Jed highly values faith, family, and freedom and believes all three go hand in hand, meaning strong faith promotes strong family promotes strong freedom. His family is a foster family through the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS). They’ve fostered multiple children, even adopting their youngest daughter from foster care. He’ll defend family values with every action, comment, and vote.

Jed’s oldest daughter is an emergency medical technician and volunteer firefighter here in Illinois. He also has both family and friends actively involved in law enforcement. All police and fire have his utmost support and respect. They’re the ones on the line day in and day out serving and protecting our communities. Jed is grateful for their commitment and willingness to run towards danger whenever and wherever presented.

Jed is endorsed by local county sherrifs (including DeKalb, Grundy, Kendall, and LaSalle Counties).

Communities need thriving public schools, private schools, and home school groups and they should all support one another. Public schools are literally the identify and spirit of communities like Yorkville, Somonauk, Sandwich, Oswego, Newark, Morris, Minooka, and Lisbon. Did you know Jed graduated from Lisbon Grade School and Newark High School? Trust us, he fully supports public education!

Jed wholeheartedly opposes mandates from the governor involving masks, vaccines, etc. These items should always be a family’s or individual’s choice, not a governor’s mandate. Jed also opposes the recent legislation / curriculum around critical race theory and sex education. It’s a continued intrusion of government into areas where parents should rule.

Jed also fully supports school choice and would vote for vouchers in a heartbeat, even if only applicable for public schools!

Let’s first unpack some facts. Illinois ranks 30 out of 50 for economy and 50 out of 50 for fiscal stability per the US News and World Report. These rankings should make everyone annoyed and frustrated! Illinois is literally in last place. Jed believes taxes are the problem, not the solution. Illinois can’t tax it’s way out of last place, but Illinois can budget it’s way out of last place. This state desperately needs fiscal responsibility and Jed will consistently vote no to taxes.

We must stop enacting new taxes and raising existing taxes. We’re not creating healthy environments for businesses and families to thrive.

Ignoring the legislative branch for more than two years, the governor has pushed control through mandates and orders. Thinking back to grade school, this method isn’t how we’re governed.

Jed’s track record speaks for itself as board president of Parkview Christian Academy. He’s been challenging the governor and promoting parent choice since June of 2020. While filing legislation and writing letters are important, he believes rallying local communities and movements truly propels change.

Jed is a life member of both the American Trapshooting Association (ATA) and National Rifle Association (NRA). He’s also a member of Downers Grove Sportsmen’s Club, Guns Save Life (GSL), and the Illinois State Rifle Association (ISRA). He’s the lead coach of Parkview Christian Academy’s trapshooting team where roughly 50 to 60 athletes from 6th to 12th grades compete through the Illinois State High School Clay Target League. He’s an avid waterfowl hunter as well.

Jed believes in educating and equipping the next generation regarding the second amendment (safely).