Michael J. Bigler

Michael J. Bigler
Candidate for
Illinois State Senate District 58
Party	Democratic
Prior offices
Anna City Commissioner
Member, Anna-Jonesboro High School Board
Personal
Place of birth	Anna, IL
Websites
Campaign website

Michael J. Bigler was a 2012 Democratic candidate for District 58 of the Illinois State Senate.

Issues

Campaign themes

2012

Bigler's campaign website listed the following issues:

• Budget Reform

Excerpt: "Springfield needs to learn that they can’t spend money we don’t have and can’t tax their way out of the hole. We need to do what every responsible family does when they get behind, we need to be decisive about where to cut our budget then stay the course. This doesn’t mean that we balance the budget by closing facilities such as Tamms prison, this does nothing but jeopardize the safety of our officers throughout the corrections system, by stripping others of their jobs."

• Welfare Reform

Excerpt: "People should be required to better themselves and the community. If you are able to work, you should, whether it is cleaning up the local park, our road’s right-of-way or any other kind of community service."

• Our Veterans

Excerpt: "We have been fighting a war now for over a decade and as our soldiers return to civilian life we have to ensure that this transition is as seamless as possible. That means offering assistance with not just finding employment but making sure that they’re getting the best physical and moral support that we can offer."

• Education

Excerpt: "Children shouldn’t be held back from learning. They should be given every opportunity to excel and when they excel to another level we must embrace it by challenging them further, not hold them back."

Elections

2012

See also: Illinois State Senate elections, 2012

Bigler ran in the 2012 election for Illinois State Senate District 58. Bigler filed as a petition candidate after the Democratic primary on March 20, 2012 and was defeated by incumbent David Luechtefeld (R) in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012.

Illinois State Senate, District 58, General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	David Luechtefeld Incumbent	60.5%	56,707
	Democratic	Michael J. Bigler	39.5%	37,087
Total Votes				93,794

Recent news

Know more information about this profile? Submit a bio

This section displays the most recent stories in a Google news search for the term "Michael + Bigler + Illinois + Senate"

All stories may not be relevant to this page due to the nature of the search engine.

External links

Suggest a link

• Campaign Website
• Campaign Facebook page
• Project Vote Smart profile