Rhys Read

Rhys Read is a certified public accountant from Des Plaines who served nine years as a Des Plaines Library trustee.¹ He says the state must work with federal agencies to remove people who are here illegally, citing billions in costs.¹ He supports increasing paths for legal immigration.¹ On state finances, he proposes reducing spending and fighting fraud.¹ He points to a $140 billion unfunded pension liability and calls current pensions unsustainable.¹ He says taxes would become more progressive if the state lowered spending and raised the personal exemption.¹