Bipartisan Group of Local Elected Officials Endorse Bill Foster
Former Republican Mayor, County Board members & Aldermen from district put support behind candidate
Geneva, IL– Reinforcing his broad appeal as an experienced problem solver who will be able to work across party lines in Congress, Bill Foster today received the endorsement of the Republican former mayor of Newark, as well as the endorsements of numerous Democratic and Republican county board members and aldermen from around the 14th Congressional District.
"As a lifelong Republican, I have never voted for a Democrat in my life. I have known Bill Foster for 24 years, and a lot of the issues are still there. Although he's a Democrat and I'm a Republican, I think Bill is best suited to help end the partisan bickering in Washington, DC, and get things done for a change," Ness said.
Roger Ness served as the Mayor of Newark, Illinois for over 20 years, from 1985 to 2005. For four years before that, he held the post of Assistant Mayor of the southwestern Kendall County village.
"My biggest issues are health care and helping small businesses," Ness said. "I am proud to endorse Bill Foster as the candidate best able to solve them."
Foster, a successful businessman and scientist, is running in a February 5 primary and March 8 special election to serve the 14th District in the U.S. Congress. Today, he also announced that he had garnered the support of DeKalb County Board member Robert Rosemier; Kane County Board members Gerald Jones, Bonnie Lee Kunkel, and Rudy Neuberger; and Aldermen Chuck Brown (Geneva), Mike Saville (Aurora), and Jim Volk (Batavia).
“I’m excited and honored to see that my message of solving problems and changing the ways of Washington is catching on in the district and receiving bipartisan support,” Foster said.