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Another Illinois GOP Lawmaker Stepping Down

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Illinois Times
Sara Wojcicki Jimenez (R-Leland Grove)

Another Illinois legislator will not be seeking re-election.

State Representative Sara Wojcicki Jimenez is from Leland Grove, near Springfield.
She was among the Republicans who defied Governor Bruce Rauner - helping Democrats pass Illinois' first budget in two years.

That meant voting for a tax increase, which Jimenez says resulted in angry calls and messages - and even threats.
 
"We've got to condemn the unacceptable behavior. We've got to keep pushing back on that. Because we don't want to have this be a job that nobody wants to do."
 
Jimenez is leaving the House after less than two terms.

She's among 11 Republicans and eight Democrats who are retiring, running for higher office, or just finding another line of work.
 

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