From the campaign of Republican candidate for State Comptroller Bryan Drew:
All Democrat Candidates for Comptroller at Forum Openly Support Multiple Tax Hikes on Working Families
This Includes Supporting a Revival of the Progressive Tax, Which Illinoisans Already Soundly Defeated
BENTON, IL — When Democrats hear “no more tax hikes” from voters, they don’t stop. The four frontrunner Democrat candidates for Comptroller present at a candidate forum on Tuesday announced their support for reviving efforts to institute a progressive tax in Illinois through a state constitution amendment—the same progressive tax Illinois voters overwhelmingly opposed in 2020 even after Governor Pritzker spent nearly $60 million to sell it.
This on top of claiming the record-high $55.1 billion budget they recently passed didn’t spend enough and didn’t include enough tax hikes.
Independent small businessman and attorney Bryan Drew, the Republican candidate for Comptroller, says this should be disqualifying.
“People are being crushed by taxes and expenses. Working families can’t afford to live in Illinois. Yet the Democrats running for Comptroller want to raise their taxes even more,” said Drew. “I’m sick and tired of Springfield politicians using struggling working families, single parents, and seniors as their ATM. It’s time Illinois government learned to live within its means.
“Clearly, none of these politicians would be an independent check-and-balance on the tax-and-spend agenda in Springfield. The taxpayers of Illinois deserve a leader who will stop government waste and hold politicians accountable for how they spend our tax dollars. As Comptroller, I will protect the public’s tax dollars.”
Bryan Drew is running for Illinois Comptroller to make Illinois more affordable for working families by instilling accountability and transparency in Springfield.
About Bryan Drew: Born and raised in the Benton area, Bryan Drew is a small business owner and experienced attorney with 25 years of courtroom experience, including before the Illinois Supreme Court. He has defended citizens across the state, from constitutional rights to taxpayer protections. As Illinois Comptroller, Bryan is focused on affordability, accountability, and transparency. He and his wife, Christen, own Café Bloom. They have four children: three daughters and a son.
