Max Solomon: GOP Write-In Candidate for Treasurer

Written by David E. Smith

Republican voters in Illinois will notice something unusual on their Primary Election ballot this year — there is no listed Republican nominee for Illinois State Treasurer. While the reasons behind that absence are a story for another time, there is encouraging news: a strong conservative Christian candidate has stepped forward to run as a write-in.

Incumbent Democratic Treasurer Michael Frerichs is unopposed in the Democratic primary and could face no major-party challenger in the general election unless write-in candidate Max Solomon secures the 5,000 votes required to appear on the November ballot.… Continue Reading