La Shawn Ford is the best and only logical choice for us for Congress. Experience matters, especially now. Oak Parkers are savvy enough to know we can’t afford someone who needs to spend their first term learning the job. Legislating is a thing and it is different than being an executive.
La Shawn has shown that he can get things done with legislation. Just ask the staffs at D200, D97, and D90, where he got us the incredibly important ability, through legislation he created and passed, to provide continuous, informed care across the districts, for our children who need it the most.
I first met La Shawn in 2003, before he decided to run for office, when he started coming to our Howard Dean meetups in Oak Park. He’s been an effective progressive for us for almost 20 years. After he won, he immediately turned his state rep website into a job board, helping hundreds of people find work through difficult times. None of the people running against him have ever served in a legislative capacity. It’s different than, for example, running your own business, which is also a good thing, but it isn’t legislating, which is different than being an executive in government. I know because I have served in both branches.
Each of the candidates talks about how they’re going to fight Trump, and that’s great, but which one can actually get things done once they get to Washington? We just don’t have time right now for on-the-job training. Ford has represented part of Oak Park before and he’s done it well. We need a passionate progressive who knows how to work with their fellow legislators, not just talk about it but get things done.
La Shawn is not a show horse, he’s a workhorse. That’s why you see dozens of legislators endorsing him. They know. This campaign is a job interview. Would you hire someone to move up to the next level who hadn’t done the job before, or someone who’s already shown he can get things done for us in that role?
Eric Davis
Oak Park