Bruce Rauner

Illinois will only get economically healthy if we stop focusing on growing minimum wages and start focusing on growing everyone's wages.

Being a successful CEO, where I've driven a bottom line, assembled teams, driven results, that's a critical benefit to running the state government.

I think we've got to be competitive here in Illinois. It's critical we're competitive. We're hurting our economy by having the minimum wage above the national. We've got to move back to the national.

The critical thing is that we have to reduce the tax burden.

I want to do something that I'm proud of and that I can look back on with pride of accomplishment.

When my mother was young, only two professions were open to women ; teaching and nursing. She chose nursing, but the teaching profession was full of talented women like her, confined there in part because they had few career options.

Where I'm an outsider is, I'm not a career politician.

Those who want low taxes and healthy job creation know that an unnecessary dollar going to these unions is a dollar that cannot reduce the tax burden on homeowners, small businesses, and job creators.

I certainly don't need a job. Getting re-elected is not on my Top 10 list.

A C.E.O.'s job is leadership, problem solving, and team building. I've done that my whole career.

I am a gun owner and a hunter and a gun rights supporter.

I will advocate moving the Illinois minimum wage back to the national minimum wage.