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Lawson Endorses Better Government Assoc. Pension Plan

September 19, 2012 By 2 Comments

LEADING BY EXAMPLE: LAWSON ENDORSES BETTER GOVERNMENT ASSOC. PENSION PLAN

Candidate for State Representative Will Not Accept Legislative Pension; Will Return Township Pension

SCHAUMBURG, IL – In order to continue in his long-time role as a taxpayer advocate, 56th District State Representative Candidate John Lawson endorsed the Better Government Association’s recent stance on municipal pensions.  Lawson re-iterated his pledge not to take a legislative pension and vowed to give back any taxpayer contribution to his small pension received as Schaumburg Township Assessor.   

 

“All too often, politicians make campaign promises that they never keep,” said Lawson.  “I want to go to Springfield to change the way Illinois works, and it starts with me – I will not take a legislative pension and I will return all taxpayer contributions to the small pension I received from Schaumburg Township.”

On September 14th, Better Government Association Executive Director Andy Shaw outlined the organization’s stance in a Chicago Sun-Times Op-Ed piece.  The good government group called on municipalities to end the practice of giving pension sweeteners and other wasteful perks that governments dole out to public employees.  Shaw outlined ending the practices of spiking (end of career salary boosts), double-dipping (collecting a pension and salary concurrently), and tacking (consultants and contractors that improperly receive pensions).

“My neighbors asked me to run for State Representative because they know I am honest and have the ability to work with both sides to get things done,” Lawson said.  “While my opponent refuses to give up her legislative pension, I am willing to set an example and not take a legislative pension, as well as returning whatever taxpayer contribution I have received from Schaumburg Township. I agree with the case that the BGA has set out and look forward to advocating on behalf of honest, effective government.”

John Lawson received his M.S. and B.A. in Criminal and Social Justice from Lewis University and is a police officer with the Village of Roselle.  He is an active member of the community, coaching a baseball league and being an involved member of his church. John has been married to his wife Laura for 25 years with whom he shares two wonderful sons, Robert and Kevin.

The 56th District covers portions of Schaumburg, Bartlett, Elk Grove Village, Hoffman Estates, Hanover Park, Palatine, Rolling Meadows, and Roselle.

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  • http://NA Wolf

    Lawson is representative of the Public Sector excess as the Public Dole lifers rape and rob the taxpayers. His record as Assessor is abysmal as the there is no action to reform the fraudulent property tax system and its irrational over assessment structure. The last thing this state needs is more incompetence like this candidate and that is not even getting into the ethics here. The Schaumburg operation of which he is member is as excessive as the Chicago and County operations with major over staffing and compensation at the same level as the Public Sector problem in general plus their fraudulent Pension System that has put a $50 Trillion obligation on the backs of the taxpayers of this nation.

    • http://LennieJarratt.com Lennie Jarratt

      I’ll have to look at the other allegation mentioned, but one thing I will tell you is the Assessor is not the fault of the high taxes. That is purely the fault of the taxing bodies and their increasing the levy each and every year.