Gianno Caldwell mulls Illinois Senate campaign for Dick Durbin’s open seat, focusing on a law-and-order platform after a personal tragedy in Chicago.
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RepublicanpublicsafetyadvocateGiannoCaldwellismullingabidfortheopenIllinoisSenateseatin2026amidgrowingconversationsaboutcrimeinAmerica’scities.
Earlierthismonth,CaldwellwasthekeynotespeakerattheIllinoisRepublicanParty’sRepublicanDayeventatthestatefair,wherehetoutedhisrecordonlawandorder.Caldwell’sbrother,Christian,waskilledin2022inaChicagodrive-byshootingattheageof18.
“I’vebeenaboutthisfightformanyyears,publicservice.I’veworkedineverylevelofgovernmentthatyoucanimagine,andcertainlyIthinkthere’stimeforalaw-and-orderU.S.SenatecandidatetocometotheforefrontinIllinois,”saidCaldwell,aFoxNewscontributorandfounderoftheCaldwellInstituteforPublicSafety.
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“Mybrother’slegacyhasbecomemymissionandtosavelives,”Caldw
