A candidate will challenge Avery Bourne for her seat in the Illinois House of Representatives. Lawrence Oliver is running against Avery Bourne for the 95th District. Oliver, will run in the primary against Bourne on March 17, 2020 with the election for the seat in November. Oliver says he’s running because of taxes.

Oliver talked about taxes and said the State needs to stop living beyond its means.

Oliver also said that while he agrees we need to put money into road projects, he’d like to see the money actually go towards fixing the roads and not padding pockets.

Oliver says that he and Bourne actually agree on quite a few topics, but taxes are definitely not one of them. Regional Radio News will have more on Lawrence Oliver and Avery Bourne as the primary elections get closer.