Press Release: Local U.S. House Candidate Attempts to Form a Mutualist Party in Illinois (Abbreviated Version)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:                                                            Contact: JOSEPH W. KOPSICK
June 3rd, 2020                                                                      608-417-9395 / jwkopsick@gmail.com

Local U.S. House Candidate Attempts to Form a Mutualist Party in Illinois

     A new challenger has emerged in the race for U.S. House of Representatives in Illinois's 10^th district. Lake Bluff native Joseph W. Kopsick, 33, has decided to challenge Democratic incumbent congressman Brad Schneider.

     Kopsick, a political science graduate of the University of Wisconsin, is running an independent campaign. He is also attempting to form a Mutualist Party in Illlinois. Kopsick tells voters that mutualist economics will help make markets both free and fair at the same time, and reduce the harmful influence of monopolies.

     According to Kopsick, “The federal government should manage only money, mail, and military, until we know that it is capable of doing other things competently.” Kopsick wants health, environment, and land issues to be dealt with as locally as possible.

     Mr. Kopsick plans to bring his campaign to public libraries and other locations throughout Illinois's 10^th congressional district, which encompasses most of Lake County and parts of Cook County.

     Kopsick must collect 1,210 signatures by August 7^th in order to get on the ballot as a Mutualist candidate. If he does not reach that threshold, voters will still be able to write his name in the write-in space in the general election on November 3^rd.

     Members of the press wishing to contact Kopsick's campaign can reach out to the candidate via email at jwkopsick@gmail.com or via phone at 608-417-9395.

Written on June 1st, 2020

Published to this blog on June 3rd, 2020

Submitted to the Daily Herald on June 1st, 2020, but not published