Both the Democrat and Republican candidates for governor in Illinois shook hands before sitting side-by-side for a debate-like appearance on Chicago area PBS station WTTW Tuesday evening, just three weeks before the midterm elections.
Incumbent Gov. J.B. Pritzker, a Democrat, sat down next to his GOP opponent Darren Bailey, a former state legislator, to debate a variety of topics including generating state revenue and public safety.
Asked about proposals to increase state revenue, Pritzker and Bailey disagreed on approaches.
Bailey said the state government needs to cut wasteful spending, rather than implementing new taxes on the most wealthy Illinoisans in a way that could drive them out of state.
Pritzker defended a proposed millionaires tax that failed to gain momentum in Springfield for a statewide ballot question this November.
On public safety, Bailey listed a number of different criminals who have committed crimes while on pretrial release through the SAFE-T Act, including a man that broke into Pritzker’s back yard.
Pritzker argued again in favor of the act, which Bailey said allowed criminals more freedoms than Pritzker said it did.
Both candidates will appear on the ballot Nov. 3, alongside independent candidate Collin Corbett, who didn’t meet the criteria to appear at the forum Tuesday.
Story from Illinois Radio Network
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