Libertarian Kash Jackson Joins Race for Illinois Governor | Chicago Tonight | WTTW - Siobhan Neela-Stock:
May 2, 2018 - "He spent almost two decades in the U.S. Navy – and now he’s running for governor of Illinois. Libertarian candidate Kash Jackson ... has called Illinois home for the past six years. He rents a small farmhouse in Lake County – he used to own a home from 2009 to 2015 but he says the property taxes caught up to him.
"'My property taxes doubled from $4,500 to $9,000 in that time frame,' Jackson said.
"State spending is one of the key issues Jackson is focusing on, as his campaign website outlines. He wants to stop the Illinois government from continuing to raise taxes. As a Libertarian candidate, he’s a proponent of limited government....
"Jackson said his biggest hurdle has been changing people’s perceptions about third-party candidates. But he said the Democratic and Republican parties only represent a minority of constituents. Jackson is trying to reach Illinois citizens, who he said represent a majority of the population, 'who feel they don’t have a voice,' he said.
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May 2, 2018 - "He spent almost two decades in the U.S. Navy – and now he’s running for governor of Illinois. Libertarian candidate Kash Jackson ... has called Illinois home for the past six years. He rents a small farmhouse in Lake County – he used to own a home from 2009 to 2015 but he says the property taxes caught up to him.
"'My property taxes doubled from $4,500 to $9,000 in that time frame,' Jackson said.
"State spending is one of the key issues Jackson is focusing on, as his campaign website outlines. He wants to stop the Illinois government from continuing to raise taxes. As a Libertarian candidate, he’s a proponent of limited government....
"Jackson said his biggest hurdle has been changing people’s perceptions about third-party candidates. But he said the Democratic and Republican parties only represent a minority of constituents. Jackson is trying to reach Illinois citizens, who he said represent a majority of the population, 'who feel they don’t have a voice,' he said.
Read more: https://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2018/05/02/libertarian-kash-jackson-joins-race-illinois-governor 'via Blog this'
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