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Tom Pliura
From Ballotpedia
Tom Pliura was a 2012 Republican candidate for District 51 of the Illinois State Senate.
Campaign themes
2012
Pliura's campaign website listed the following issues:[1]
- Term Limits
- Excerpt: "As I talk with people all across the new 51st District, I hear the same thing: Illinois is headed in the wrong direction and the career politicians of both parties are equally to blame."
- Pension Reform
- Excerpt: "A lot of folks want to blame the teachers, but the dirty little secret in Springfield is that career politicians are responsible for the disastrously underfunded state public pension system, and in particular, the Teachers Retirement System or TRS."
- Healthcare
- Excerpt: "The State's single largest budgetary expense is the healthcare related Medicaid system. We have nearly tripled the number of patients eligible for Medicaid benefits over the past ten years. "
- Jobs
- Excerpt: "We are all aware of the harsh reality behind the unemployment rate, as well as the difficulties that small business owners endure in order to support their employees and survive."
- Farming
- Excerpt: "Illinois is an agricultural state. We need less regulation of our Agricultural economy."
- Guns
- Excerpt: "Concealed carry is any easy issue for me. I’ve been a Life Member of the National Rifle Association for more than 35 years."
- Clinton Landfill Lawsuit
- Excerpt: "After researching the issue, I decided to become involved. In my opinion, any proposal to intentionally bury hazardous chemicals, including PCBs, directly over the primary drinking water source for hundreds of thousands of people is fraught with potential problems."
Elections
2012
- See also: Illinois State Senate elections, 2012
Pliura ran in the 2012 election for Illinois State Senate District 51. Pliura lost to Chapin Rose, District 110 incumbent in the State House, in the Republican primary on March 20, 2012.[2][3][4]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
 Chapin Rose |
59.7% | 19,343 |
| Tom Pliura | 40.3% | 13,067 |
| Total Votes | 32,410 | |
External links
Footnotes
Current members of the Illinois State Senate
Leadership
Senate President:Don Harmon
Majority Leader:Kimberly Lightford
Minority Leader:John Curran
Senators
District 1
Javier Cervantes (D)
District 2
Omar Aquino (D)
District 3
Mattie Hunter (D)
District 4
District 5
Lakesia Collins (D)
District 6
Sara Feigenholtz (D)
District 7
Mike Simmons (D)
District 8
Ram Villivalam (D)
District 9
Laura Fine (D)
District 10
Robert Martwick (D)
District 11
Mike Porfirio (D)
District 12
District 13
Robert Peters (D)
District 14
Emil Jones (D)
District 15
Napoleon Harris (D)
District 16
Willie Preston (D)
District 17
Elgie Sims (D)
District 18
Bill Cunningham (D)
District 19
Michael Hastings (D)
District 20
Graciela Guzman (D)
District 21
Laura Ellman (D)
District 22
Cristina Castro (D)
District 23
District 24
Seth Lewis (R)
District 25
Karina Villa (D)
District 26
Darby Hills (R)
District 27
Mark Walker (D)
District 28
Laura Murphy (D)
District 29
Julie Morrison (D)
District 30
Adriane Johnson (D)
District 31
Mary Edly-Allen (D)
District 32
Craig Wilcox (R)
District 33
Don DeWitte (R)
District 34
Steve Stadelman (D)
District 35
Dave Syverson (R)
District 36
Michael Halpin (D)
District 37
Li Arellano (R)
District 38
Sue Rezin (R)
District 39
Don Harmon (D)
District 40
Patrick Joyce (D)
District 41
John Curran (R)
District 42
Linda Holmes (D)
District 43
Rachel Ventura (D)
District 44
Sally Turner (R)
District 45
Andrew Chesney (R)
District 46
David Koehler (D)
District 47
Neil Anderson (R)
District 48
Doris Turner (D)
District 49
District 50
Jil Tracy (R)
District 51
Chapin Rose (R)
District 52
Paul Faraci (D)
District 53
Chris Balkema (R)
District 54
Steve McClure (R)
District 55
Jason Plummer (R)
District 56
Erica Harriss (R)
District 57
Christopher Belt (D)
District 58
Terri Bryant (R)
District 59
Dale Fowler (R)
Democratic Party (40)
Republican Party (19)
