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Eagle Forum of Illinois Endorses Rivadeneira

posted: January 11, 2010 • Categories: Campaign Updates, Issues, Endorsements

ELMHURST, IL – Rafael Rivadeneira, the conservative candidate for Illinois House District 41, received the endorsement from Eagle Forum, pro-life/pro-family group is headed by former Ill. State Rep. Penny Pullen.

“Various Eagle Forum leaders in our state have examined the credentials and positions...

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Cut Taxes, Cut Waste: Abolish Township Government

posted: January 04, 2010 • Categories: Issues

You’ve heard me talk about the need to reduce the burden on taxpayers many times throughout this campaign. Illinois has more taxing bodies than any other state. We’ve got fixed-income seniors across this district afraid of losing their homes and hard-working families struggling to pay bills due to...

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Tort Reform Needed in Illinois

posted: December 21, 2009 • Categories: Issues

On the brink of a potential overhaul of health care from Congress, I felt it was necessary to once again give sound reform ideas that don’t lay the ground work for government-run health care. I urge Congress not to pass the bill presented before them; however, I do recognize the need for changes...

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Cost-Cutting Conservation

posted: December 11, 2009 • Categories: Issues

Among the many misconceptions about Republicans, one of the more common is that we don’t care about the environment. I believe it is our responsibility to protect our natural resources and beautiful landscape. Aside from trying to run an environmentally friendly campaign by relying on online...

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Limiting Politicians’ Power through Term Limits

posted: October 12, 2009 • Categories: Issues

The corruption in Illinois State government has made us a national joke. We need to change that. Along with reducing elected officials salaries as I mentioned early in my campaign, I would like to enact term limit reform. A majority of states across the country have some form of term limits and...

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Protecting the Pension from Politician’s Hands

posted: October 02, 2009 • Categories: Issues

One of the main pieces of reform Illinois desperately needs is within our pension system. For years Illinois’ legislators have been borrowing money from the pension fund to pay for its budget shortfalls and countless pork projects. When many of the older state employees start to take retirement,...

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Attracting Businesses and Creating Jobs

posted: September 07, 2009 • Categories: Issues

We have to face facts: Illinois isn’t competitive in the Midwest or the country when it comes to new jobs and businesses.  The past few years have been disastrous for business owners and all residents. Our current system is not business friendly, and Illinois has seen a net decrease in population...

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Providing Quality Effective Government

posted: August 31, 2009 • Categories: Issues

Our corrupt and inefficient state government is one of the biggest issues we face in Illinois. Our politicians are being paid above-average salaries, the General Assembly is consistently passing pork-projects and wasteful programs, and our spending has gone out-of-control. The time has come for...

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Consumer Driven Health Care

posted: August 24, 2009 • Categories: Issues

As our nation struggles to answer the debate of universal health care, I want to give all of you assurance that I will make sure we have quality lives in Illinois. The problem with this issue is where it is being debated—in Washington. Citizens of Illinois should determine what care is best for our...

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Student-Focused Education

posted: August 16, 2009 • Categories: Issues

In Illinois we are blessed to have a great youth population eager to expand their minds and attend school everyday. However, many children and parents are not happy with their current education options. As a whole, the education system in Illinois is far behind that of our bordering states and a...

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