About Aurora Austriaco

As a wife and a mother of two daughters, Aurora Austriaco is a proven leader committed to serving the needs of the working families of the community. Aurora Austriaco represents education, healthcare, safety, women and senior citizens.

To know more about her, visit her Web site at http://www.auroraaustriacoforstaterep.com.

As a working mother of two daughters, Aurora understands the importance of providing our children with a world-class education that prepares them for success later in life and empowers them to compete in this global economy.

Despite local district’s relatively high property taxes, our schools are experiencing financial woes. Aurora believes the State’s funding formula for local schools needs to be re-evaluated.

Aurora truly cares about the elderly citizens of the district. She will address their needs and concerns as well as address the issues facing the adult children of the elderly who play the dual role of caretaker for their elderly parents and their own children.

Aurora will introduce and support legislation that cracks down on the state’s most dangerous sex offenders and meth dealers, while working to increase funding for police and protection equipment.

Aurora will ensure that women’s rights and issues are preserved, protected and given priority in Springfield.

As a member of the Park Ridge Planning and Zoning Committee, Aurora has worked with local residents and elected officials to lure new businesses and help expand the community’s tax base while maintaining smart growth.

Aurora knows that lax environmental standards compromise and even harm our children’s health, and will fight for sustainable, green standards that preserve our environment and protect the next generation.