•December 23, 2015•

Kyle McCarter, (R) 54th District Illinois State Senator, is waging a primary challenge to incumbent U. S. Congressman John Shimkus for the 15th Congressional District seat.

McCarter is from Lebanon and has served in the State Senate since 2009 when he was appointed to fill the term of Frank Watson, who stepped down for health reasons.

McCarter pointed out that he already serves one third of 33 counties included in the 15th District. The largest geographic district in the state includes a rural economic diversity ranging from coal mining in the south to agriculture and small manufacturing to the west and north.     Login or Subscribe to read the rest of this story.