Official Profile of Danielle Rowe Candidate 2012 Illinois General Election

CANDIDATE

Danielle Rowe

CANDIDATE FOR THE OFFICE OF

State Representative, 52nd Representative District

CANDIDATE PARTY

Republican

ELECTION

November 6, 2012 Illinois General Election

CANDIDATE STATEMENT

My name is Danielle Rowe and I am a Republican candidate for Illinois State Representative in the 52nd District. I am a conservative leader and tea party activist who puts our country first, supports our troops and believes we need to take back our country at the local level. I have been endorsed by the Illinois Tea Party. I am the first state representative candidate ever endorsed by the Illinois Tea Party, and I am the first woman they have ever endorsed. But what makes me most proud of receiving a statewide endorsement from the tea party is that it is the people's endorsement. When you're supported by the tea party you are supported by the people. I believe in the capacity for self-governance and that government is best when it's closest to the people.


I was born and raised in the small town of Wauconda, which is the Native American word for "spirit water". I believe in American Exceptionalism. I believe in the principles that founded this country and that it's the people who have made this country exceptional, nor our politicians. The principles that made this country great include faith, hard work, patriotism and public service. My strong work ethic and personal belief in faith, family and community began to take shape at a young age in working in our family construction business. I am proud of my commitment to organizing, planning and creating ways to better our community and support our troops. I was a key volunteer for the United States Marine Corps and the American Legion, where I educated children about being respectful and honoring our veterans and country. I currently volunteer to support the families of active duty military men and women, the defenders of our freedom, and work with a group to help find them find jobs when they come home. It's the people in the community I serve who have urged me to run for office and challenge the political establishment.


I am not afraid to take on the political establishment of both parties. I am running against an incumbent Republican State Representative who was appointed to his seat by party bosses and a former Bank of America executive making his third run for political office. When Barack Obama ran for State Senate here in Illinois, he won his election by knocking all of his opponents off the ballot. One of my opponents tried the same tactic against me and my campaign. He thought he could use his vast personal wealth and resources to kick me off the ballot and bleed our campaign dry, but he was wrong. We were victorious because of our hard working team of volunteers who collected twice the number of required signatures to get on the ballot. I've earned my opportunity to be on the ballot and run for office, and put my principles into action before I even thought about running for office.


I stood with Governor Scott Walker and Lieutenant Governor Rebecca Kleefisch in Wisconsin. Not only did I travel to Madison to support Governor Walker and attend the rally Sarah Palin spoke at, but I returned to Wisconsin to work on the senate recall elections. We knew that if we stood together and Wisconsin passed their pension reform bill we could push to get needed reform done here in Illinois. Pension reform is one of the steps in my Rowe Roadmap to get Illinois moving in the right direction to economic revitalization. The roadmap includes:

* Repeal the Democrat's Tax Increase
* Reform Public Sector Pensions
* Reduce Runaway State Spending and Borrowing
* Restore a Business Climate that Respects the Entrepreneur and Creates Jobs


Jobs for Illinois is my number one priority as a state representative and energy independence is a key to achieving that goal. I strongly advocate responsible drilling for oil and natural gas and providing proper stewardship of the people’s resources. I support an all-of-the-above approach to energy resource development: oil, natural gas, coal, nuclear, wind, geothermal, to sustain and grow our economy and keep and create more jobs. We need to keep our current energy forms until renewable forms of energy are more efficient, affordable, practical and able to meet our economy's energy needs. Another area where bold leadership is badly needed is entitlement reform.

We owe it to our children and grandchildren to make tough decisions on entitlement reform so they might inherit a strong and prosperous America like the one we were given. We need to restructure Medicaid in Illinois, one of the most resource-intensive systems in state government. We should do a complete redetermination of our Medicaid rolls to remove persons the program was never intended to serve.

I am pro-life, and I am the only consistently pro-life candidate in the state representative race in the 52nd District.

Additionally, I believe that marriage is between one man and one woman. I am also a strong supporter of the Second Amendment and fully support the recent McDonald v. Chicago decision of the United States Supreme Court overturning Chicago's unconstitutional handgun ban. Illinois is the last state in the country that restricts their citizens' right to defend themselves by carrying a gun. I will go to Springfield to change that.


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PRESS ARTICLES

Danielle Rowe -- 52nd Representative -- Chicago Tribune editorial board questionnaire  - I am the only candidate in the race for State Representative in the 52nd District who can bring a revolution to the state of Illinois. A revolution for taxpayers. A revolution for small business owners. A revolution for people who work hard and play by the rules, only to fund a government that does not. Here are my answers to the Chicago Tribune editorial board questionnaire. Check it out to find out my positions on the issues. Read More

McHenry County Blog | Contested State Rep. Primary Candidates Appear in Crystal Lake – Part 2  - Article on the McHenry County Young Republicans 52nd District State Representative District Candidates' Forum at Crystal Lake's McHenry County College. I was the only candidate who brought up the issue of fiscal notes, the price tags associated with legislation. Out of 650 new laws passed last year, only 10 had fiscal notes. You wouldn't go shopping without a price tag and neither should the government Read More

McSweeney far outspending 52nd District House opponents Gaffney, Rowe  - One of my opponents has outspent me 30:1 thus far and just borrowed another $50,000 for his campaign. He must be worried. This just proves who the real fiscal conservative is in this race! Read More

AGU: 2012 Primary Candidates  - My campaign was spotlighted by American Grizzlies United (AGU), a grassroots organization dedicated to organizing, educating, and training volunteers for American political elections. Through Organizing 4 Palin, they formed the nation's largest grassroots organization in support of Sarah Palin. I am the only state representative candidate in the entire country they have recognized. Read More

VIDEO

Danielle Rowe takes on Governor Pat Quinn  - Governor Pat Quinn says Illinois is moving forward, but bold, conservative reformer Danielle Rowe says Illinois is not moving forward, people and jobs are moving out. Danielle reminds the Governor that he took credit for starting the tea party movement in Illinois and he needs to remember the principles of limited government, less spending, fiscal responsibility and free markets. Read More