BIG MONEY TRUCKING FIRM TRYING TO BUY SHERIFFS OFFICE???

     Recently there has been a lot of talk about campaign finance in the Adams County Sheriffs race.  The reason campaign finance comes into play during an election is the fear of influence these people, organizations, or companies may have over an elected official.   We must always ask ourselves a few questions in regards to this matter.   What does this entity want?  Why is this entity contributing?  There are good people, organizations, or companies that contribute to candidate for the right reasons and then there are the ones that expect something in return.

     Lets break down a couple of the contributions in this sheriffs race.   First off Sheriff VanderHaar recieved a $10,000 donation from Health Care Council of Illinois.   This is an organization that represents nursing homes across our state and within our community.  What could nursing homes in our area want from the Sheriffs Department?   On a day to day basis there is not much a nursing home could want from the Sheriffs department besides protection of its clients.  In our eyes this pretty much falls under the definition of what the Adams County Sheriffs Department is supposed to do.  Our elderly citizens whom can not protect themselves from bad elements deserve the protection of local law enforcement.  Sounds like this organization appreciates the service they have been receiving under Sheriff VanderHaars leadership.  What else could it be?

     Now lets look at the big money contributions Mr. McCoy received.  Mr. McCoy has received $13,394 from Sisbro Incorperated.  Sisbro is a local trucking firm for those of you not aware of what they do.  What could a trucking firm in our area want from the Sheriffs Department?  On a day to day basis this firms sends trucks out on our roads which are patrolled by the Sheriffs department for our citizens protection.

     Some corporations do good things and contribute to charities etc.  The bottom line though is they are owned by stockholders.  Stockholders care about one thing. PROFIT.  This leads us to ask why this corporations stockholder(s) is so concerned with Mr. McCoy becoming Sheriff? Its about their Profit/Loss margin.   What do they have to gain?  Regulating that their trucks are fit for the road can cost a trucking firm thousands of dollars in repair bills.  A few extra pounds overweight on a truck can net the corporation thousands of dollars over a years time.  Anytime an offense is caught by local law enforcement it in turn means higher insurance premiums for the trucking firm.  There are literals hundreds of ways in which our local Sheriffs department affects a trucking firm.

     Large political contributions are always considered a bad thing by average people on average incomes.  Campaigns cost large sums of money for radio and TV ads so we are forced to assess why these contributions are made, and what those giving them have at stake.  If their intention is good or bad.  On this race it comes down to one thing.

Are we more concerned with Sheriffs VanderHaar receiving money for protection of our elderly citizens?

 Or Mr. McCoy receiving money from a Corporation interested in bettering its profitability?

The answer is quite simple folks!

Hope everyone is having a great Monday morning. Thanks for reading and enjoy this fun little youtube video to start your morning with a smile!

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