Illinois State Senate District 18 candidate surveys, 2022

Elections in Illinois, 2022

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This article shows responses from candidates in the 2022 election for Illinois State Senate District 18 who completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey.

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General election

General election for Illinois State Senate District 18

Incumbent Bill Cunningham defeated Christine Shanahan McGovern in the general election for Illinois State Senate District 18 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bill Cunningham (D)	59.4	45,430
		Christine Shanahan McGovern (R)	40.6	31,111

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 76,541
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Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

Christine Shanahan McGovern (R)

We are living in a real life game of Monopoly where criminals pass go and get a free get out of jail card. Let's make Illinois Safe Again!

Illinois needs strong legislatures who will have a plan to stop the massive exodus of residents and businesses. Illinois needs to stop this outrageous taxation on our residents in the areas of property, sales, gas, water, and Chicago's ridiculous bag tax.

The future is greatly determined by our policies for our children. We need to prioritize a successful foundation. The Progressive path is disastrous. I have witnessed this in the classroom. Teaching our children what to think is wrong. Giving the opportunity to use their own critical thinking skills will pave the way to independent successful adults.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Christine Shanahan McGovern (R)

I always thought the Government was there to protect and have policies in place to promote the safety of its citizens. Who were the "geniuses" that came up with the concept of Police Reform and Defunding the Police? Since when are criminals not accountable for their actions? When was it offensive to have a Back the Blue patch on a uniform? Why are we making the most deadly drug possession of fentanyl a misdemeaner? Why are we allowing sexual predators to live closer to schools and parks? Why are we holding the police, who are hired and trained to serve and protect, at standards that prevent them from doing their job? Have the people of Illinois not seen the increase of crime? Have they not seen how our children are being sexualized at school? How did we get to a place where our children attend a public school and they are told that their skin color will define their success? Where they are taught that even though you are born a girl you can now identify as a boy or even a cat? Why have we taken away the voice of the most influential person in a child's life, the parent? Why do we have tampons in boys' bathrooms? Why do we not tell a parent that their child wants to identify as the opposite sex or have an abortion? We are here because of Democratic Liberal Idiotic Legislators! I want to change ALL of these. Let's bring back common sense and our Midwestern values. Protect our kids not the criminals!

See also

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• Illinois State Senate elections, 2022

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