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McLean County Board District Seven - Republican

McLean County Government

As part of GLT's 2016 Election Coverage, we invited the candidates in contested races to sit for interviews.

Two of the six did not participate in answering questions, some of which were formulated by the League of Women Voters, a non partisan group.

Republican Jacob Beard grew up in east Bloomington, has a degree in political science and works at State Farm.

He has served as Men's Tennis coach for Eureka College. He has three children ages one to nine and so, is very busy.

Beard is running against incumbent Democrat Victoria Harris.

In this interview with GLT's Charlie Schlenker Beard says he's always been interested in Government  and how it can make lives better.

Beard says he does not think government should be thought of as a business, it should not try to expand,. it should not try to increase revenue and it should not seek to gain new customers. It should decide what services to provide and then seek to do them as cost effectively as possible.

Hear more from Jacob Beard.

161104jacobbeardextra.mp3

WGLT Senior Reporter Charlie Schlenker has spent more than three award-winning decades in radio. He lives in Normal with his family.