Republican candidates for office were out in full force on Monday, July 5th for the annual Steeleville Independence Day Parade. Nearly 100 supporters walked in the parade alongside 8 of the 12 Republican candidates and cur-rent office-holders that will be on the ballot in Randolph County in November. According to Rick Hall, the Ran-dolph County Republican County Chair, “Our candidates have widespread support, and the warm welcome we received today in Steeleville proves that the citizens in Randolph County are eager to embrace a new direction and new ideas for our county, region, and state.”
The Republican Party offers several experienced and qualified candidates for county-wide office, in-cluding Sheriff Candidate Mike Hoelscher. A Viet-nam Veteran who has made it his career to protect citizens and teach our youth about the dangers of drug use, Hoelscher noted, “I want to bring integrity to the office of Sherriff in our county. Our citizens deserve an experienced Sherriff who will protect and serve, and I know I’ll bring those qualities to that of-fice.”
While county candidates were well-represented, the opportunity to meet voters didn’t escape several re-gional and state Republican candidates. Alongside the Republican supporters was Okawville-native State Senator David Luechtefeld. “It’s no secret the State of Illinois is near bankruptcy. Hopefully voters remember who has been in absolute control in Springfield over the past eight years,” says the Senator.
Other candidates and office-holders who greeted voters along the parade route included County Board Candidate David Holder, County Clerk Candidate James Odom, Regional Superintendent of Education Dr. Marc Kiehna, State Representative Candidate Glen Farley, U.S. Congressional Candidate Teri Davis-Newman, Lt. Governor Candidate Jason Plummer, along with several volunteers from the campaign of Governor candidate Bill Brady.
