Karen Kolodziej: Illinois' 8th Congressional District Candidate

ITASCA, IL — Ahead of Illinois' June 28 primary elections, Patch distributed questionnaires to candidates running in contested races in the Democratic and Republican parties, including the eight candidates seeking a two-year term in the United States House of Representatives, representing Illinois' 8th Congressional District.

On the Democratic side, incumbent Raja Krishnamoorthi is facing a challenge from Junaid Ahmed. For the Republicans, Chris Dargis, Karen Kolodziej, Chad Koppie, Peter Kopsaftis and Phillip Wood are seeking the nod. Mohammed Faheem is running as an independent.

The congressional district covers parts of Cook County, DuPage County and Kane County. All or parts of Addison, Barrington Hills, Bloomingdale, Carol Stream, Carpentersville, East Dundee, Elgin, Elk Grove Village, Glendale Heights, Hanover Park, Hoffman Estates, Lombard, Palatine, Roselle, Schaumburg, South Elgin, Streamwood, Villa Park and Wood Dale are included.

Name

Karen Kolodziej

Campaign website

https://www.karenkolodziejforc...

What county do you live in?

DuPage

City or town of residence

Itasca

Office sought

Representative for Congress 8th District

Party affiliation

Republican

Education

2 years college

Occupation

Caregiver

Family

mom

Does anyone in your family work in politics or government?

No

Age

58

Previous public office, appointive or elective

No

Why are you seeking this office?

I'm running for office to Get our country back from the lunatics.

Please complete this statement: The single most pressing issue facing my constituents is ___, and this is what I intend to do about it.

Inflation, take restrictions off of oil companies and let them produce some oil.

What are the major differences between you and the other candidates seeking this post?

I know what it's like to be poor.

If you are challenging an incumbent, how would you perform differently if elected?

What other issues do you intend to address during your campaign?

Stop china, school choice, finish the border wall, hold prosecutors responsible for releasing violent criminals.

What accomplishments in your past would you cite as evidence you can handle this job?

I'm not a politician, and I know what's important to the people. I'm not bought and paid for.

What was your first paying job, and what did you learn from it?

Cable tv technician. Never missed a day of work. Doing my job the right way.

What is the best advice anyone ever gave you?

With God, anything's possible

Is there anything else you would like voters to know about yourself and your positions?

When I do anything, I do it right. We need to the unelected bureaucracy from having so much power.