With a plan to cut wasteful government spending and help put Americans back to work, Congressman Don Manzullo (R-Egan) will file his petitions in Springfield later this week to run for re-election in the new 16th Congressional District of Illinois.
A nationally recognized leader in the mission to strengthen manufacturing in America, Manzullo is a proven leader who has served the people of the 16th District with a strong conservative voice since 1993. The district will change dramatically next year due to the Illinois Democrats’ blatant attempts to overturn the will of the people through this year’s Congressional redistricting process.
The 16th District, which has generally run east to west across the top of the state since the 1850s, turns into a north-south district under the Democrats’ gerrymander. It starts on the east side of Rockford – splitting the city in half, and heads south and then east around the collar counties all the way to the Indiana border. The district will now include the counties of Boone, Ogle, Lee, Bureau, Putnam, LaSalle, Grundy, Livingston, Iroquois, and parts of Winnebago, DeKalb, Stark, Will and Ford counties.
While the new Democrat map tears apart communities and separates Republican members of Congress from the constituents they have served for years, Manzullo accepts the recent federal court decision reaffirming the map and will move forward with his campaign for re-election. While he will miss many of the constituents he has served for years, he looks forward to meeting new friends in the new counties and sharing his plans cut wasteful spending, improve our economy, and help put Americans back to work.
“Our great nation is at a crossroads right now with too many Americans out of work and the government plunging deeper and deeper into debt every day. I have the conservative credentials, the leadership experience, and the plans necessary to help put Americans back to work and to get our great country back on the road to prosperity,” Manzullo said. “I look forward to meeting new friends and sharing my thoughts on how we can cut wasteful Washington spending, reduce our debt, and improve our economy so Americans can return to their jobs.”
In Washington, Manzullo is Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, where he works to level the playing field for American manufacturers competing with companies in China and other Asian nations that are operating under unfair trade advantages. He is also a senior member of the House Financial Services Committee, where he sits on the two most important subcommittees dealing with capital markets, banks, and Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac reforms. Manzullo also chairs the U.S.-Canada Interparliamentary Exchange, and he co-founded and co-chairs the 80-member House Manufacturing Caucus that is focused on restoring manufacturing in America.
The former Chairman of the House Small Business Committee, Manzullo continues to champion American manufacturing through work on his American Jobs Agenda, an ongoing action plan focused on helping employers survive, expand, and create jobs. The complete agenda can be viewed at manzullo.org.
Congressman Manzullo has a lifetime 96 percent rating from the American Conservative Union and he consistently earns recognition as a “Taxpayer’s Hero” from Citizens Against Government Waste, a “Taxpayer’s Friend” by the National Taxpayers Union, and a “Friend of Agriculture” by the Illinois Agricultural Association. He has also been called “Senior Friendly” by the 60 Plus Association, and he received the “Guardian of Small Business Award” from the National Federation of Independent Business numerous times. He has received several endorsements from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and the National Association of Manufacturers has consistently honored him with the “Award for Manufacturing Legislative Excellence.”
In 2001, Manzullo was named "Legislator of the Year" by the National Vietnam and Gulf War Veterans Coalition for his efforts to pass legislation helping veterans suffering from Gulf War Illness. In 2008, he was awarded the prestigious Wings of Liberty Award from the Aerospace Industries Association for his efforts to convince the Administration to clarify export licenses of spare airplane parts, which resulted in billions of dollars in additional aerospace sales overseas.
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