endorsements for the Nov. 4, 2010 GENERAL ELECTION

Assoc. Firefighters of Illinois
The Alliance PAC
Lake County Farm Bureau




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PIONEER PRESS ENDORSEMENT

Editorial: Sandy Cole in GOP 62nd race

January 21, 2010

Republican Sandy Cole has served the 62nd District of the Illinois House of Representatives since 2006. During that time, she has pushed her "Family Focus" legislative agenda, which is part of the nine pieces of legislation that she sponsored that have been signed into law.

Cole has vowed to continue focusing on property tax relief, educational funding, health care availability and creating more jobs.

She also wants to continue to work toward securing funds for smaller road projects while still working to move along larger projects such as the proposed Route 120 bypass.

We feel Cole does a good job listening to the concerns of the residents living within her district, without pushing her own agenda and ideals ahead of what the voters want, although on issues such as same-sex marriages she needs to pick a lane. She has voted against same-sex marriages but continues to hide behind the "whatever my voters want" shield. The voters deserve to know how a candidate will vote on major issues.

Cole has done a great job taking over for long-time Representative Robert Churchill, and the experience she gained in her first four years on the job should serve her, and her constituents, well over the next four years. We endorse Sandy Cole for the 62nd District Republican Primary.

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October 17, 2010

Two-term Republican Sandy Cole, an advocate for small business and environmental causes, faces a challenge from Democrat Rich Voltair…We give the edge to Cole, a former Lake County Board member who understands her district, which includes all or part of Gurnee, Grayslake, Third Lake, Round Lake Heights, Round Lake Beach, Lake Villa and Lindenhurst. Cole says no to a state income tax increase and believes deeper cuts are the way to control the budget…


February 2010 (Primary)

… there is also a difference in experience, and it is here that Cole earns our endorsement.

She has shown support for transparency laws and ethics legislation, and that's important given the current climate in Springfield.

(Cole) oppose(s)tax increases and prefer(s) a zero-based budget, and eliminating inefficient programs to solve state budget woes.

(Cole) say jobs and business development are key district issues; Cole thinks creating a technology zone would help.


September 30, 2010

62nd District (north suburbs)— As a Lake County Board member and now as a lawmaker, Republican Rep. Sandy Cole of Grayslake has voted her conscience. She's a well-informed advocate on environmental issues and understands why Illinois trails other states in job growth. She is endorsed over Democrat Rich Voltair of Round Lake Beach, an assistant professor at National-Louis University.

February 2010 (Primary)
62nd District (far north suburbs): Republican Rep. Sandy Cole of Grayslake, who served as a Lake County Forest Preserve commissioner for a decade before going to the House, is a well-informed advocate on environmental issues. She also provides a cogent analysis of why Illinois trails almost every state in job growth. She is endorsed over computer developer and consultant Paul Mitchell of Hainesville.