BARRINGTON HILLS – Republican voters in the 26th Senate district have three choices in the upcoming primary to succeed retiring Senator Dan Duffy – Barrington Hills Village President Martin McLaughlin, attorney Dan McConchie and Mettawa Mayor Casey Urlacher.
Thursday, McLaughlin announced a list of fourteen local leaders that stepped forward to endorse their colleague.
“I am honored to have the support of these local leaders who work tirelessly for their communities,” said a grateful McLaughlin. “In our positions, we can’t allow politics to stand in the way of moving our communities forward. As a result, we have enacted many of the reforms that Governor Rauner is looking to achieve in Springfield. That’s the kind of experienced leadership the Governor needs on his side in order to enact his conservative reforms.”
Endorsing McLaughlin are Deer Park Village President Bob Kellerman, Hoffman Estates Mayor Bill McLeod, Lake Barrington Village President Kevin Richardson, Lake Zurich Mayor Tom Poynton, North Barrington Village President Al Pino, South Barrington Village President Paula McCombie, Barrington Township Supervisor Gene Dawson, Cuba Township Supervisor David Nelson, Palatine Township Supervisor Sharon Langlotz-Johnson, Algonquin Township Highway Commissioner Robert Miller, Cuba Township Highway Commissioner Randy Marks, Former Tower Lakes Mayor Kathleen Leitner, Former Hoffman Estates Trustee Cary Collins and Island Lake Mayor Charles Amrich.
McLaughlin was elected Village President of Barrington Hills in 2013, defeating the two-time incumbent by a margin of 60%-40% despite being outspent 5-to-1. In the years prior, the Village had spent recklessly, increasing expenditures 83.5% and hiking taxes a whopping 177%. In McLaughlin’s three years in office, he has cut spending every single year, held the line on taxes his first year, and cut taxes each of the past two years.
“Serving as the unpaid, volunteer Village President of Barrington Hills for three years, I have led by example. Despite a 5-1 board opposed to my conservative reform agenda, I successfully used common sense business principles to reduce spending and cut taxes, finally giving homeowners a small amount of relief,” McLaughlin stated. “We can fix our state, but it will require bold measures. I am ready to go to Springfield to fight the entrenched powers on behalf of my neighbors in the 26th District.”
The GOP primary is March 15th, and early voting begins next Thursday, February 4th.
