{"id":208,"date":"2025-09-30T15:04:06","date_gmt":"2025-09-30T15:04:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2js.co.uk\/kyleforillinois.com\/?page_id=208"},"modified":"2025-10-29T18:22:56","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T18:22:56","slug":"issues","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/2js.co.uk\/kyleforillinois.com\/issues\/","title":{"rendered":"Issues"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"208\" class=\"elementor elementor-208\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-792630b e-con-full elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"792630b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;slideshow&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_gallery&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:816,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/2js.co.uk\\\/kyleforillinois.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/10\\\/Issues-BG-Computer.jpg&quot;}],&quot;background_slideshow_loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_slide_duration&quot;:5000,&quot;background_slideshow_slide_transition&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_transition_duration&quot;:500}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c01e90f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"c01e90f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e833fa elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1e833fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #cf202f; font-weight: 800; font-size: 60px; text-transform: uppercase;\">Kyle Nudo<\/span><\/h1>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center; text-transform: uppercase;\"><span style=\"color: #0071ba; font-weight: 600; font-size: 42px;\">STANDING UP FOR THE PEOPLE OF ILLINOIS<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 500;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Kyle believes no one should be left behind. From family farms to factory floors, he\u2019s fighting for fairness, opportunity, and the simple promise that hard work should lead to a good life.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a209914 e-con-full elementor-hidden-desktop e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a209914\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;slideshow&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_gallery&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:835,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/2js.co.uk\\\/kyleforillinois.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/10\\\/Issues-BG-Tablet.jpg&quot;}],&quot;background_slideshow_loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_slide_duration&quot;:5000,&quot;background_slideshow_slide_transition&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_transition_duration&quot;:500}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa0091f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"fa0091f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9610e80 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9610e80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #cf202f; font-weight: 800; font-size: 36px; text-transform: uppercase;\">Kyle Nudo<\/span><\/h1>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0071ba; font-weight: 600; font-size: 24px;\">STANDING UP FOR THE PEOPLE OF ILLINOIS<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13dc45d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"13dc45d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-354d703 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"354d703\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Everyone deserves a fair shot at the American Dream.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9500d3d e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9500d3d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09fe933 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"09fe933\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Kyle believes leadership starts with listening and ends with action. Across Illinois, families are working harder than ever and getting less in return \u2014 from the rising cost of care to jobs that no longer pay what they should.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c3a450 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1c3a450\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Kyle\u2019s running to change that \u2014 to stand up for the people who make our communities work: the farmers, nurses, veterans, teachers, and tradespeople who deserve fair wages, affordable healthcare, and the freedom to build a good life right here at home.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-487f0ad e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"487f0ad\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05cb9a3 elementor-widget__width-initial e-n-tabs-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-tabs\" data-id=\"05cb9a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"nested-tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs\" data-widget-number=\"6076835\" aria-label=\"Tabs. 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Across this district, families are watching hospitals close, clinics cut services, and local providers struggle to stay open. When rural hospitals disappear, entire communities lose lifelines \u2014 emergency care, prenatal services, jobs, and stability. Kyle believes healthcare is a right, not a privilege. He\u2019ll fight to protect rural hospitals, expand telehealth access, and make sure care stays close to home where families need it most. That means cutting through red tape and redirecting resources to local providers instead of bloated administrative systems with their eye on their profits instead of people.. No one should have to choose between a hospital bill and their groceries, or delay care because of distance or cost. Keeping care close to home means keeping communities alive \u2014 and Kyle will make that a top priority in Congress.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-60768352\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-60768352\" data-tab-index=\"2\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 2;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-868fc0e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"868fc0e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36eb120 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"36eb120\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Stand With Workers<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5345564 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5345564\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>A hard day\u2019s work deserves a fair day\u2019s pay.<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kyle\u2019s a proud union member who knows firsthand that organized labor built the middle class. For generations, unions gave working people a seat at the table \u2014 livable wages, safer workplaces, and benefits that lifted families into stability. But decades of anti-worker policies and corporate greed have stripped away that progress.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kyle believes that when working people do well, everyone does well. He\u2019ll stand shoulder-to-shoulder with unions, defend collective bargaining rights, and push for policies that ensure a hard day\u2019s work earns a fair day\u2019s pay. He\u2019ll fight to raise the minimum wage, protect pensions, and close loopholes that let corporations exploit workers.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Restoring dignity to work means valuing the people who keep our country running \u2014 from teachers and truck drivers to factory workers and first responders. Kyle\u2019s message is simple: if you work hard, America should work for you.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-60768353\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-60768353\" data-tab-index=\"3\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 3;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-ff06991 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ff06991\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-040445d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"040445d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Protect Family Farms<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d55454 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7d55454\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Keep farms in families, not corporations.<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Family farms are the backbone of Illinois\u2019 15th District \u2014 feeding our nation, supporting our small towns, and passing down values of honesty, hard work, and care for the land. But more and more small farmers are being squeezed out by corporate monopolies, unfair markets, and restrictive repair rules that keep them dependent on big agribusiness.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kyle grew up spending summers on his grandparents\u2019 Pike County farm. He knows what it means to wake up early, care for the animals, and depend on your own hands and neighbors to get through a season. He\u2019ll fight for the right-to-repair so farmers can fix their own equipment, protect family ownership of farmland, and push back against unfair patents and price fixing that undermines rural livelihoods and erodes communities.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Protecting family farms isn\u2019t just an economic issue \u2014 it\u2019s about preserving a way of life. Kyle believes that small farms should be able to thrive, young farmers should be able to start, and the next generation should be proud to stay and grow here and prosper.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-60768354\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-60768354\" data-tab-index=\"4\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 4;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-ea4f7af e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ea4f7af\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84eb71f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"84eb71f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Build It Here<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51b8807 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"51b8807\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Rebuild our roads, broadband, and opportunity.<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Infrastructure isn\u2019t just about roads and bridges \u2014 it\u2019s about opportunity. When we invest in our own communities, we create good-paying jobs, attract small businesses and new industries, and make it possible for families to build stable futures close to home. Rural Illinois deserves the same investment and innovation as anywhere else in the country.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kyle will fight to rebuild and modernize the infrastructure that keeps our towns moving \u2014 from reliable roads and bridges to broadband internet and clean energy grids. He believes in investing in the trades, local contractors, and regional partnerships that create jobs right here, not shipping them out of state or overseas.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cBuild it here\u201d means building pride, stability, and opportunity in every county. Kyle\u2019s vision is simple: our kids shouldn\u2019t have to move away to find success \u2014 we can build it right here at home.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-60768355\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-60768355\" data-tab-index=\"5\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 5;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-1249f63 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1249f63\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f16cf52 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f16cf52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Honor Veterans<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2dbd6a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b2dbd6a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Promises made. Promises kept.<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our veterans put everything on the line for this country. They deserve leaders who will fight just as hard for them in return. But too often, veterans face long wait times, complex systems, and broken promises when they come home \u2014 and that\u2019s unacceptable.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kyle will fight to ensure every veteran receives timely, high-quality healthcare, mental health support, and the benefits they\u2019ve earned. He\u2019ll also work to streamline and fully fund the VA system so it serves veterans instead of frustrating them. That includes protecting disability benefits, improving rural access to care, and expanding programs for job training and housing stability.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To Kyle, honoring veterans isn\u2019t a slogan \u2014 it\u2019s a lifelong responsibility. The best way to thank those who served is to keep our word and make sure no veteran is left behind.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-60768356\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-60768356\" data-tab-index=\"6\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 6;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-9fa199d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9fa199d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a346387 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a346387\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Accessible Futures for All<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5cb193 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a5cb193\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Independence, inclusion, and opportunity for every Illinoisan.<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kyle believes a community is only as strong as its ability to include everyone. Having grown up as the son of a mother who ran Easter Seals across southern Illinois, Kyle learned early what real inclusion looks like \u2014 not charity, but opportunity. His childhood was spent alongside kids with disabilities at summer camps and community events, where he saw firsthand that every person can thrive when society removes the barriers that hold them back.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That experience shaped Kyle\u2019s lifelong support for the social model of disability \u2014 the understanding that people aren\u2019t disabled by their bodies, but by systems and environments that fail to adapt. He knows that when we build communities and policies that include people with disabilities from the start, everyone benefits \u2014 our schools, workplaces, and families grow stronger.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In Congress, Kyle will push for accessibility not as an afterthought, but as a foundation of public policy. He\u2019ll fight to expand community-based care, accessible transportation and housing, inclusive education, and the right to live independently with dignity and support. Because when every person can participate fully, we all move forward together.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-60768357\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-60768357\" data-tab-index=\"7\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 7;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-634e97f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"634e97f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4598cfc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4598cfc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Affordable Education &amp; Training\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e04ec38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e04ec38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Real opportunity without lifelong debt.<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The American Dream depends on opportunity \u2014 and opportunity depends on education. But for too many young people, higher education has become a lifetime of debt instead of a path to stability. Others who want to work with their hands or learn a trade face fewer and fewer affordable options.\u00a0 An educated America can lead the world once again.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kyle believes education should open doors, not close them. He supports expanding scholarships, community college programs, apprenticeships, and on-the-job training. Students should be able to choose the path that fits their goals \u2014 college, trades, or new technology \u2014 without being buried under student loans.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Every generation deserves the chance to learn, grow, and build a future. By investing in affordable education and training, we invest in people \u2014 and that\u2019s how we rebuild the middle class.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-60768358\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-60768358\" data-tab-index=\"8\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 8;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-9fe16a7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9fe16a7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb03e21 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eb03e21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Fair Play &amp; Accountability<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-638f782 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"638f782\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>A government that answers to the people.<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kyle believes government should work for the people \u2014 not for corporations, lobbyists, or the wealthy few. Decades of deregulation and corporate influence have allowed big companies to raise prices, crush small businesses, and leave working families footing the bill.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He\u2019ll fight to hold corporations accountable for price gouging, strengthen and enforce wage theft and exploitation laws, stop monopolies from controlling entire industries, stand against modern slavery and demand transparency from government officials. Kyle will also push for campaign finance reform so elected leaders answer to voters, not donors.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fair play is a simple idea with big impact: everyone should have a fair chance to succeed, no matter where they start. 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