Doug Marks

Candidate for: US House 14th District of Illinois

Personal Bio: Doug was born and raised in Illinois and has been a resident of the 14th district for nearly 45 years. He currently resides in the town he grew up in, Carpentersville. He has spent the nearly the last decade as a software architect and developer for large multinational corporations. Prior to this he designed and fabricated air pollution monitoring stations, used to monitor gaseous emissions for compliance to the Clean Air Act, at fossil fuel generating stations for a company in Gilberts. He has numerous hobbies and activities including photography, guitar, and is currently authoring a book. He is extremely devoted to his family which includes his wife Colette, nine-year-old daughter Tiana and adult son, from a previous marriage, Scott. He also was an adult leader for the Boy Scouts for 6 years, has worked with Habitat for Humanity, and judged science fair competitions at the middle school level.

Qualifications: He is a constitutional advocate and takes to heart the meaning of the foundation our forefathers created. Has experience in streamlining processes and reducing inefficiencies through consolidation and technology effectively reducing the required staff.

Why running: I’m mad as hell and I’m not going to take it anymore! My desire for this office comes after years of abuse from our government and rabid disdain toward this district by its elected officials. I’ve never had any intention of becoming a politician, as I truly enjoy my current career, but if I don’t stand up and try to stop what is happening who will? Our two headed single party system bent upon doing whatever it takes to be elected for the next term, pandering to special interests regardless of the needs of those who elected them or the constitution and the socialistic agenda being implemented has to stop. In my lifetime I cannot remember when the representative for this district cared about the people’s needs above their party’s wants. I desire to bring integrity, an open door, and a desire to reduce this gluttonous entity known as the federal government. We have lost enough of our freedoms and have had the government reduce our proud nation to a mere shell of what it was so it is time to end this before our nation is crippled beyond repair.

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