Official Profile of Curt Mercadante Candidate 2012 Illinois General Election
CANDIDATE
Curt Mercadante
CANDIDATE FOR THE OFFICE OF
Grundy County Board Member, District 1
CANDIDATE PARTY
Republican
ELECTION
November 6, 2012 Illinois General Election
CANDIDATE STATEMENT
A husband, father and small business owner, Curt Mercadante knows the value of living within his means â and expects government to do the same.
As Grundy County Board member, he will fight against wasteful spending; heâll open the books to provide open, transparent government; and he will never vote to raise the taxes of Grundy County taxpayers.
CANDIDATE WEBSITE
ORGANIZATION ENDORSEMENT
Grundy County Young Republicans
INDIVIDUAL ENDORSEMENTS
Ben Ordonez, chairman, Tea Party of Grundy County
Ron Marx, 2010 Republican nominee for Grundy County Sheriff, lifetime Grundy County resident and Morris firefighter
David Welter, Grundy County Board Member, District 1
BIOGRAPHICAL INFO
Curt, his wife, Julie, and their three children live in Morris, where Curt also runs Merc Strategy Group, LLC â an award-winning marketing and communications company he founded and built into a successful business. He has helped manage large and small organizations, working to set budgets and balance checkbooks. He has managed his business in good times and in bad, and has experience in making organizations run effectively and efficiently. Curt previously served as director of political and state affairs for the Institute for Legal Reform at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. In 2011, Curt founded the Illinois Homeschool PAC, which works to protect the rights and freedoms of home educators throughout Illinois. He currently volunteers for and is a former board member of Operation Homefront of Illinois, an invaluable organization that provides emergency financial and other assistance to the families of our service members and wounded warriors. Curt also served as Republican Precinct Committeeman in Erienna 1 Precinct in Morris. He is a graduate of the University of Iowa, where he received a B.A. in Political Science.
PRESS ARTICLES
VIDEOS
Holding the Line Against Tax Hikes
- Curt Mercadante, Republican candidate for Grundy County Board District 1, discusses his position on taxes. He will never vote to raise the taxes of Grundy County taxpayers. Visit http://www.VoteMerc.com to learn more.
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Open the Books in Grundy County
- Curt Mercadante, Republican candidate for Grundy County Board District 1, discusses his plan to open the books to provide the open, transparent government Grundy County taxpayers deserve. Learn more at www.VoteMerc.com.
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Curt On Fighting Wasteful Spending
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Why I'm Running for Grundy County Board
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