Sen. Kyle McCarter

For The Good of Illinois PAC helped successfully defend Sen. Kyle McCarter during the 2012 primary season.
Please read:  Reform 1, Machine 0

Statement on Sen. John O. Jones petition packet: 
“Sen. Jones can’t expect to primary a good Republican like Sen. Kyle McCarter with a petition packet that shows an alleged pattern of signature forgery.  In addition, Jones’ packet didn’t meet the legally required number of signatures. We encourage the state Inspector General to follow up on the alleged ethics violations. Sen. Jones decided to drop out rather than fight the allegations.

I’ve made a decision to be on the forefront of sounding the clarion call as to what it will take to bring Illinois back.  The people of Illinois deserve the truth. If you don’t have golden ethics, you’re part of business-as-usual. I’m going to call that out every time.”

Adam Andrzejewski
Chairman | For The Good of Illinois PAC

DESCRIPTION:

• SEN. KYLE MCCARTER (R-Lebanon) proved that the Chicago Machine can be beat.  In November of 2010, McCarter was Speaker Michael Madigan’s and Senator Dick Durbin’s #1 target.  McCarter crushed his opponent, winning 60-40. In March of 2012, Sen. McCarter was being primaried by Republican Sen. John O. Jones.  During the petition process, Sen. Jones decided to withdraw from the race.
• BOLD LEADERSHIP- Sen. Kyle McCarter led on and helped draft the Senate Republican caucus state budget- “Reality Check.”  In addition, McCarter drafted the comprehensive real workers comp reform legislation currently on the floor of the Illinois Senate. McCarter has demonstrated bold independent leadership on the two salient issues facing Illinois : budget reform and workers compensation insurance reform.  Sen. McCarter is also a fighter for “Open the Books”:  100% auditing &  transparency of all public information.

CANDIDATE HISTORY:

51st District State Senator Kyle McCarter is a member of six Senate Committees: Commerce (Minority Spokesperson); Agriculture and Conservation; Education; State Government and Veterans’ Affairs; Licensed Activities; and Financial Institutions.

Before becoming Senator, Kyle McCarter was a member of the St. Clair County Board for eight years.

Senator McCarter is a small business owner who lives in Lebanon, where he operates Custom Product Innovations and Custom Coating Innovations. As a business owner, Kyle knows state government must play a productive role in fostering economic development and job growth.

Kyle has also served on the O’Fallon Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors for six years, including two years as President and four years as Chairman of the Economic Development Committee from 2004-2008.

As a member of the St. Clair County Board, one of McCarter’s top priorities was property tax reform. He took the initiative to create a citizen action organization — OurTaxMoney.org — to combat rapidly rising property taxes. He also took a leadership role in pushing for Medical Malpractice Reform while President of the O’Fallon Chamber of Commerce.

Senator McCarter and his wife Victoria have been married for 25 years. They have two sons, Zachary and Austin.