Last week, Robin’s opponent tried to peddle misinformation about a Treasurer’s Office program that is saving taxpayer dollars and putting more money back into the pockets of Illinois residents.
Rutherford of Pontiac attempted to score political points by opting out of the Treasurer’s Office direct mail program, which has helped return $5.8 million in lost cash and assets to more than 5,000 Illinois residents the past two years – while saving the state $25,000.
Dear Friends,
With nearly one in 10 Illinoisans out of work, I am making job creation and retention a priority in my work for and campaign to be State Treasurer.
She’s the first Black female chief-of-staff for a statewide elected office, and she’ll make history again if voted in November as the next state treasurer.
Robin Kelly, current chief-of-staff to Illinois State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias, said when talks surfaced about her boss going after the U.S. Senate seat that Roland Burris now holds, she decided that she’d go after the treasurer’s post.