Democrat Rachel Crowther is a small business owner and current Courtland Township Trustee. The Rockford resident serves as Vice President of the Rockford Area Community Foundation.
Her top three district priorities are getting corporate and dark money out of politics, working toward lowering cost of living expenses and making healthcare affordable, and protecting rural character.
“I support a 12-month motorium on data centers and have a proven track record of supporting that for over a year.”
Republican Lynn Afendoulis is also a Rockford resident whose career has been in media, business and politics. She served one term as a State Representative from 2019 to 2020 and was Tax Policy chair.
Her three district priorities are focused on local decision-making including parental control in school and in healthcare, supporting public safety, maintaining law and order, and addressing affordability.
“We as state legislators can address things like the cost of housing, the cost of utilities, the cost of government. We need to take a look at our tax structure.”
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