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Mark Calonder (Illinois)

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Mark Calonder was a 2014 Republican candidate for District 10 of the Illinois House of Representatives.

Biography

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Calonder earned his bachelor's degree in business. His professional experience includes owning his own telecommunications brokering company.[1]

Campaign themes

2014

Calonder's official campaign website highlighted the following issues:[2]

  • Honesty and transparency
    • "Immediately bring the right attitude to the job-- I am here to serve the public's needs, not my own bank account."
    • "On each and every issue, honest and full answers will be given, no matter what. Some answers may not be popular, but each and every answer and effort will be rooted in the truth and nothing but the truth. You'll never doubt what I think or my opinion on any issue."
    • "Post via Facebook all votes AND the reason behind it."
    • "Have regular breakfast, lunch, pizza outings in all areas of the district on a regular basis, allowing voters to voice their issues and needs-- sure, we'll throw in a few freebies in there too!"
    • "Create specific sections on social media where the regular voter can post their issues/needs."
  • Fiscal reform
    • Reduce taxes
    • Spending reform
      • "Propose that my salary, as your representative, be cut by 5% for 2 years."
      • "Propose that each and every department follow my lead and reduce all spending in every department by the same 5%."
      • "Propose that the state double the time by which I qualify for the state pension. No longer should someone serve a short time in the State house and be compensated by the people of Illinois for the rest of their life."
      • "Propose to streamline the Lynk program to better feed the poor: all nonessential food items- cookies, candy, cake and cokes be removed from the state Lynk program, allowing monies to be better directed to the people who truly need assistance."
    • State pension reform
      • "Cap the total amount one can receive per year to a reasonable level."
      • "Limit how many pensions one person can receive."
      • "Ask current recipients to forego COLAs (cost of living increase) for just 2 years."
      • "Change COLA to be tied to the rate of inflation."
      • "Ask new entrants into the system to contribute 5% more than currently."
      • "Change the current law that any State employee convicted of a serious crime, loses their pension. No longer can someone in prison receive money from the people."
  • Crime
    • "Push through the people's right to keep and bear arms."
    • "Hire more police to cover more ground."
    • "Prioritize our spending to better reflect our need for safety."
    • "Create more 'pro-family' policies keeping families together."
  • Create Pro business environment
    • "Lower businesses tax burden, reduce heavy regulations and eliminate out-dated laws."

Elections

2014

See also: Illinois House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for the Illinois House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on March 18, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was December 2, 2013. Pamela Reaves-Harris defeated incumbent Derrick Smith, Beverly Perteet, Eddie Winters and Antwan D. Hampton in the Democratic primary, while Mark Calonder ran unopposed in the Republican primary. Reaves-Harris then defeated Calonder in the general election.[3][4][5][6]

Illinois House of Representatives District 10, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngPamela Reaves-Harris 85.3% 21,102
     Republican Mark Calonder 14.7% 3,638
Total Votes 24,740


Illinois House of Representatives, District 10 Democratic Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngPamela Reaves-Harris 42.6% 2,688
Derrick Smith Incumbent 37.6% 2,375
Eddie Winters 12% 757
Beverly Perteet 4.9% 310
Antwan D. Hampton 2.9% 181
Total Votes 6,311

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Official website, "Issues," accessed February 14, 2014
  2. ↑ Official website, "Who is Mark Calonder?" accessed February 14, 2014
  3. ↑ Illinois Secretary of State, "Official candidate list," accessed March 18, 2014
  4. ↑ Illinois Board of Elections, "General Primary Election Official Canvass," April 18, 2014
  5. ↑ Illinois Secretary of State, "Official general election candidate list," accessed March 18, 2014
  6. ↑ The Chicago Tribune, "Results List (Unofficial)," accessed November 5, 2014


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