Bob Fioretti certified as Republican Nominee for Illinois Attorney General
By Tribune Staff • On Jan. 8, the Illinois State Board of Elections certified Bob Fioretti as the Republican candidate for Illinois Attorney General. With Fioretti officially having no primary opponents, the stage is set for a general election matchup between the career civil rights attorney and Democratic incumbent Kwame Raoul.
Fioretti, a former two-term Alderman from Chicago, said his clear path to November presents a unique opportunity for party unity. Speaking to Republican primary voters, Fioretti declared, “Whether you support Darren Bailey, Ted Dabrowski, Sheriff Mendrick or Rick Heidner for Governor, on March 18th, I look forward to joining arms to defeat JB Pritzker and his wingman Kwame Raoul. Most of the objectionable events from the eight long years of Governor Pritzker were made possible by his loyal sidekick, Attorney General Raoul, wondering how high he can jump when asked by Pritzker to do so on every issue.”
Attorney General Raoul has accepted more than $3 million in campaign contributions from Governor Pritzker over the years (including nearly $75,000 last week) and took more than $1 million from disgraced former House Speaker Mike Madigan. “Is it any wonder corruption runs rampant in Illinois? The chances of this attorney general ever saying ‘no’ to or investigating the corrupt politicians who paved his way into office are slim and none,” Fioretti said.
Fioretti noted that the issues that unite Republicans against the Pritzker-Raoul regime have overwhelming support among Illinois voters. “I choose to support law enforcement and the victims of violent crime over the criminals, the rights of Illinois parents to choose the best education for their children over faceless bureaucrats and teacher unions, Illinois citizens over illegal aliens, Illinois taxpayers over tax-raising, machine politicians and utility customers over Commonwealth Edison and People’s Gas.”
The presumptive Republican candidate for Illinois Attorney General closed by saying the differences between Illinois Republicans and Democrats are not just policy squabbles. “Clearly, our parties are not the same when it comes to values, priorities and common-sense governing. For my part, I am not waiting until after the primary to make my case. Though I am unopposed in the primary, I am going full speed ahead, putting my agenda to represent the entire state before the voters of Illinois.”
