David Gill
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David Gill (independent) ran for election to the Illinois House of Representatives to represent District 87. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
David Gill received a B.S. in mathematics and a medical degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Gill's career experience includes being an emergency room physician.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Illinois House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
Republican primary election
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Gill in this election.
2018
General election
Democratic primary election
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Carol Ammons (D)
Republican primary election
2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Rodney Davis (R) defeated Mark Wicklund (D) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Davis defeated Ethan Vandersand in the Republican primary on March 15, 2016.[2][3]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Rodney Davis Incumbent |
59.7% | 187,583 | |
| Democratic | Mark Wicklund | 40.3% | 126,811 | |
| Total Votes | 314,394 | |||
| Source: Illinois State Board of Elections |
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Rodney Davis Incumbent |
77% | 71,447 |
| Ethan Vandersand | 23% | 21,401 |
| Total Votes | 92,848 | |
| Source: Illinois State Board of Elections |
2014
Gill considered a rematch in 2014. On May 3, 2013, Gov. Pat Quinn named Gill as assistant director of the Illinois Department of Public Health, and Gill confirmed that he would not seek the 13th District seat again.[4]
2012
Gill lost to Republican Rodney Davis.[5] Gill ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House to represent Illinois' 13th District. Gill won the Democratic primary on March 20, 2012, in a tight race with Matthew Goetten.[6]
Following redistricting, the newly redrawn 13th District was more favorable to Democrats. That, combined with the retirement of Republican incumbent Tim Johnson, turned the 13th from a safe Republican seat to a swing district.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Rodney Davis |
46.5% | 137,034 | |
| Democratic | David Gill | 46.2% | 136,032 | |
| Independent | John Hartman | 7.2% | 21,319 | |
| Total Votes | 294,385 | |||
| Source: Illinois Board of Elections "2012 General Election Official Vote Totals" |
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
David Gill |
50.3% | 15,536 |
| Matt Goetten | 49.7% | 15,373 |
| Total Votes | 30,909 |
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
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David Gill, M.D. participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on March 1, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and David Gill, M.D.'s responses follow below.[8]
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
| “ | 1) Aggressive action against climate change/moving forward with the needed Green Revolution
2) Implementation of a single-payer healthcare system |
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What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?
| “ | Healthcare/need for immediate single-payer system: as an Emergency Room physician,not a shift goes by in which I fail to see the suffering that takes place due to the fact that we persist in allowing the for-profit private health insurance industry to play a vital role in healthcare in America. Need for gun legislation: As an Emergency Room doctor, I have a true, heartfelt passion when it comes to this issue, because I have had to bear witness all too often to the devastating impact of Congress' failure to act with needed gun control reforms. And as the former Assistant Director of the Illinois Department of Public Health, it's very clear to me that gun violence is an ever-growing public health crisis in this country. I never have and never will take a penny from the NRA, and I look forward to receiving a grade of ""F"" from that organization every year in office. I support the re-implementation of the assault weapons ban that served this country so well from 1994 until 2004. I stand against concealed carry reciprocity. I support mandatory background checks for every gun purchase, with no exceptions and no loopholes. I support a national registry of gun owners. I support the banning of bump stocks and reducing the number of allowable rounds per magazine to ten or less. We must act, and we must act immediately- each day that we fail to act, nearly 100 Americans are killed with gunsCite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[10]
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Ballotpedia also asked the candidate a series of optional questions. David Gill, M.D. answered the following:
Is there a book, essay, film, or something else you would recommend to someone who wants to understand your political philosophy?
| “ | The movie ""It's a Wonderful Life"" exhibits several characteristics that drive my political philosophy: it describes how very interconnected how all of us are; how very precious our existence is, even when it seems mundane; and the tremendous impact that can be made by a single individual.[10] | ” |
What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?
| “ | The ability to understand what ""real life"" is like for the vast majority of Americans. My father died of cancer when he was 37 years old. I was 13 at the time, and we had nothing extra, so I went to work then busing tables and washing dishes in a restaurant. And I worked all through college and medical school, stocking the shelves of a department store and mopping the floor of a laundromat in the middle of the night. In the Emergency Room, I take care of people from all walks of life, and many of them have next to nothing. Growing up as I did, and spending most of my work day with those who struggle as I did when I was young, provides me with an understanding and an empathy that drives my political philosophy.[10] | ” |
What legacy would you like to leave?
| “ | I would like to be remembered as a progressive populist physician who served as a health care champion in Congress by helping to lead the way to the long overdue implementation of a Single Payer/""Improved Medicare for All"" healthcare system here in America.[10] | ” |
What is something that has been a struggle in your life?
| “ | Losing my first wife, Polly, to cancer when she was 42 years old. Watching her struggle and suffer was a heart-breaking experience. The sense of helplessness is overwhelming in such situations, and I think it was made worse by my being a doctor.[10] | ” |
Both sitting representatives and candidates for office hear many personal stories from the residents of their district. Is there a story that you’ve heard that you found particularly touching, memorable, or impactful?
| “ | Unfortunately, I see stories such as this one all too often: A couple of months ago, I took care of a 60 year old man in the Emergency Room. He was hard-working, and he had health insurance, but the pay for his hard work was poor, and his insurance required a $500 co-pay for ER visits. He lived paycheck to paycheck, as do more than 40% of Americans, and $500 is a huge sum for him. So he tried to put off addressing the abdominal pain that began the day before I met him. He waited an extra 16-18 hours, so that by the time he finally got to my ER, his appendix had perforated, and he was suffering with life-threatening sepsis (bacteria in his bloodstream). Had he lived in any other developed country in the world, he likely would have had a simple appendectomy before his appendix perforated, and would have been home the next day. Instead, he was in an ICU for more than a week, fighting for his life. It galls me that this takes place, over and over and over again, here in America. It doesn't have to be this way.[10] | ” |
2016
The following issues were listed on Gill's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.
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| —David Gill's campaign website, http://davidgill2016.com/issues.aspx |
2012
On his campaign website Gill had 14 leading issues that he was concerned about. They were:[11]
- "Standing up to cuts and protecting Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid"
- "Refocusing our priorities on American jobs and innovation in business"
- "Working tirelessly to bring good-paying jobs to Illinois through sustainable energy policy"
- "Strengthening and extending Medicare to all American citizens"
- "Preserving collective bargaining rights for public and private sector working people"
- "Advocating for an equitable justice system and protecting equal rights for all Americans"
- "Providing for our future through fully funded schools and universities"
- "Making sure our troops have what they need while they serve and that they are housed, working, and have access to quality health care when they return home"
- "Helping to preserve Illinois’ family farms through fair trade and sustainable energy policies"
- "Supporting term limits for all elected federal office-holders"
- "Fighting corporate welfare and institutionalized corruption in our political system"
- "Supporting women's health issues and options, David Gill is the only pro-choice candidate in the race for IL-13"
- "Opposing unilateral military interventions and investing that money in America instead"
- "Supporting Second Amendment rights"
Campaign finance summary
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Footnotes
- ↑ Dr. Gill for Congress 2012 "About Dr. Gill" accessed January 14, 2012
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Candidate List," accessed November 30, 2015
- ↑ The New York Times, "Illinois Primary Results," March 15, 2016
- ↑ Belleville News-Democrat, "Chief Judge Callis resigns; Gill declines to run in 13th District again" accessed May 6, 2013
- ↑ Politico, "2012 Election Map, Illinois"
- ↑ The News-Gazette, "Gill will run again; another Dem may enter race in 13th" accessed December 6, 2011
- ↑ Washington Post blog, "The 10 House districts that might surprise you," May 11, 2012
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "David Gill, M.D.'s responses," March 1, 2018
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 10.6 10.7 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Gill for Congress, "Issues Summary" accessed December 30, 2011
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