Prairie State Wire

Gary Rabine is running for governor of the state of Illinois while operating a foundation that contributes personal and monetary resources to organizations.

“The result is the loss of freedom and more Illinoisans are losing jobs,” Rabine said. “I hate to lose. I’ll fight to make sure we’re number one in safety, tax fighting, job creation and bringing people back to Illinois.”

The primary election is scheduled for June 28.

“For 36 years, I’ve been building a family here in Illinois,” Rabine said. “I have four great kids, my late wife and I worked hard to raise our kids here in this state and I’m not leaving.  Forty years of building businesses has given me an understanding of what regulation is doing to our businesses.”

The State Journal-Register reported two Republicans dropped from the race, Keisha Smith and Emily Johnson. Smith’s name was removed because she didn’t list a nomination lieutenant governor and Johnson, and her running mate, Brett Mahlen, names were removed because they had issues with their petition sheets.

“I recently picked a fight with Biden about his unconstitutional vaccine mandate and we fought that all the way to the Supreme Court and on Jan. 14 we won,” Rabine said. “This win was a critical knockout. Because of this, COVID-19 mandates across America came tumbling down.”

Rabine has raised $1.1 million since Jan. 1, Lawyer Schimpf has raised $79,000, Attorney Max Solomon has raised $8,500, Army Veteran Jesse Sullivan has raised $1.3 million and Senator Darren Bailey has raised $1.3 million.

Rabine is concerned about how state Democrats run Illinois.

“We have forgotten how to compete in Illinois,” he said. “We’re the biggest losers when it comes to violence. We’re the biggest losers when it comes to the highest taxes and when it comes to the highest unfunded pension liabilities.”

Rabine is a businessperson and has built more than 30 businesses in the state.