Seiler Announces Second Run for State Representative

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Published on September 24 2019 9:42 am
Last Updated on September 24 2019 12:24 pm
Written by Greg Sapp

Effingham's Dave Seiler has announced a second run for State Representative in the 107th District, setting up a second straight contest with Republican Blaine Wilhour of Beecher City.

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Seiler, a Democrat, and Wilhour ran against each other in 2018 after Republican John Cavaletto of Salem did not seek re-election, with Wilhour winning the contest.

Seiler released a statement Tuesday morning, discussing his reasons behind another run...

"I am announcing my candidacy for State Representative of the Illinois 107th district. During the campaign two years ago, I argued that electing me as State Representative would give the 107th district a seat at the table in forming state policy. The message I heard in reply from my opponents was that they didn’t want a seat at the table because they disagreed with the majority leaders in the General Assembly. They got their way. By voting no on virtually everything, our representatives and senators ensured their irrelevance and actually denied the voters of the 107th district a role in the policy making process in Springfield.  Our representatives say that the answer to the problems in Illinois is splitting up the state. I disagree. Downstate and Chicago are better off together than separate because we need each other in order to prosper. These examples show a failure to have positive ideas.

The 107th district needs representation that works for all of us. The voters need leadership that supports a fair tax plan for the state that keeps taxes level or provides tax relief for 99% of the people in the district. The voters need representatives to reach out to people from all sides of the political spectrum in town hall events where folks from both sides feel welcome to express a point of view. I want to be that bi-partisan representative like we used to elect because solutions to our problems are usually found in the middle. I hope over the course of the upcoming campaign to show that I can be the State Representative that works for all of the voters in the Illinois 107th district."

Wilhour earlier announced his plans to seek re-election.