Anne Shaw

Anne is a civil rights attorney, small business owner, community leader, running as an independent Democrat for State Rep.in the 4th District of Illinois.

[Peter Gariepy @GariePeter]

Packed house for tonight's candidate forum for 4th District State Rep. Moderated by @OurUrbanTimes. #twill

[Anne Shaw @Anne4Fourth]

Thanks so much to @OurUrbanTimes, Northwestern Settlement, and all other organizations that made tonight possible. It was a great forum! #anne4fourth

[Anne Shaw @Anne4Fourth]

We needed a progressive income tax 30 years ago, and it’s gonna take a lot more work to do. We can let our working class families deduct their sales tax for some immediate relief. I believe this can be passed with bipartisan support #anne4fourth

[Anne Shaw @Anne4Fourth]

I support our charter school families and teachers, BUT, these are not schools that should be taking public money from our already underfunded public schools with no oversight. We need transparency on how that money is spent! These teachers need unions too #anne4fourth

[Anne Shaw @Anne4Fourth]

Our current electoral system benefits encumbents, so too many people don’t have a choice. Candidates need to be accessible to their communities so everyone can make their voices heard, and that’s what I will do #anne4fourth

[Anne Shaw @Anne4Fourth]

I’m the only one at this table who went head to head with Rahm Emmanuel when he tried to close public institutions in our communities like our 13th district police station. I will have no issue standing up to speaker Madigan in defense of the 4th district #anne4fourth

[Anne Shaw @Anne4Fourth]

Everybody should take a look at https://t.co/iEO3aB7Nr5 for every race, including this one, to see where candidates got their $$$. I am the most independent. 90% of my money comes from individuals. We need #CampaignFinanceReform @OurUrbanTimes #candidateforum #anne4fourth

[Anne Shaw @Anne4Fourth]

Universal healthcare won’t bankrupt our state. Other countries manage these kind of systems just fine. We all suffer under a system where a few profit. We can and need to expand medicaid #MedicaidExpansion #anne4fourth

[Anne Shaw @Anne4Fourth]

One of my clients runs a home healthcare service. She stayed open as long as she could, paying employees out of her own pocket so they could continue to provide life saving care. Recently because of budget mismanagement she had to close. That’s not acceptable #anne4fourth

[Anne Shaw @Anne4Fourth]

We as candidates need to say enough is enough and put the safety of our communities above money from those who profit from our children’s death, like the NRA. So much respect to our high school kids leading the charge on this #candidateforum #anne4fourth @OurUrbanTimes

[Anne Shaw @Anne4Fourth]

I also propose a sales tax deduction with a cap, to allow our working and middle class families to deduct their sales tax up to a certain point. Our working families need a break #anne4fourth @OurUrbanTimes #candidateforum

[Anne Shaw @Anne4Fourth]

We can’t cut our way out of this crisis. We have the revenue here, but the revenue is not being distributed. Neighboring conservative states all have a progressive income tax. Illinois needs that #anne4fourth

[Anne Shaw @Anne4Fourth]

No one should have to worry about eating or not eating because of healthcare. We have the money in the state to fund universal healthcare. #candidateforum #anne4fourth @OurUrbanTimes

[Anne Shaw @Anne4Fourth]

The real issue in this state is revenue. We need to fully fund education, our kids deserve better. It’s unacceptable that kids in poorer areas sometimes don’t even have books. Our property taxes are not being used effectively #candidateforum #anne4fourth

[Anne Shaw @Anne4Fourth]

Elected officials respond to the people. You shouldn’t have to find out what’s going on from the paper. I will be open and accessible and responsible to you @OurUrbanTimes #candidateforum #anne4fourth

[Anne Shaw @Anne4Fourth]

How will I keep my constituents engaged and heard in the political process? “I plan to have diverse committees from the community advising me, keeping me up to date on community issues. We will have town halls, an open district office, and social media outreach” #anne4fourth

[Anne Shaw @Anne4Fourth]

“I’m a civil rights attorney, and a small business owner, and have lived down the street for over 20 years. I had to run because I’ve seen the effect business as usual has had on our community and our schools” #anne4fourth

[Anne Shaw @Anne4Fourth]

Ready to go at the @OurUrbanTimes #Candidate forum! #anne4fourth

[Anne Shaw @Anne4Fourth]

@AndrewBFriedman Thanks for the support, it was great talking to you!

[Anne Shaw @Anne4Fourth]

We’re excited to be having a second action day with @Northside_DFA! Come join us tomorrow to move the progressive movement forward and talk to our neighbors about #Anne4Fourth and @Melissa4DPI for state central committeewoman! https://t.co/Yv2HIDqZ0F