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Leonard Griffin

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Leonard Griffin
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Republican Party

Elections and appointments
Last election

November 8, 2022

Education

High school

Kenwood High School

Personal
Birthplace
Marks, Miss.
Religion
Apostolic
Profession
Delivery driver
Contact

Campaign website

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Leonard Griffin (Republican Party) ran for election to the Illinois House of Representatives to represent District 6. He lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Griffin completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Leonard Griffin was born in Marks, Mississippi. He earned a high school diploma from Kenwood High School. His career experience includes working as a delivery driver.[1]

Elections

2022

See also: Illinois House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Illinois House of Representatives District 6

Incumbent Sonya Harper defeated Leonard Griffin in the general election for Illinois House of Representatives District 6 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Sonya Harper
Sonya Harper (D)
 
86.6
 
16,019
Image of Leonard Griffin
Leonard Griffin (R) Candidate Connection
 
13.4
 
2,484

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 18,503
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 6

Incumbent Sonya Harper defeated Carolynn Crump in the Democratic primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 6 on June 28, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Sonya Harper
Sonya Harper
 
71.7
 
5,055
Image of Carolynn Crump
Carolynn Crump
 
28.3
 
1,997

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 7,052
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Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Candidate Connection

Leonard Griffin completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Griffin's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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My name is Leonard Griffin, and I’m a resident of Chicago.I’m Christian, belonging to the Apostolic Faith. I was born into one of the finest families in Mississippi/Illinois. Not only that,but I am a husband and a father of two children and three grandchildren. I have a large family. My Grandparents were very hardworking. I grew up in an environment whereas “you don’t work you don’t eat” At the ages of 5, 6, 7, and 8, I was picking cotton in Mississippi. At the age of 10 years old, I was in Chicago working a job delivering the Chicago Daily News. At my young age, I bought my bicycle from the Hyde Park bicycle shop. At age 13, I graduated from elementary school. I attended Kenwood High School from 1971-1975. I worked a job in a neighborhood grocery store every day after I got out of school. And continued to work there for an additional three years while I was in college.I attended the University of Illinois. I entered the retail business, working in management. Later after retirement, I became a truck driver. I know the value of hard work.
  • First, I want to clean up Illinois, starting with addressing street violence. Last year, Cook County had more then a 1000 homicides. These 1,000 victims have families. Violent crime not only affects the victim, but also their families and friends. It also also causes trauma to the children of victims, preventing them from living normal lives. Gangs in Cook County and Illinois are increasing every day. Shooting are on the rise, along with car jacking. Drugs including Heroine, Cocaine, most dangerous Fentanyl. Drug overdoses are causing more death then violent crime. I want to hold the criminals accountable for more prisons time. I intend to create more funding for police. Hiring more state troopers to patrol the highways for drug enforceme.
  • Second, my plan includes cleaning up our economy. Under the Democrats, Illinois has suffered economically. After the Covid-19 crisis we lost a third of our industry and businesses. Many large corporations fled to others states for tax relief alone. Because of Governor Pritzker’s unlawful mandates, the restaurant and bar business lost thousands of dollars and thousands of businesses closed forever, putting service industry personal into the unemployment line Unions workers are out of work because we are no longer building. I want to bring back companies and to provide well paying jobs. To attract companies with incentives, so they can invest in our communities and stimulate the economy. I support the unions.
  • Third, my plan includes fighting for seniors. To cut their real estate taxes. To provide them with better affordable healthcare and their pharmaceutical costs. To create vouchers for their travel to make visits to their doctors or buy grocery. I want to fight for veterans rights and to eliminate veterans homelessness. I want to address mental health, especially during these times. Furthermore, I will fight for our police and to recall HB3653, the Safe T Act that criminalizes the police and give a pass to criminals.
Protecting the citizens of Illinois. The first responsibility of government is protecting its citizens and especially the children. When I grew up I could ride my bicycle all around my neighborhood hood. Today parents are afraid to let their children go out and play. Children need victim D, the sun provides this. Parents having have to get their children locked in the house is very unhealthy.
My Grand father.
No
Personal Responsibilty.
60 year work experience. Life experience.
Safe and clean community
Hard work pays off. and be the best you can be.
At the age of five yesrs old I meet Jesus Christ.
At 10 years news paper boy. Until I wss 13 yesrs old, then I got a job in a neighborhood for the next 7 years
Roots
Iron Man.
Battle hymn of the Republic.
N/A
Mutual Respect
Pension Funds
The tax payer should know what the govermenr is doing.
No. This is the priblem.
yes, it is always good to be able to work with otherd
can not say right now.
can not say at this time.
N/A
No
No
Yes. we beed to clean up the trash.
Dont have one.
No
yes!

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on October 16, 2022


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