State Sen. John Curran | https://senatorcurran.com/
State Sen. John Curran | https://senatorcurran.com/
In a statement on Nov. 1st, John F. Curran, State Sen. of Illinois State Senate, Illinois General Assembly, criticized Governor Pritzker's focus on his personal political aspirations rather than managing the state and its issues. He called for the governor to reorient his priorities back to Illinois, stating that it's time for the governor to come back and work for the job he was elected to do.
"It is impossible to talk about Illinois’ challenges without talking about the governor’s health benefits for immigrant adults and seniors program. I have great concerns about the program’s cost structure, as well as the lack of transparency and the failure to implement any cost control measures that the governor previously talked about," said Curran.
Curran expressed frustration at what he sees as Governor Pritzker avoiding responsibility for increased costs in his health benefit program by blaming the legislature. "This is just one more example of Gov. Pritzker prioritizing his personal political aspirations over the people he was elected to represent," added Curran.
Moreover, according to Curran, while Governor Pritzker has been actively campaigning in other states such as Wisconsin, Florida, Ohio and Arizona through his nonprofit organization 'Think Big America', no one seems to be focusing on managing Illinois government.
"Governor, it’s time to come back and work for the job you were elected to do," emphasized Curran. "It is time to THINK Illinois."
John F. Curran was first elected to the Illinois Senate in 2017 where he serves on various committees including Appropriations II Committee and Assignments Committee and resides in Downers Grove according to information from Illinois Senate.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker launched his nonprofit organization Think Big America in Oct., which is an offshoot of his 'Think Big' campaign theme from when he ran for Governorship in 2018.
The focus of Think Big America lies primarily in promoting ballot measures that uphold abortion rights. The board of directors includes businessperson Desirée Rogers, Illinois state Rep. Margaret Croke and Chicago Ald. Michelle Harris.
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