Attorney General

Attorney General - 2018 General Election Biographical Information Candidate Name * [contact("first name")] [contact("last name")] Candidate for what office (include district no. if applicable) * [contact("job title")] Party affiliation [contact("organization")] Campaign contact person * Campaign contact phone [contact("work phone")] Contact Email * [contact("email")] Website [contact("website")] Portrait Your portrait should be square, no larger than 2mb, and should be in JPEG or PNG format. Browse... Date of Birth This answer will not be posted on our website. This is for news-gathering purposes only. � Home Address Address City State ZIP Office Address Address City [contact("street")] [contact("suite")] [contact("city")] State [contact("region")] ZIP [contact("postal")] Occupation and employer (Please be specific): Previous political experience (elective and appointed positions) Education Spouse's occupation (Please be specific) This answer will not be posted on our website. This is for news-gathering purposes only. Sources of outside income This answer will not be posted on our website. This is for news-gathering purposes only. Please list any relatives who work, lobby or consult for a government body This answer will not be posted on our website. This is for news-gathering purposes only. 1. Please explain what your approach would be if elected. How do you view the role of attorney general? What are the limitations, if any, in the job? 2. Give us an idea of if and when you might get involved in national issues. What are your criteria for stepping into federal policy and politics? 3. What are the biggest challenges facing the next attorney general? 4. How might you restructure the office? 5. Give us the best example of when you displayed independence from your party or staked out an unpopular position. 6. What steps have your taken, or would you take, to maintain the independence of the office from the political and campaign sides of government? 7. The Illinois Constitution is vague about the role of the attorney general. How proactive should the attorney general be in injecting himself or herself into issues of education, pensions, state finances, corruption or other issues that don’t fall directly under the role of legal adviser? 8. What distinguishes you from your opponents? 9. Tell us something about yourself that might surprise us.