Bruce Rauner

We've talked through the fact that our family will be attacked. Our family will be dragged through the mud. My businesses that I've helped build and create will be attacked and dragged through the mud. That's politics. I don't spend a lot of time worrying about it or thinking about it. ”

I have my strong views and opinions. I really want to transform Illinois government because this state is failing the taxpayers and the children. ”

I've completely lost faith in the Democratic Party to truly serve the disadvantaged. ”

I'm a big outdoorsman... I'm a big hunter. Avid fisherman. Hiker. Climber. Scuba diver. Skier. Love the outdoors. ”

Crisis creates leverage to change. ”

We have to be bold, tough, and fundamentally change government because Springfield is broken. ”

Incremental increases in the minimum wage won't address the underlying skills and investment gaps in Illinois. ”

I've been very engaged in Illinois and Chicago civic activities for a long time; mostly around building businesses and helping entrepreneurs grow companies, but also around education and education reform. ”

We need to focus on reducing property taxes. We need to focus on education funding. We need to focus on getting term limits on elected officials. ”

Great teaching requires incredible talent and dedication, strong intellectual ability and interpersonal skill, real discipline and empathy. ”