Pub. 8 2018 Issue 3

6 AUTOMOBILE DEALER NEWS ILLINOIS www.illinoisdealers.com Chairman Mr. Dan Roesch / 630.834.8000 Larry Roesch Chrysler-Jeep 200 West Grand Avenue Elmhurst, IL 60126 Vice Chairman Mr. Pat Manning / 815.756.6325 Brad Manning Ford 402 Manning Dr., Dekalb, IL 60115 Treasurer Mr. Michael Ettleson / 708.579.5000 Ettleson Cadillac-Buick-GMC, Inc. 6201 S. LaGrange Road, Hodgkins, IL 60525-4140 Secretary Mr. Rick Yemm / 309.344.2727 Yemm Chev-Buick-GMC-Chry-Dodge-Jeep, Inc. 2195 Henderson Street, Galesburg, IL 61401 President Peter J. Sander / 217.753.0220 Illinois Automobile Dealers Association 300 W. Edwards, P.O. Box 3045, Springfield, IL 62708 Illinois Automobile Dealers Association 300 West Edwards Street, Springfield, IL 62708 T 217.753.0220 • F 217.753.3424 www.IllinoisDealers.com 2018 OFFICERS IADA PRESIDENT’S Message | BY PETER J. SANDER Midterm 2018 Elections Coming Up G et ready for the midterm 2018 elec- tions this fall. At the federal level, with the election of Donald Trump as Pres- ident and the U.S. Senate changing to Re- publican control along with Republicans continuing leadership in the U.S. House of Representatives, the midterm elections will play a pivotal role in shaping many im- portant issues for our country, depending on which party controls Congress. Interestingly, the midterm election results have gotten much more volatile in the last twenty-five years. Four of the last six midterm elections have resulted in the House, the Senate or both changing par- ties. History tells us the party with the President will normally lose seats based on the popularity of the President. At the federal level, 35 Senate seats and all 435 House seats are up for elec- tion on November 6, 2018. In the Senate the Republicans control the Chamber but only by a slim margin of one vote! Re- publicans hold 51 seats and the Democrats hold 47 seats, and the remaining two are held by independents who caucus with the Democratic Party. The Democratic Party will be defending 25 seats (two of which are held by independents), while eight seats up for election in 2018 are held by Republican incumbents. Republicans also control the U.S. House of Representatives. The Republican Party is in the majority, holding 235 seats to Democrats 193 seats, with seven seats being vacant. The Democratic Party is well-positioned to gain seats in the chamber in 2018; since 1934, the party of a newly elected president has suffered an average loss of 23 seats in the House in the following midterm. At our Illinois Statehouse, the Demo- crats remain firmly in control of both leg- islative chambers. Senator John Cullerton (D-Chicago) is the senate president and has a 37-22 veto-proof majority. Representa- tiveMikeMadigan (D-Chicago) is Speaker of the House and has a 67-51 majority, 71 votes are needed for veto proof power in the House. The political battles between the Demo- cratic leaders and the Governor have been very contentious, however, everyone finally worked together to compromise on a budget for the upcoming fiscal year. No onewanted to have another protracted budget battle further impacting our Illinois economy.