Lance Tyson
| Lance Tyson | ||
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| Candidate for | ||
| Illinois House of Representatives District 10 | ||
| Party | 10th District Unity Party | |
| Education | ||
| High school | Roosevelt High School, 1989 | |
| Bachelor's | Lake Forest, 1993 | |
| J.D. | University of Iowa, 1996 | |
| Personal | ||
| Profession | Bond lawyer | |
| Websites | ||
| Campaign website | ||
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Lance Tyson was a 2012 candidate for District 10 of the Illinois House of Representatives. He ran on the 10th District Unity Party ticket.[1]
Issues
Campaign themes
2012
Tyson's campaign website listed the following issues:[2]
- Ex-Offender Tax Credit
- Excerpt: "...offer state tax credit to businesses to induce the hiring of ex-offenders"
- Infrastructure Bank
- Excerpt: "...broaden the authority of the Illinois Finance Authority to further nexus capital markets to public and private projects so to increase job creation"
- Education Funding
- Excerpt: "...shift the major funding of education from property taxes to income taxes"
- Cut State Spending
- Excerpt: "...comprehensive package of budget cuts which stream line services (that do not negatively impact the district) with revenue enhancements"
- Charity Care
- Excerpt: "...make sure hospitals are required to serve the uninsured oppose to unloading them onto the Cook County tax payer..."
Elections
2012
Tyson ran in the 2012 election for Illinois House of Representatives District 10. Tyson was defeated by Derrick Smith (D) in the general election on November 6, 2012.[3][4]
| Illinois House of Representatives, District 10, General Election, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Derrick Smith |
62.9% | 25,417 | |
| 10th District Unity | Lance Tyson | 37.1% | 15,007 | |
| Total Votes | 40,424 | |||
Endorsements
Tyson's campaign website listed the following endorsements:[5]
- Governor of Illinois, Pat Quinn
- Secretary of State, Jesse White
- Alderman of the 28th Ward, Jason Ervin
- Alderman of the 1st Ward, Joe Moreno
- Alderman of the 37th Ward, Emma Mitts
Tyson's Facebook page notes another endorsement:
"Lance Tyson was chosen by the Democratic Party Committeemen from the 10th Representative District to represent the newly formed 10th District Unity Party."[6]
Personal
Tyson has a wife, Lorraine, and a son. They live in Chicago.[7]
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- Senate bill allows 46 million immigrants by 2033, says CBO - Daily Caller
- The Orange Couch Does Mad Men: S6E12, ?The Quality of Mercy? - Raw Story
- The Search for the Magic Fig Leaf - Daily Caller
- The Center For Inquiry Likes Atheism's Cranky White Guy Image, So Screw You ... - Raw Story
- Cruz will file immigration amendment allowing states to require proof of ... - Daily Caller
- Swing voters walk away from Obama's second term - Daily Caller
- What we learned when we sent a female reporter shopping for a home-defense ... - Daily Caller
- Student injured after dude shot bottle rocket from anus can't sue Marshall ... - Daily Caller
- Mark Levin hammers 'neo-statists' Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio, Paul Ryan and Karl ... - Daily Caller
- Republicans seek to end federal ethanol mandate - Daily Caller
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External links
- 10th District Unity Party
- Campaign Website
- Campaign Facebook page
- Project Vote Smart profile
- The Chicago Tribune, "Indicted Illinois lawmaker expelled from House remains in race for former seat," November 2, 2012
References
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Lance Tyson – candidate detail," accessed August 20, 2012
- ↑ Lance Tyson, "Issues," accessed October 21, 2012
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections "Candidate List"
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, “Official Vote - November 6, 2012 General Election,” accessed January 18, 2013
- ↑ Lance Tyson, "Endorsements," accessed October 21, 2012
- ↑ Lance Tyson, "About," accessed October 21, 2012
- ↑ Facebook, "Lance Tyson," accessed October 21, 2012
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