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Richard A. Wooten
| Richard A. Wooten | ||
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| Candidate for | ||
| Illinois House of Representatives District 34 | ||
| Party | Democratic | |
| Education | ||
| Bachelor's | St. Joseph College (2002) | |
| Military service | ||
| Service/branch | United States Army | |
| Personal | ||
| Birthday | June 21, 1965 | |
| Profession | Chicago Police Department | |
| Religion | Christian | |
| Websites | ||
| Campaign website | ||
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Contents |
Issues
Campaign themes
2012
Wooten's campaign website listed the following issues:[1]
- Public Safety
- Excerpt: "Making sure we protect the pensions of police & firefighters who risk their lives everyday to serve and protect our families."
- Veterans Support
- Excerpt: "Making sure we put more resources in place to provide jobs, housing, healthcare and education to assist our military veterans and their families during active duty and after they have served our country honorably."
- Economic Development Reform
- Excerpt: "Sponsoring better jobs legislation creating more jobs, & protecting workers & unemployment benefits supporting families."
- Education Reform
- Excerpt: "Supporting legislation to address a new school funding formula so that all students can have access to a quality public education in a safe and healthy learning environment."
- Senior Programs
- Excerpt: "Protecting our seniors from nursing home neglect, physical abuse, and financial crimes."
- Healthcare
- Excerpt: "Making sure we provide access to healthcare, & prevention care for everyone in our state."
- Community Partnerships
- Excerpt: "I will be visible by forming working advisory groups with constituents & other interested community stakeholders to address crime, jobs, housing, agriculture, parks, & redevelopment in Chicago, Burnham IL, Calumet City IL, Lansing IL, Sauk Village IL, Lynwood IL, Kankakee County IL, & Will County IL."
Elections
2012
Wooten ran in the 2012 election for Illinois House of Representatives District 34. Wooten was defeated by Elgie R. Sims, Jr. in the Democratic primary on March 20, 2012.[2][3]
| Illinois House of Representatives, District 34 Democratic Primary, 2012 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Elgie R. Sims, Jr. |
39.7% | 5,938 |
| Richard A. Wooten | 23.8% | 3,557 |
| Paul Steven Gregoire | 3.2% | 479 |
| Kyle Kasperek | 14.3% | 2,134 |
| Sandra J. Wortham | 19.1% | 2,860 |
| Total Votes | 14,968 | |
Personal
Wooten is married and has two children.
External links
- Official campaign website
- Project Vote Smart biography
- Citizens to Elect Richard Wooten Facebook page
- Twitter feed
- Richard A. Wooten on YouTube
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