Friend,

We hope this update finds you well.? The issue that dominated the campaign trail this past week was parents' rights in light of the actions by JCAR and an Illinois appellate court to strike blows against JB Pritzker's student mask mandate. ??

Our message on parents' rights continues to resonate.? Other candidates are now talking about this issue (that's a good thing), but it is our campaign has the best record and credibility on this key issue!

You can watch my reaction to JB Pritzker's JCAR loss here.?

You can listen to a radio interview where Carolyn discusses her background and vision for the state of Illinois here.???

Volunteer of the Week

Our volunteer to highlight this week is Stan Hunter. Stan recently organized a visit for Carolyn to Union County in deep Southern Illinois, where he is the GOP County Chair. Stan has known Paul (who was his state senator) since 2016. Thank you, Stan, for your volunteer efforts and--more importantly--your friendship!

Since we both come from middle class backgrounds, writing $250K checks to our campaign to fund hired-gun political operatives is not an option for us.? Instead, we rely on volunteers like you.

If you'd like to volunteer on our campaign, click here.

Social Media Spotlight

Our social media post with the most traffic this week was our response to JCAR's suspension of JB Pritzker's mask mandate for Illinois students.?

JCAR stands for Joint Committee on Administrative Rules.? Illinoisans are beginning to realize just how important JCAR is after the committee suspended JB Pritzker's student mask mandate.? I am the ONLY candidate running for Illinois Governor that has experience serving on JCAR.? I have the willingness and the expertise to rein in our administrative agencies and put a stop to government overreach.

Comment, share, or like our post here!

Get Involved

We held a meet and greet this week at Johnny's Kitchen & Tap in Glenview that turned out fantastic.? Thank you to the owner and our host, Mary.

If you would like to host an event, please send an email to [email protected]

Lastly, we are in the home stretch on petitions:? even if you are only able to collect a few signatures, any amount will be a big boost to our campaign.?Again, you can?click here?to download my?petition.?? Mail completed, notarized petition forms to Citizens for Schimpf, PO Box 16, Waterloo, IL? 62298.? We would like to receive petitions by February 28, 2022.??

Thanks for reading and Semper Fidelis,?

Paul