Jimmy Lee Tillman II, Republican candidate for U.S. Senate
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Name: Jimmy Lee Tillman
Political party: Republican
Age as of June 28, 2022: 53
Campaign website or social media page: www.jimmylee2dc.com
Office seeking: U.S. Senate
Are you an incumbent? No
Have you run for elected office before? (Please list previous offices sought) Metropolitan Water Reclamation District, U.S. Congress- 1st District
Occupation: Historian, publisher and author
Education: Central State University- Wilberforce, Ohio, B.S. History 1995; Heritage Foundation, Washington, D.C. Academy fellow - 2021
Please list highlights of your civic involvement: President of the Martin Luther King Republicans, Heritage Action for America Sentinel, American First Policy Institute- community/grassroots leadership.
Who are your top three campaign contributors? Most Highest God, The Holy Spirit, and myself.
Why are you running? Biden’s absolute failures on the world stage have endangered Americans’ security, reduced America’s credibility and standing, and weakened the world in extraordinary ways. To make it worse, they removed a rebounding economy and have American families with high inflation and American workers losing jobs.The Senate is the key to uniting our Country. While Illinois is considered a safe Blue State, because of the stranglehold the Democrat Party has had on Black votes in Cook County, the state, and its voters are much more diverse. We have an opportunity to change this narrative. We have a chance to save our country.
What is the top issue in your race, and how would you address it? Immigration reform is a major goal I hope to achieve. To implement effective immigration reform, we must promote legal immigration, stop illegal immigration, and secure our border from drugs, human trafficking, and the cartels that operate on both sides. We must also restore the Trump’s administration Remain in Mexico program and the safe third country requirements and agreements. We must return to building the border wall. We must also return to an immigration and border security policy that is America First. We should keep in place Title 42 until COVID is no longer a global pandemic threat and increase employment verification to make sure employers hire only work-authorized employees. Additionally, we should enforce existing immigration laws, including deportations, stop welcoming and admitting unaccompanied children into the U.S., and end “catch-and-release .”
Why should people vote for you? I am the founder and president of the Martin Luther King Republicans and a staunch Constitutionalist. I am a published historian with vast knowledge and appreciation of our great nation. Being active with the American First Policy Institute and an Academy fellow at the Heritage Foundation, I have established relationships with leading conservative policymakers and other experts who share my views. Also, as the leading Republican vote getter in Cook County, I am the only candidate with a chance to win this seat in November.
This story was originally published May 31, 2022 at 6:00 AM.