EVANSTON, Ill. - After raising $1.095 million in fourth quarter and kicking off the first quarter of 2018 with $3.1 million cash on hand, Biss for Illinois is launching its first television ads. The ads, “Personal” and “Homework” introduce voters to Daniel and explain why a middle-class community organizer and public school parent is the only candidate Illinoisans can trust to fix our broken system.
“Personal” features Daniel and his wife getting their children ready for school in the morning, while “Homework” shows Daniel sitting with one of his kids to help with a homework assignment.
Watch the 30 second ad: “Personal”
“I think if more politicians had kids in public schools, or struggled to balance their own budgets, we’d have an Illinois that worked for the middle class,” says Daniel in “Personal.” “That’s why I left teaching, to be an organizer then a state senator, to fight for fair taxes and healthcare we can all afford, and that’s why I’m running for governor. Because fixing our broken system isn’t some campaign promise: for me, it’s personal.”
Watch the 15 second ad: “Homework”
“As the only candidate for governor with kids in public schools, I’m also the only one who will make billionaires pay their fair share in taxes to fully fund them,” says Daniel in “Homework.”
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Biss campaign raised $1.095 million; has $3.1 million cash on hand. Daniel Biss’ grassroots campaign for governor raised $1.095 million in the fourth quarter of 2017, bringing the total cash on hand to more than $3.1 million. Donations came from 2,640 individual donors, representing more than 290 cities and towns across Illinois. 78% of donations were under $100, and 96% came from within the state.
ABOUT DANIEL BISS
Daniel Biss currently represents the 9th District in the Illinois State Senate and previously served one term in the Illinois House representing the 17th District. At the age of 25, he joined the University of Chicago's mathematics faculty. In 2003, while teaching, Daniel’s desire to confront our nation’s most critical problems compelled him to get more involved in his community. First as an organizer, and now as a state senator, Daniel’s top priority has been fighting for middle class families. He and his wife Karin live in Evanston with their two children.
