Sen. Darren Bailey | Facebook
Sen. Darren Bailey | Facebook
Senator and gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey (R-Louisville) has responded to an ad by the Democratic Governors Association calling the four Republicans who are running for governor "anti-science."
"It is clear that the Democratic Governors Association is terrified about Darren Bailey," Bailey's campaign posted on his Twitter page. "They know JB is vulnerable, and they see our campaign as the top contender to defeat him next November. Pritzker has failed working families across the state and has been unable to keep communities safe. He is nothing but a mandate candidate who wants to unilaterally control private businesses, shut down churches, and force children to wear masks."
"Darren built his family farm from the ground up and raised his family here; Illinois is home and worth fighting to restore," Bailey posted. "We are building a grassroots movement full of thousands of working Illinoisans to defeat JB next November, and no amount of money will stall our momentum."
In a series of tweets, Bailey said Pritzker is "unwilling to engage the people and legislature to take targeted approaches, support local control, and find solutions that do not decimate our economy, hurt our children or diminish freedoms."
When Legislative Inspector General Carol Pope resigned, it spurred Bailey into renewing the call for substantial ethics reform in Springfield. Bailey pointed to the governor and Democrats as being problematic.
"The root of the problem leads directly to the governor and his Democratic cronies. We have lost the public's trust in our state to do business and until substantive ethics reforms are passed, nothing will change," Bailey said in a Facebook post.
Bailey stressed the need for oversight.
"Corruption runs deep in Illinois politics and it's unfortunate that time after time, we continue to face roadblocks in our efforts to reform the state's ethics laws," Bailey said. "This year, my colleagues and I sponsored several bills to help overhaul a broken system by curbing corruption and holding legislators accountable."
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