CHICAGO, IL – Today, Daniel Biss announced the endorsement of Senator Pat McGuire.
"Daniel Biss applies his smarts, heart, and work ethic to solving a greater range of state problems than anyone I know," said Pat McGuire. "Time and again, I've seen Daniel devise bold solutions, refine them through compromise, and win bipartisan support for measures that strengthen Illinois families and communities.
“We need a governor who shares our values. We need a governor able to do the job from Day One. That's Daniel Biss, and I enthusiastically endorse him to become the next governor of Illinois."
“It's a great honor to receive Pat's endorsement,” said Daniel Biss. “Pat’s authentic and down-to-earth nature provides a much-needed contrast to the stubborn machine politics that have taken hold in Springfield. When legislators are more focused on building relationships with big donors and political elites than with one another and with their constituents, our government fails to represent the people. Pat's human touch is just the opposite of this—whether he's sharing stories from his district, lending CDs from his personal collection, or sending newspaper clippings to colleagues and friends.
“I’ll always remember when Pat led a group of legislators on a tour of Stateville Correctional Center, encouraging us to hear people’s experiences, consider failings of our criminal justice system, and take responsibility for how our actions and our inaction affect people’s lives. It’s easy to gloss over the toughest issues, but that’s never been Pat’s approach—he sees where our government has failed and dives right in to fix it. Our state needs more leaders like Pat, and I’m proud to have his support in this race.”
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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.
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