Republican Michelle Smith, campaigning for a state Senate seat in District 49, sharply reproached her opponent in the race, Sen. Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant (D), following this week’s failed budget vote in Springfield.
Republican state Senate candidate Michelle Smith of Plainfield believes two recent bills concerning undocumented students is a distraction from the real problems that Illinois colleges and universities are facing, namely lack of state funding and climbing costs due to the seemingly unending state budget impasse.
The Republican candidate for the Illinois Senate in District 49, Michelle Smith, issued a statement this week criticizing the latest proposal for school funding.
Illinois State Senate candidate Michelle Smith has been busy. In the midst of campaigning for a seat in the state Senate for District 49, the Republican has been occupied with something close to her heart: education.
State Senate Republican candidate Michelle Smith issued a statement criticizing recent claims made by Chicago Teachers Union (CTUI) President and Illinois Federation of Teachers Vice President Karen Lewis comparing Gov. Bruce Rauner to an ISIS recruit.
Michelle Smith, Republican state Senate candidate for District 49, lashed out at a pair of tax hike proposals recently, saying passage would “crush the people of Illinois.”
Michelle L. Smith, the GOP candidate for State Senate District 49, says education in her district is doing okay, though the future appears uncertain.
Illinois Republican candidate for District 49 Michelle Smith recently introduced herself to voters by reminding them of her time served on the Board of Education and how that experience has helped shape her candidacy for the Senate seat.
Michelle Smith, the Republican candidate for the Illinois State Senate Dist. 49 seat, is backing Gov. Bruce Rauner's latest budget plan, unveiled on Wednesday, especially the elements pertaining to education.
In the wake of President Obama’s speech at the Illinois State Capital on Wednesday, Michelle Smith, the Republican candidate for the Illinois State Senate seat in the 49th District, spoke out on the need for change in her state.