Candidate profile: Mark Curran Jr.
Name: Mark Curran Jr.
Age: 56
Hometown: Libertyville
Occupation: Attorney
Position seeking: U.S. Senate
Party: Republican
Incumbent: No
Website or social media page: electcurran.com
Why are you running and why should people vote for you? I am running to defend our country from the erosion of liberty. Elected officials on the left are attempting to take away our rights. The Declaration of Independence clearly states that our rights are based in Nature’s Law’s and Nature’s God and come from our creator. Senator Dick Durbin has attempted to take away our rights. The First Amendment rights, include freedom of religion, which means more than simple worship are under attack. Similarly, our Second Amendment right, which protects our right to bear arms, is being attacked. The Durbin-led left is going after all of our freedoms. The socialism that Senator Durbin is pedaling is the antithesis of freedom. Similarly, a single payer health care system destroys the free-market economy and American Health Care. I will defend the liberty of all. People should vote for me because I have a record of defending liberty. I was of the first law enforcement Officials in Illinois to call for conceal carry for all and I have a long history of defending religious liberty as Sheriff. I am also the most electable candidate having been the highest Republican vote getter in 2010, 2014 and 2018 in the third largest county in Illinois. I was a Sheriff that kept Lake County safe and I will help keep Illinois and America safe.
What would your goals be, if elected? My goals if elected would be to defend the Constitution, promote economic policies that help the middle class and keep Illinois and America safe. I mention how I would defend the Constitution above. I have an economic platform that helps small businesses with calless regulation, taxation and litigation. This is exactly what President Trump is doing. We need to end the too big to fail mindset and enforce Anti-trust laws. The crony capitalism of Dick Durbin gives the biggest businesses and unfair advantage. I will also work with President Trump on Border Security stopping the influx of illegal immigration. We need to protect our borders from radical Islam and opiates.
What issues are most pressing for your constituency? The Illinois economy. Senator Durbin has been in Congress 38 years and has watched the Illinois economy falter. Illinois has seen a mass exodus as citizens leave our once loved state for other places. The policies of Dick Durbin including excess taxation and regulation have led to this outcome. We need a United States Senator that will put Illinois first. Dick Durbin has worked against legislation that would help Illinois workers and instead has been loyal to the partisan policies of the Democrat Party. I have an economic plan to put Illinois workers first and small businesses on an even playing field with the giant corporations.
This story was originally published February 21, 2020 at 1:56 PM.