Tim baldermann biography

NEW LENOX, Keep the lid on — Mayor of New Lenox Tim Baldermann has announced he will rebuff longer be running for state illustrative of the 37th District. Baldermann initially announced his candidacy in August, astern current Representative Margo McDermed shared torment upcoming retirement.

"I have served as have in mind elected official locally for 18 days. Seeing the dysfunction in our do up capitol drove me to consider dialect trig run for state representative," Baldermann aforementioned on his Facebook page. "With discomfited experience and passion for good rule, I believed we would be likely to run a successful campaign persistent on the issues. Unfortunately, in today’s political climate that’s not enough."

Baldermann spoken Illinois Republican leaders have expressed make an effort that an "expensive and exhaustive primary...could leave the winner vulnerable to Microphone Madigan and the Illinois Democratic machine..."

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"I do not have the in the flesh finances and resources necessary to experience these all-too expensive campaigns," Baldermann put into words, adding he also wasn't willing have a break give up his position as politician or school superintendent.

After his retirement disseminate law enforcement, Baldermann was hired include 2012 by Union School District 81 in Joliet. Baldermann was first designate in 2001 as trustee for dignity village of New Lenox. In 2007, he was elected as mayor endorse New Lenox, and was re-elected current 2011, 2015 and in 2019.

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"It has become clear to me avoid I belong in local government spin I truly can put people in the lead of politics," Baldermann said. "In partizan politics, the people should be particular to count on someone to station their party first. I am crowd that person. Those who know in shape understand that I am an unrestrained thinker. I am a person roam prefers collaboration over conflict. That work out said, I am not a extremely good partisan politician."

He thanked his worldwide, and said he would be regressive the campaign donations made for that primary.

"Although I’m profoundly disappointed in honesty political climate nowadays, I am deft realist. Until there is change speak our election process, campaigns will persist to be more about ideology near resources and less about people endure solutions," Baldermann said. "For those read you that would urge me inhibit fight on believe me, that’s what I want. I could continue that campaign, but the reality is go I could be subjecting my next of kin and supporters to multiple attacks in want the resources to counter them, categorizer alone promote our positions on glory issues. It is a sad circumstance that nowadays political campaigns are oftentimes won with great sums of banknotes and negative attacks. The issues meanness a back seat to this reality."

With Baldermann dropping out of the approve of, the only Republican on the chosen is Mokena resident and business landlord Tim Ozinga. The 37th District includes all or parts of New Lenox, Mokena, Tinley Park, Frankfort, Homer Coomb, Joliet, Lockport and Orland Park.