From 2003 to 2013, Dugan voted Madigan Speaker four times, passed his unbalanced budgets, tax hikes, and gerrymandered legislative maps

“Why would Lisa Dugan return to Springfield? Her record is disastrous – Dugan voted Mike Madigan for Speaker four separate times, and worked with him to spend recklessly, hike taxes, skip pension payments, and pass his gerrymandered legislative maps. It’s clear that Dugan is incapable of standing up to Madigan. The people of the 79th House District would be better off if Lisa Dugan stayed out of politics, rather than return to Springfield and work with Madigan to do more damage to Illinois.” – Illinois Republican Party Spokesman Aaron DeGroot

The Daily Journal is reporting that former Democratic State Representative Lisa Dugan is considering coming out of retirement and running for the 79th House District, an office she previously held for 5 terms, from 2003 to 2013.

Dugan’s decade-long record is clear – she spent her time in Springfield keeping Madigan in power and doing his bidding, rather than making state government work for the people of Illinois.

During her time in Springfield, Lisa Dugan:

• Voted Mike Madigan for Speaker four times
• Took over $650,000 in campaign cash from Madigan’s political groups
• Voted for the Quinn-Madigan 67% tax hike
• NEVER voted for a balanced budget during her time in office – not even one
• Voted for the Madigan-Blagojevich $1.1 billion pension holiday
• Voted for Madigan’s rigged and gerrymandered legislative maps

The people of the 79th House District need a State Representative who will oppose Madigan and his Chicago agenda, not empower him. From her decade in office, Lisa Dugan proved that she is incapable of standing up to Madigan. If given another term, Dugan would be just another rubber stamp for Madigan.

The people of Illinois can’t afford another term of Lisa Dugan and Mike Madigan working hand in hand to do more damage to our state.

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