Daily Herald Q&A Rick Heidner 2026 Illinois Governor Candidate
Bio
Office sought: Illinois Governor
City: Barrington Hills
Age: 65
Occupation: Businessman
Previous offices held: None
Q&A
Are you comfortable with the way the state budget is developed? If not, what should be done differently?
Our budget process encourages year-over-year increases in spending, which in turn lead to even higher taxes for Illinois residents. As governor, the annual budget proposal I would submit would be crafted with the end-goal of reducing bloated spending and helping our state be able to attract out-of-state businesses. Our current budget is divorced from the reality that our state’s taxpayers simply cannot afford more increases. Tax reform begins with budget reform.