ELMHURST – DuPage County Board member Pete DiCianni will be the lone Republican candidate on 2016’s primary ballot for the U.S. Congress 8th District seat.
The Illinois Board of Elections has officially ruled three GOP challengers as ineligible to appear on the GOP ballot due to lack of qualifying signatures. DiCianni filed 4,000 signatures, more than any Republican candidate, and double any Democrat filing.
DiCianni is pleased to be running unopposed.
“I am excited and humbled to be the GOP nominee and look forward to taking on the winner of the Democratic primary,” he said. “I will put my record as a businessman, mayor, county legislator and passionate state advocate for children and families against any potential opponents. This district and our nation is craving leadership and I look forward to discussing important issues such as our nation’s economy and safety, local infrastructure challenges, and the needs of children and seniors.”
The 8th Congressional District encompasses all or parts of 27 western and northwestern communities. The primary election is Tuesday, March 15. For more information about the U.S. 8th Congressional District or Pete DiCianni visit peteforcongress.com.
