North Cook News

Dan Gott, House Republican candidate for District 55, recently warned that the current election cycle brings a real threat of losing the basic foundations of the U.S. Constitution, as he continued his call to unseat local incumbents he believes have failed Illinoisans.

“There are those who would like to change our Constitution and all that it stands for since our country was first defined by the Declaration of Independence over 200 years ago,” Gott told a group of veterans at the Maine Township Veterans Breakfast. “There were 56 signers who were willing to forfeit their personal fortunes and lives to dissolve existing political bands and create a country fee from tyranny and oppression.”

Gott, speaking at the breakfast hosted by the Republicans of Maine Township, told attendees that the country’s basic principals must still guide the country today and called veterans the “electric cord and glue holding our country together.”

“The original signers of the Declaration of Independence have since passed on, yet their founding principles still hold true to this very day,” he said.

Gott also encouraged citizens to get involved, particularly in this election, saying it’s time to put an end to the special interests driving Illinois politics.

“I consider it a privilege to be nominated as the Republican candidate to run for state representative in the 55th District,” he said. “More concerned citizens should volunteer their time to run for public office to be part of the solution to help turnaround Illinois. If you can’t run, then support your candidate of choice. We need dedicated men and women to serve the people and not serve the special interest of incumbent politicians including Speaker Madigan.”

Gott continues to denounce the current financial platforms of the state’s legislators, particularly those policies of his Democratic opponent Rep. Marty Moyan and House Speaker Mike Madigan, which Gott labels as “tax and spend” policies.

“My opponent, Marty Moyan, continues to support Madigan by voting in agreement with his unwarranted policy of tax and spend,” Gott told North Cook News. “It’s more about political class, and less about the middle class or any class of people in Illinois.”

Change has been a key focal point of Gott’s campaign. He has pointed to not only his opponent’s record in the state legislature, but also to what he calls the “Democrat supermajority that has led to the state’s budget woes.”

“Madigan’s policy is not mandated by registered voters in Illinois,” he said. “Illinoisans have grown tired of mismanagement and wasteful spending. Meanwhile, Illinois moves closer to junk-bond status. Politicians in Springfield only care about the decorum of the state buildings in Springfield including the fancy granite and marble structures, pillared domes, ornate windows and the clicking of heels on the tiled marbled floors. Incumbent politicians continue to walk the hallowed halls with their chest puffed out saying ‘we need more money to continue our reckless policy of tax and spend.”