Bill Reedy for Congress

Press Release
For Immediate Release
Contact: Jennifer Willis
Campaign Manager, Reedy for Congress
(630) 789-6744
jen@reedyforcongress.com
January 8, 2006

Bill Reedy Announces Run for US House Representatives in IL CD 13

(Downers Grove, IL) On Sunday, January 8 2006, Downers Grove resident and businessman Bill Reedy announced his run for the US House of Representatives in District 13, a seat currently held by Republican Judy Biggert. The announcement took place at 2:00 p.m. outside of Downers Grove North High School in Downers Grove. His prepared statement follows:

“Ladies and Gentlemen, thank you all for gathering here today. I would like to especially thank my wife, Cathy, who has been so supportive of my run for the House; my son Tyler, who is here today, and my daughter Rachel. Both of my children received an excellent education at Downers Grove North High School, and we thank the outstanding educators and faculty of this fine institution for all of its contributions to our community.

I also wish to thank each and every one of you, supporters, volunteers and staff of Reedy for Congress. Your help in getting out and gathering signatures in good weather or bad, made it possible for us to place my name on the ballot. Because of your enthusiasm, hard work and support, we will prevail in the March primary, and we will win the seat in November.

Thanks to you, I am proud and humbled to announce my candidacy for US Representative in Congress from Illinois District 13.

Over the coming months, we will be talking a lot about our two main objectives: bringing common sense back to the US House of representatives, and enacting legislation that supports the common good. Many of us have been dismayed by the scandals unfolding daily up on Capitol Hill. Instead of addressing the needs of the citizens, too often we learn that our elected officials are being bought and sold by lobbyists for well-funded special interests. As a result, we honest, hard-working families are finding it harder and harder to keep up.

Our elected officials should be serving the public interest with ethics and integrity; this is just common sense.

Why is it that the richest country in the world, the United States of America, cannot seem to find a way to ensure that every American has access to quality, affordable healthcare? Protecting the health of our families: It’s just common sense.

Ensuring that our public schools have the resources and support they need to provide our children with an excellent education: It’s just common sense.

Making sure that our retirement is secure; that corporations are not allowed to go back on the pensions they promised to their employees while providing huge bonuses to the elite executives running their companies into bankruptcy; and protecting our Social Security: It’s just common sense.

As your Representative in Congress, my mission is to bring the voice of our families, our friends and neighbors, to the discussion table in Washington, DC. With your help and support, we can work for the common good, restore trust in the ethics and integrity of our elected officials, and bring some common sense back to the Congress.

Thank you for coming out today. We are excited about working with you on the campaign trail, winning this election, and most importantly, to working on your behalf once we get to Washington.”

A former public school teacher, Bill Reedy has lived and worked in Downers Grove since 1984 with his wife of 37 years, Cathy. Both of his children graduated from School District 99’s Downers Grove North High School, long acclaimed for its reputation of academic excellence. Bill Reedy was born in Conway, Arkansas and raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He graduated from the University of Tulsa (B.S. Ed, 1970), and taught English, speech and vocal music in the Tulsa Public Schools. In 1975 Mr. Reedy and his family moved to Kansas City, Missouri where he attended Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (M.Div., 1978). He served as Associate Pastor in youth, family, senior adult and music ministries in Southern Baptist churches from 1975 to 1991. Since 1991, Bill has been in business selling church furniture and choir robes.

For more information and to get involved in the Reedy for Congress 2006 campaign, please visit the campaign website at www.ReedyforCongress.com .

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