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Brad Halbrook is a 2016 Republican candidate for District 102 of the Illinois House of Representatives. Formerly, Halbrook represented District 110 in the Illinois House from April 2012 to 2015.[2]

Issues
Halbrook is both socially and fiscally conservative. He supports lowering taxes and increasing the number of Illinois jobs. According to his campaign website, “In 2012, he became just the 9th State Legislator to turn down the underfunded and overly generous General Assembly Retirement System pension.” He was among a group of legislators that started a trend; as of October 2016, 33 legislators turn down the pension.

During his campaign, Holbrook advocated for lower taxes. in the past, he spoke out against local and state tax increases. He supports property tax caps and opposes income tax increases.

Because of the number of people and jobs thet have left Illinois, Holbrook says that he is committed to reforming worker’s compensation laws by eliminating unnecessary regulations.

On social issues, Brad Holbrook is pro-life. He supports traditional marriage between a man and a woman. He also supports the Second Amendment and the right of citizens to own and carry firearms.

During his time as a state legislator, he voted in favor of bills to provide transparency for local governments. He supports redistricting reform and imposing term limits on state legislators.

Halbrook was the fifth legislator to not accept the General Assembly pension benefit for himself. He has said that he work to reform the state pension system.

2016 election
The primary election was held on March 15, 2016, in which Halbrook defeated both James Acklin and Randy Peterson. Incumbent Adam M. Brown (R) did not seek re-election. Halbrook will run unopposed in the general election, which will be held November 8, 2016.

Republican Governor Bruce Rauner officially endorses Halbrook and, in addition to several independent groups, spent money in support of his campaign. He is also officially endorsed by the Illinois Chamber of Commerce PAC.

Personal
Brad Halbrook owns and operates a small farm with his wife Linda in Shelbyville, where they reside with their two children.