Jonathon Luers
Jonathon Luers (Republican Party) is running for election to the Illinois State Senate to represent District 10. He is on the ballot in the general election on November 5, 2024. He advanced from the Republican primary on March 19, 2024.
Biography
Jonathon Luers was born in Chicago, Illinois. Luers earned a bachelor's degree and a graduate degree from Northwestern University in 1981 and 1983, respectively. His career experience includes working as a software engineer specializing in software product development and support. Luers has been affiliated with the Northwest Side GOP Club.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Illinois State Senate elections, 2024
General election
General election for Illinois State Senate District 10
Incumbent Robert Martwick and Jonathon Luers are running in the general election for Illinois State Senate District 10 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | ||
 | Robert Martwick (D) | |
 | Jonathon Luers (R) | |
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Illinois State Senate District 10
Incumbent Robert Martwick advanced from the Democratic primary for Illinois State Senate District 10 on March 19, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Robert Martwick | 100.0 | 20,447 |
| Total votes: 20,447 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Illinois State Senate District 10
Jonathon Luers advanced from the Republican primary for Illinois State Senate District 10 on March 19, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jonathon Luers | 100.0 | 6,221 |
| Total votes: 6,221 | |||
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Campaign finance
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2022
See also: Illinois State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for Illinois State Senate District 10
Incumbent Robert Martwick defeated Jonathon Luers in the general election for Illinois State Senate District 10 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Robert Martwick (D) | 98.9 | 44,943 |
| Jonathon Luers (Independent) (Write-in) | 1.1 | 515 | |
| Total votes: 45,458 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Illinois State Senate District 10
Incumbent Robert Martwick defeated Erin Jones in the Democratic primary for Illinois State Senate District 10 on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Robert Martwick | 66.9 | 14,280 |
 | Erin Jones | 33.1 | 7,081 | |
| Total votes: 21,361 | |||
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Campaign themes
2024
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2022
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I'm a software product development and support engineer for nearly 40 years with a Master of Science degree from Northwestern University, a Chicagolander, raised conservative, looking to promote responsible government that respects the American ideals of freedom and self-sufficiency. I'm married to Robin for 18 years, and we live in the northwest corner of Chicago, but we've enjoyed visiting all 50 states and several countries in Europe as well as Australia and New Zealand.
- My goal in Springfield is to push the Illinois Senate to do what's best for the average Illinoisan, in particular to reduce gas taxes and increase energy production to reduce inflation.
- Another top priority is to support law enforcement and the prosecution of criminal activity with deterrent sentences; and to repeal the SAFE-T Act in particular.
- A fundamental priority is to support and encourage the integrity and autonomy of families, ensuring parental rights and the responsibility to raise responsible children.
So much of public discussion in the last few years has become completely irrational, from bullying with unproven assertions to rejecting long-established principles of common sense, like fairly hearing all sides of an issue, or the inference of dishonesty from refusal to provide evidence supporting a position, or the unreliability of hearsay. I believe it's crucial to our survival that freedom of speech, movement, assembly, etc. be legally ensured, but that citizens be able to judge the rationality of claims for themselves.
My professional career has been built on analytical thinking, attention to detail, commitment and persistence, as well as thoughtful expression of views, all of which I think would be beneficial to a legislative position.
In the Illinois Senate, I believe the responsibility of each Senator is to carefully weigh proposed actions in light of the best interests of all in that Senator's district, but also considering the best interests of the whole state. Senators should also monitor the actions of the Governor and state offices to ensure that the intent of existing laws is being followed, or to propose changes to those laws. It's also important to understand the priorities and motivations of others to build consensus toward responsible lawmaking.
Yes and no. I think the mechanics of the legislature are so arcane that some experience is helpful, but that experience needs to be spread more broadly through the electorate and not concentrated in a few careerists. I would be in favor of a system of term limits, perhaps with a maximum of 8 consecutive years in office followed by at least 4 years out of office.
Yes, I think it's important to develop more than superficial relationships with other legislators, in order to know in more detail their priorities and motivations, and to enable building consensus.
Yes, the nature of a true emergency requires quick and decisive response by the governor, but the initial declaration should be subject to legislative review, and it should take a supermajority of the legislature to extend the authorization beyond the initial few weeks.
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on September 16, 2022
