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Mary Miller saysDonald Trump's supportis "huge" as he confronts Republican Rodney Davis in the Illinois primary on Tuesday. It states that.
Miller was the first representative of the 15th Parliamentary District of Illinoisand was dramatically redrawn during the 10-year re-partitioning process. Davis, who has represented the adjacent 13th district for 10 years, is competing against Miller for a new bright red seat in the central part of the state, including a large area of the current district.
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Former President will hold a rally at theAdams County Trade Fair in Mendon, Illinois, so Miller will receive Trump's help on Saturday, a few days before the Primary Association
Illinois Republican Congressman Mary Miller and former President Donald Trump at Palm Beach Marago At the resort, Florida, April 2022(Mary Mirror Campaign)
Miller told Fox News, "I'm America's first supporter. I. Was with him. The beginning, "he said," It's the first district of America. I have a lot of grassroots support, and the Trump Rally is just gaining momentum. "
Although he has no support from the former president, Davis also puts the spotlight on his Trump qualifications.
"I got a great record of working with the Trump administration. Remember, I'm the only member of the race who actually served during the Trump administration," he said. I told the news.
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Davis said his "records helped create a Trump tax cut bill." And to create a private sector employer-based student loan payment program. These are Republican ideas that could help me create and work with the process, and in some of them, eventually Signed the law during President Trump's administration. "
" We will never escape the record with the president, "Davis emphasized.
Republican Rep. Rodney Davis in 2021 in Illinois Lecture Fair, August 19, 2021, in Springfield, Illinois. (Rodney Davis Campaign)
Pointing out that Trump is in favor of Miller, Davis said, "Bad from some people who had the agenda. I think I got some advice, but in the end, I'm proud of my record of working with him. "
But Miller said his rivals were" behind President Trump many times. " The people in the 15th district did not admit it. The vote on the committee on January 6 made people angry. "
Davis was bipartisan independence last yearto investigate a deadly attack on the US Capitol on January 6, 2021 by right-wing militants and other Trump supporters. He was one of the 35 Republicans who voted for the committee. A person whose purpose is to thwart President Joe Biden's congressional recognition of victory in the 2020 elections. The bill to create the committee was withdrawn in the Senate, and Democrats in the House eventually set up a Democratic-controlled election committee to investigate the parliamentary assault.
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Miller also "supports the confiscation of the red flag gun" "We don't want those who represent them to vote to reduce their second amendment," said a Republican voter in the district who attacked and claimed Davis.
Earlier this month, Miller spotlighted Davis' support for the Red Flag Act in 2019 in the aftermath of mass shootings in Dayton, Ohio and El Paso, Texas. I put it out.
"RINO Rodney Davis claims to be conservative, but he votes like a liberal," the narrator on the spot accused.
A recent national survey by Fox News, conducted last month after a shooting at an elementary school in Texas where 19 young students and two teachers were killed, supported 81% ( (Including 72% from the Republican Party) pass a "danger signal" law that allows police to temporarily steal guns from people who have been shown to be dangerous to themselves and others.
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Senate on Thursday night Passing a bipartisan bill included a federal grant to encourage the state to enact a danger signal law. The House passed the bill on Friday and sent it to President Biden's desk.
Davis wasn't among the 14 Republicans who voted in favor of the bill.
The National Rifle Association's Political Victory Fund gives Miller an A rating, while Davis has an A rating.
Davis downplays the attack from Miller and states that it is "one of the games and gimmicks that many people try to play in their campaigns."
"The Democrats have said I'm too conservative and too Republican to agree with Article 2 of the Constitutional Amendment, so Mary Miller, who has less than one term here, has her limited record. It's unbelievable when I decide to compare. In my record of successfully supporting conservative values and principles, but also governance, "Davis emphasized.
Davis also aimed her at Miller, spotlighting her controversy and pointing out that she did not live in the repainted district while he lived.
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"She hides from the media underground strategy Instead of developing, answer questions that may be offensive. " "For example, she hadn't yet dealt with the fact that there was a convicted pedophile who spent her time in jail trying to seduce a boy for sex, like the Jacksonville parade with children. Her car with a legislative plate for a big event. This is something she hasn't worked on yet. "
Republican lawmaker Mary Miller of Illinois campaigns for rural campers on June 13, 2022 in Pana, Illinois(Mary Miller Campaign)
Miller did not deal with the dispute, instead "Rodney has nothing to do but a smear campaign."
Davis assists Trump I haven't received it, but I recently received the support of the National Chamber of Commerce and the Pedophilia of the Illinois Department of Agriculture. This committee plays an important role in areas where agriculture is a major industry. He is also backed by Republican Rep. Darin LaHood and Illinois's Michael Bost.
"I have a lot of support and I am very proud of all of them," says Davis.
Looking at the Primary on Tuesday, Davis said, "I'm actually the one who takes the idea of a conservative Republican and turns it into law and puts it into action. And it's done. I have a great record that I did. That's why. I think people have a new 15th district, and I'm the only person in this race who lives in that district. So they're me on Tuesday. I think I'm going to re-election. "
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Mirror is also optimistic , Primary said, "Two things-it's Trump and his gun."
The winner of the Republican Preliminary Election was in the redrawn district where 68% of the voters favored Trump in the 2020 election. It will be considered very popular in the November general elections.
Paul Steinhauser is a New Hampshire-based political reporter.