SCOTT K. SUMMERS -- Green Party candidate for Illinois State Treasurer

Investing in what matters: the people of Illinois!

The right skills -- the right temperament -- the right approach

Scott Summers is a lawyer with a master's degree in business. He's also a former elected official.

As our treasurer, Scott will be a prudent and diligent manager. Through his advocacy of shrewd strategies for sustainable economics, he'll help lead the way to a brighter financial future for all of Illinois!

The state treasurer is, of course, responsible for investing the hard-earned money of the taxpayers. Scott intends to carry out this duty in a no-nonsense way: maximizing return and minimizing risk.

But Summers recognizes that there's more -- much more -- to the position.

It's about our jobs. It's about our economy. And it's about us -- ALL of us -- working together!

Watch Scott's candidate interview with Carol Marin

Here's a sampling of the programs and outreach Scott Summers will undertake as Illinois State Treasurer:

• Enforce fiscal responsibility, including advocacy for a balanced state budget and debt reduction
• Champion “microcapitalism” through a program of home and community-based businesses, using microloans and microgrants
• Develop green-collar jobs and training programs
• Recognize that economy and ecology really are bound up as one: commit to a statewide “eco-eco” program of business and development
• Stand up for citizens, and work hard to rein in predatory financial practices and dubious lending schemes
• Foster financial education as early as grade school, and equip children and adults alike with smart money management skills for their personal lives

Scott Summers is just what we want -- and need -- in Springfield: he's a man of the people who works tirelessly for the public good. By running as a Green Party candidate, he sets himself apart from the cultures of clout and corruption. Always fiercely independent, Scott is completely free to point the way to the things we yearn for here in Illinois: progress and prosperity. His hearts-and-hands solutions will make a difference!

Let's send someone to Springfield who's beholden to absolutely no one – except we the people!

Vote for "Principals with Principles" ! Elect Scott K. Summers as Illinois State Treasurer!