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Rutherford Announces for Illinois State Treasurer
Emphasizing: jobs,
jobs, jobs
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State Senator Dan
Rutherford (R-Pontiac) announced he will be a candidate for
the Republican Nomination for Illinois State Treasurer. The
current State Treasurer, Alexi Giannoulias, has established an
exploratory committee, contemplating a run for the U.S.
Senate.
“My real world
business experience is, in part, why I am being encouraged by
Republicans, Democrats and Independents to become the
Treasurer for the State of Illinois,” said the Senator.
Rutherford is a member
of the Illinois Senate and serves as the ranking Republican on
the Senate Financial Institutions Committee. He is a private
sector business executive with the ServiceMaster Company, a
position he held prior to being elected to the General
Assembly.
“The State of Illinois
is in a fiscal mess. We have seen one party dominate the
Legislature, the Governor’s Office, the City of Chicago and
Cook County governments. Chicago has the highest sales tax of
any city in the country. Now we are seeing the Democrats
passing legislation which would create a new tax on services,
state-wide. It’s time that the State’s Chief Financial Officer
be vocal about the repercussions the one party dominance has
created,” noted Rutherford.
“In addition to being
a very good steward of the resources in the Treasury, I intend
to use the position as a bully pulpit for jobs in Illinois. As
Treasurer, my top three priorities will be jobs, jobs and
jobs,” commented the Senator!
In closing Senator
Rutherford emphasized, “Let me give you an example of how I
will run the office of State Treasurer: I will not, nor will
anyone from my staff be authorized to use proceeds from a
college savings program under my stewardship to buy hybrid SUV
vehicles for their use or mine. It is inappropriate.”
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