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Friends for Joe Silkwood

256 W Airline Drive, East Alton, IL 62024

Illinois Right to Life: Silkwood attempts to 'deceive his constituents'; Approval rating dropped based on abortion comments

By The Madison County Record | Tuesday, Nov 1, 2022 @ 9:00am

Illinois Right to Life has removed their approval rating for Democratic House District 111 candidate Joe Silkwood, saying he seeks to deceive voters by claiming to be both pro-choice and pro-life on the topic of abortion.
Elik points to Silkwood's fiscal record as East Alton mayor: Property taxes rose, funding for police-fire pensions sunk

By The Madison County Record | Tuesday, Oct 25, 2022 @ 12:00pm

East Alton Village financials indicate that taxes were raised as the general fund was depleted and pension funds worsened under Illinois House candidate Joe Silkwood’s leadership.