For a More Representative and Responsible Government
"Currently, there is a legislative majority in Springfield more interested in representing the special interests than the public interest and one that has compromised the state's ability to perform its essential functions by spending irresponsibly."
Biographical Details
- Born on August 15, 1952 in Davenport, Iowa and raised in Bettendorf, Peoria and Indianapolis
- A graduate of the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts, spending one year at Trinity College, Dublin
- Awarded an M.Sc. [Econ] from the London School of Economics and Political Science
- Worked at a bank as well as John Deere Harvester in East Moline before returning to the LSE
- At the LSE, I did postgraduate research into regional government and legislative politics.
I also worked part-time for one of the largest opinion poll firms in Great Britain as well as as a research assistant for George Robertson, a Scottish Member of Parliament who later became Minister of Defense, and as Lord Robertson, the Secretary General of NATO.
- While assisting Mr. Robertson, I worked on a number of legislative questions such as housing and taxes.
- Returned to Rock Island to work as a substitute teacher
- In 2008, I ran as an Independent write-in candidate for Congress in the 17th congressional district of Illinois.
