Amid election interference, Raoul calls on Rauner to secure the vote
Pledges to investigate threats to voter privacy and fair elections CHICAGO – At a press conference Monday morning, state senator and Democratic candidate for attorney general Kwame Raoul urged Governor Bruce Rauner to sign legislation removing Illinois from the Interstate Voter Registration Crosscheck Program. Tuesday, July 17, is the governor’s deadline to take action. Raoul […]
Raoul on Russian interference in Illinois elections
CHICAGOÂ – Kwame Raoul, Democratic candidate for Attorney General, issued the following response to news of a federal indictment charging Russian officials for conspiring to interfere with the 2016 election in Illinois: “With foreign adversaries interfering in Illinois elections, there must be full disclosure and consequences. I fought to get us out of Crosscheck to protect […]
Raoul on SCOTUS: Attorneys General will be last line of defense for a woman’s right to choose
CHICAGOÂ – Kwame Raoul, Democratic candidate for Attorney General, issued the following response to President Trump’s appointment of Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court. “I am incredibly disappointed that Donald Trump has put so many critical protections on the line, including the right to access abortion safely and legally. IÂ will not stand by and allow […]
Raoul on Janus
“Today’s decision puts the ball in our court to strengthen workers’ rights at the state level” CHICAGO – State Senator Kwame Raoul, candidate for Illinois Attorney General, issued the following statement regarding the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Janus v. AFSCME Council 31. The court held today, 5-4, that public-sector employees who are not union […]