Vincent William Romano

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Vincent William Romano
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Candidate for
Illinois House of Representatives District 16
PartyRepublican
Education
Master'sNortheastern Illinois University
Personal
Place of birthSkokie, IL
ProfessionRealtor
Websites
Personal website
Campaign website
www.CandidateVerification.org

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Vincent William Romano was a 2012 Republican candidate for District 16 of the Illinois House of Representatives.

Biography

Romano earned his Master's Degree in Psychology from Northeastern Illinois University. He worked as a financial advisor for Merrill Lynch from 1985 to 1991. He was then employed as senior vice-president of Wachovia Securities Financial Network from 1991 to 2003. He has been senior vice-president of Morgan Stanley Smith Barney since 2003. He is also currently a realtor for The Vince Romano Group.

Issues

Romano's campaign website listed the following issues:[1]

  • Economy
Excerpt: "The economy is the major issue in Illinois right now! We are ranked near last (47th out of 50) in business climate. This climate is repelling jobs from our state and has to change."
  • Pensions
Excerpt: "Illinois needs pension reform to stop individuals from robbing the taxpayers by collecting two and three tax-payer funded pensions, as well as stopping individuals from collecting pensions after working as little as one day."
  • Fraud/waste/and corruption
Excerpt: "Illinois has a reputation of corruption and fraud, and the people of Illinois need to end the cycle theft and payoffs that the political machine has maintained for the last century. Dignity needs to be restored to our great states name!"

Elections

2012

See also: Illinois House of Representatives elections, 2012

Romano ran in the 2012 election for Illinois House of Representatives District 16. Romano was unopposed in the Republican primary on March 20, 2012, and was defeated by incumbent Lou Lang in the November 6 general election.[2][3][4]

Illinois House of Representatives, District 16, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark.jpgLou Lang Incumbent 68.1% 22,281
     Republican William Vincent Romano 31.9% 10,431
Total Votes 32,712

Personal

Romano and his wife have four children.

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References

  1. ↑ Campaign website, Issues
  2. ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections "Candidate List," December 5, 2011
  3. ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Official 2012 Primary Results"
  4. ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, “Official Vote - November 6, 2012 General Election,” accessed January 18, 2013
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