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Illinois House 43rd District Republican nominee: Andrew R. Cuming

By CST Editorial Board

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Republican Andrew Cuming and Democrat Anna Moeller are seeking the 43rd district seat in the Illinois House.

On Sept. 19, they both appeared before the Chicago Sun-Times Editorial Board. Watch the video above to find out why he’s running.

The Chicago Sun-Times also sent the candidates seeking nominations for the Illinois House of Representatives a list of questions to find out their views on a range of important issues facing the state of Illinois.

Cuming did not return a completed questionnaire.

Andrew R. Cuming, Ill. House Nominee (R-43rd), and Democratic nominee and incumbent Anna Moeller. | Rich Hein/Sun-Times

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