Businessman

Big problems usually come from big sources.

Incremental increases in the minimum wage won't address the underlying skills and investment gaps in Illinois.

For every challenge we face - unemployment, poverty, crime, income growth, income inequality, productivity, competitiveness - a great education is a major component of the solution.

We must find a way to balance our tradition as a state welcoming of refugees while ensuring the safety and security of our citizens.

I'm a lover of fairs and corn dogs.

There are plenty of examples of very wealthy people who have run for office and failed, certainly in Illinois.

I have my strong views and opinions. I really want to transform Illinois government because this state is failing the taxpayers and the children.

Let's put Illinois back on the road to prosperity.

In democracy - and the good thing about democracy, big change does not happen quickly, and you need a buy-in and a convincing, a selling, an arm-twisting to get big change. And that takes time.

State universities in Illinois are a microcosm of our state government - broken with work rules and administrative bureaucracy.

I am going to try to rip the economic guts out of Indiana. But we're going to do it methodically and aggressively.

I just want the state fixed, and I just want to do the right thing for the taxpayers.

For many young people, the minimum wage is a stepping stone to higher employment levels.

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

These political consultants love business guys who've never been in politics to try and take advantage of them. I get that.

The fact is that politics in Illinois is a blood sport. It's really rough. It's really nasty.

We cannot accept the status quo of throwing more taxpayer money into a broke and broken system.

I have said, on a number of occasions, that we could have a lower minimum wage or no minimum wage.

I'm very thoughtful and disciplined with my money.

Given my venture capital background, I know the tech sector well.