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Des Plaines Mayor Marty Moylan announced Tuesday he will run
as a Democrat for the newly-drawn 55th district, saying he will
focus on job creation, keeping taxes down and overall fiscal
responsibility.
“I want to…help the General Assembly become less divided and
more united to help families in our area,” said Moylan as he stood
next to more than 30 supporters inside the Hartmarx Corporation,
which faced closure in 2009, but was spared, saving 600 jobs.
No other Democratic candidates have surfaced and 2010
Democratic candidate Wendy Gruen, who lost to longtime
incumbent state Rep. Rosemary Mulligan last November, said she
does not plan to run.
At the short press conference, Moylan touted his background with
keeping the city’s budget balanced while also holding the line on
tax increases. He said sparing education from further cuts in
Springfield is also on his agenda.
If elected in November, Moylan would finish out his term as mayor
in April 2013 and would not run again, he said. The Des Plaines
resident served as second ward aldermen of the city before he
was elected mayor in 2009.
Moylan does not have a campaign manager yet, but is focusing on
reaching his goal of 1,500 petition signatures. The district
includes parts of Des Plaines, Park Ridge and Elk Grove though
Moylan said he’s not nervous about getting votes in towns
outside of Des Plaines.
He plans to go door-to-door until the elections.
“They have the same issues the residents of Des Plaines have,”
he said of outlying communities. “They need to keep taxes low…if
you keep taxes low it’s better for redevelopment.”
The primary election is March 20.
as a Democrat for the newly-drawn 55th district, saying he will
focus on job creation, keeping taxes down and overall fiscal
responsibility.
“I want to…help the General Assembly become less divided and
more united to help families in our area,” said Moylan as he stood
next to more than 30 supporters inside the Hartmarx Corporation,
which faced closure in 2009, but was spared, saving 600 jobs.
No other Democratic candidates have surfaced and 2010
Democratic candidate Wendy Gruen, who lost to longtime
incumbent state Rep. Rosemary Mulligan last November, said she
does not plan to run.
At the short press conference, Moylan touted his background with
keeping the city’s budget balanced while also holding the line on
tax increases. He said sparing education from further cuts in
Springfield is also on his agenda.
If elected in November, Moylan would finish out his term as mayor
in April 2013 and would not run again, he said. The Des Plaines
resident served as second ward aldermen of the city before he
was elected mayor in 2009.
Moylan does not have a campaign manager yet, but is focusing on
reaching his goal of 1,500 petition signatures. The district
includes parts of Des Plaines, Park Ridge and Elk Grove though
Moylan said he’s not nervous about getting votes in towns
outside of Des Plaines.
He plans to go door-to-door until the elections.
“They have the same issues the residents of Des Plaines have,”
he said of outlying communities. “They need to keep taxes low…if
you keep taxes low it’s better for redevelopment.”
The primary election is March 20.
| It’s official: Moylan to run for state representative By Jennifer Delgado TribLocal reporter October 18, 2011 |