Illinois voters may remember Squeezy the Pension Python, the main character in a video meant to gain public support for pension reform legislation in 2012. In any ordinary set of circumstances, "I tried to reform the Illinois pension system" would be a resume-booster. According to the suburban Chicago Daily Herald,"The state's got awful budget problems, and state pension debt is an awful part of it," said Biss, a co-sponsor of the 2013 legislation. Biss wrote the law that slashed pension benefits owed to teachers, nurses and state workers. To be sure, there's a lot more going on in today's primary than simply Biss's support for pension reform.

Source: Forbes March 20, 2018 13:41 UTC