Clayton D. Cleveland for IL 80

Clayton D. Cleveland is running for the Illinois House of Representatives in the 80th District. He was born and raised in Mokena. Clayton attended Providence Catholic High School before getting his Bachelors and Masters in Finance from Drake University in Des Moines. Clayton and his wife, Jessica, are currently building a family and future in Monee. One of the hardest decisions that they have had to make for their future is whether or not to live in Illinois. They have experienced the costs, hurdles, and sacrifice of simply living in Illinois near family and friends vs moving to a freer and more fiscally sound state. Clayton decided to run for office to make Illinois a more affordable and livable place for all of its citizens.

From a career standpoint, Clayton has worked in finance and marketing roles in a variety of industries including trading, agriculture, insurance, and real estate. Over the past nine years, Clayton has coached high school football and also has run a non-profit organization to help expand educational opportunities and provide college scholarships. 

Clayton's Priorities:

1.   Tax Relief and Population Loss

The combination of property taxes, income taxes, sales taxes, sin taxes, and fees have taken its toll on Illinois citizens. The high cost citizens pay for government in Illinois has made many citizens look to freer states. Clayton will work to reduce and freeze those taxes that are currently making the state unaffordable.

2.   Ballot Access Reform.

In 2018, almost half of the IL House of representative races were unopposed. We are supposedly part of a representative Republic and an essential part of our government is having choices in the electoral process. Americans love having choices when it comes to the grocery stores, entertainment platforms, dining sources, but our current electoral system denies us any choice. Illinois has some of the most stringent ballot requirements of any states. 

3.    Eliminating Government Corruption and Creating Transparency

It is no secret that Illinois is well known for its machine politics and corruption. It is time that the government starts representing the people and not the politicians. Clayton will push for term limits, limits on lobbying and consulting when politicians leave office, and legislative recusals when donors are involved.  

4.    Reducing Government Bureaucracy and Redundancy

Illinois has nearly 7,000 different taxing authorities, which is over 1600 more than Texas, the next closest state, that has 2.7x the population and 4.6x the size. Improving the efficiency of our government will help close the budget deficit and reduce property taxes.

5.    Education Reform

Instead of trying to fit students into schools, we need to let students find schools that fit them. The government draws imaginary boxes around its citizens then tells us that our only option to seek education is within the imaginary box that they created. Parents and students need to be allowed the resources to seek the best education that fits their own learning and discipline needs.

Goals:

5,000-10,000 Walking Cards for approximately $550-$1,100

Complete the set up of www.ClaytonDCleveland.com $1500-$3000

150-250 Yard signs $500-$1000

Thank you for your support of Clayton and Liberty