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Wayne Saline

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Wayne Saline
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Wayne Saline was a 2016 Republican candidate for District 74 of the Illinois House of Representatives.

Campaign themes

2016

Saline's website highlighted the following campaign themes:

“ BUDGET

Illinois has been mired by overspending for decades leading to high debt and high taxes. The politicians on both sides of the aisle have used borrowed money to fund projects for political gain. While they passed 'balanced budgets,' those budgets were only balanced due to the 'revenue' of borrowed money. Many Illinois residents are deeply concerned about the fiscal future of the State. Wayne knows about budgets. Before he was the Finance Committee Chairman for Knox County, the county was borrowing against future tax payments. However with his leadership, he put a stop to that. During Wayne’s 8 years as the Chairman, Knox County did not borrow a dime. The County lived within its means just as its residents do. Wayne will stand up for you in the Illinois House of Representatives and fight the wasteful spending that causes debt to pile up and taxes to rise.

TAXES
The majority of Illinois’s tax burden comes from two issues, overspending and regulations. The State’s regulations and inability to fulfill commitments to local governments has caused a state wide increase in property taxes. Today, we have the second highest property taxes in the nation. If we want to compete with neighboring states for businesses, jobs, and people, we must get our high taxes down. Governor Rauner proposes taxing services that are not currently taxed by the state of Illinois, which are levied by neighboring states and therefore present no competitive disadvantage. However, we must couple any new revenue with significant cuts to the state government. History shows that raising the tax rate by as much as 66% does not mean the state will be better off. Wayne will only support new revenue once the legislature shows a commitment to pay its bills and live within its means.


JOBS
Illinois has long had a problem with job creation. Neither politicians nor government create private sector jobs. Government can either help or hinder business leaders, innovators, and entrepreneurs to grow their businesses. Growing those businesses creates job opportunities and careers for the citizens of Illinois. Government impacts business growth through policy and regulation. Unfortunately, businesses are feeling the pinch from the State and they are fleeing as a result. In 2015 alone, thousands of jobs have fled the state due to Speaker Madigan and decades of horrible policy. One of the most troubling policies is our current workers’ compensation laws. Wayne believes people injured on the job should be protected and assisted. However, the government in Illinois has warped this protection by mandating coverage and charging exorbitant rates. Businesses don’t have to stay in the state and they are choosing to leave. Wayne will support legislative measures that allow job creators to thrive once again in Illinois.​

TERM LIMITS
Wayne stands with Governor Rauner and the Turnaround Agenda on term limits. Term limits are important to allow fresh, new ideas and voices to have the ability to emerge in our state government. While there are elections, incumbents win those elections around 90% of the time. Multiple factors influence the success rate of incumbents. In Illinois, one reason is the gerrymandered districts. Gerrymandered districts do not provide a level playing field for competitive elections, further aiding the incumbents. Wayne is hopeful that the Independent Map Amendment, which will provide more fair and balanced districts, will be on the ballot in November. The second reason is name recognition. Over the incumbent’s career the public comes to recognize their name and face. As a result the challenger is forced to spend time, effort and resources to create enough name recognition to be viable. Name recognition leads to the third reason incumbents often win. The third reason is the incumbent’s financial advantage. Since incumbents already have a steady source of financial backing, challengers must spend more time and effort to find financial resources. Given the limited financial resources available, challengers may only raise enough funds to break even with the incumbent. This allows the incumbent to focus resources on more effective campaign measures. Regardless of action from Springfield, Wayne has publically committed to serving no more than three terms in office. Wayne has no desire to become a career politician. He has a job and he wants to make sure that Illinois is a place where you, your children and grandchildren can prosper.

EDUCATION
Education is an important factor in job creation. However, due to years of the state not fulfilling the promises in regards to funding, schools are battling deficits. Education must be funded at a level and in such a way that all students have the opportunity to succeed. Wayne believes we should have the best schools in the country. To do this, we need to recognize that not all students wish to go to a 4 year college. Instead, they may want to learn a trade or skill. That is why vocational training in our high schools and in our community colleges must be given the resources to help students be productive in life. We also have to introduce competition in the education arena. We can do this by removing the caps on public charter schools and by providing vouchers to low income families whose children would otherwise be stuck in failing schools. However, the law governing vouchers must be written in a way to protect religious private schools from being subject to curriculum regulation.[1][2]

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Elections

2016

See also: Illinois House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the Illinois House of Representatives were held in 2016. The primary election was held on March 15, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was November 30, 2015.[3] Incumbent Donald L. Moffitt (R) did not seek re-election.

Daniel Swanson defeated Bill Butts in the Illinois House of Representatives District 74 general election.[4][5]

Illinois House of Representatives, District 74 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Daniel Swanson 65.53% 34,567
     Democratic Bill Butts 34.47% 18,185
Total Votes 52,752
Source: Illinois State Board of Elections


Bill Butts ran unopposed in the Illinois House of Representatives District 74 Democratic primary.[6][7]

Illinois House of Representatives, District 74 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Bill Butts  (unopposed)

Daniel Swanson defeated Michael DeSutter and Wayne Saline in the Illinois House of Representatives District 74 Republican primary.[8][9]

Illinois House of Representatives, District 74 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Daniel Swanson 48.76% 8,462
     Republican Michael DeSutter 34.73% 6,027
     Republican Wayne Saline 16.52% 2,867
Total Votes 17,356


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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Citizens for Saline, "Issues," accessed March 2, 2016
  2. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  3. ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Election and Campaign Finance Calendar," accessed November 30, 2015
  4. ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Candidate list: General Election - 11/8/2016," accessed August 8, 2016
  5. ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Election results, General election 2016," accessed December 15, 2016
  6. ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Candidate Filing Search," accessed January 3, 2016
  7. ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Election Results: GENERAL PRIMARY - 3/15/2016," accessed August 8, 2016
  8. ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Candidate Filing Search," accessed January 3, 2016
  9. ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Election Results: GENERAL PRIMARY - 3/15/2016," accessed August 8, 2016


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