Illinois Democratic gubernatorial candidate Scott Drury is voicing frustrations with his own party as a key part of his campaign.
Drury is the only Democratic state representative who didn’t vote for Michael Madigan to be House Speaker. He says the state party, which Madigan leads, is about winning at any cost. This, in his opinion, is why his party did not vote to raise the minimum wage when it controlled the governor’s office and had super-majorities in the House and Senate.
"Year after year we say - we plead to a base and say, ‘We’re going to take of you. We’re going to take care of you.’ And then we don’t do anything for them," Drury said.
Other Democrats running for governor include J.B. Pritzker, Chicago Alderman Ameya Pawar, Tio Hardiman, Chris Kennedy, Bob Daiber, and State Sen. Daniel Biss.
