that voice and publicly tell her Governor to get the legislature back to work. Now.”
Jeanette Ward is the Republican nominee for the 25th District, containing significant parts of Kane, DuPage and Kendall Counties. She served four years on the largest elected school board in Illinois, concluding her service in 2019 without ever voting for a tax increase, and putting the interests of children, parents, and teachers first. Jeanette and her husband Bill have been married 24 years, and have two daughters, 15 and 13.
