Albracht is the clear choice for state Senate

The March 20 primary is fast approaching. Perhaps you are having a hard time deciding whom you should support in the 36th District state Senate race.

Let’s look at our options: state Sen. Mike Jacobs, former state Rep. Mike Boland and state Senate candidate Bill Albracht.

Let’s look at one issue and see how they differ. That issue is the scholarship program.

Our current state senator, Jacobs, doesn’t get it. Most legislators in the Illinois General Assembly have chosen to opt out of the program. Jacobs continues to give out taxpayer-funded scholarships. Are we to believe that none of those recipients is going to help the senator’s re-election campaign? They would naturally feel indebted.

Boland is still gaining financially from the $17,536 tuition waiver he gave to Barbara Janis’ daughter. According to the Moline Dispatch, Ms. Janis has given him $16,541 in campaign contributions since 2005. Does this family really need the scholarship?

Albracht is a man of high character and moral integrity. He promises not to participate in that scandal-laden program. He also realizes that the universities that honor those scholarships are going to pass on the cost to young people who can barely afford college.

As you can see, there is not a dime’s worth of difference between the two “Mikes.” Character counts. Let’s vote for a man you can look up to. Vote for Albracht for state Senate.

Note to readers – Mike Jacobs and Mike Boland are Democrats; the winner of their primary will face Bill Albracht, a Republican, on Nov. 6. The 36th Senate District includes most of Whiteside County and the western edge of Carroll County.