Jerry Long, Republican candidate for the District 76 State House seat, recently lambasted a tactic taken by incumbent Rep. Andy Skoog, his Democratic opponent, labeling Skoog’s use of state funds for mailing materials as a “stunt (showing) blatant disregard for the law.”
“He used state money to send out a campaign mailing for political purposes when Illinois doesn’t even have a budget,” Streator resident Long said. “Residents in our district got a political mailer masked as a ‘constituent survey’ that trashed political opponents and pandered for votes from target demographic groups.”
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Long dismissed the notion that constituents should be forced to fund the mailing.
“This is what politicians do when they’re on Michael Madigan’s leash,” Long said. “They do whatever they can to get re-elected so Madigan can keep his stronghold on power in the Illinois House.”
In response to the allegations, Skoog labeled Long’s tactics as “the kind of politics that has caused chaos and gridlock in Springfield … the kind of politics that’s destroying our state.”
Skoog said he mailed the survey to help him better understand citizens’ concerns, while Long insists that “Illinois law specifically prohibits politicians from using public funds for their campaigns.”
“I am confident that the voters will see right through this,” Long said. “November can’t come soon enough for us.”
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