Libertyville Doctor Enters 10th District Republican Race

LIBERTYVILLE, IL — A Libertyville physician and entrepreneur has declared his candidacy in the Republican primary for Illinois' 10th Congressional District, which is currently represented D.C. by Deerfield Democrat Brad Schneider. Announcing his campaign Tuesday, Dr. Sapan Shah said he intends to focus on three primary policy areas: taxes and spending, the healthcare crisis and "championing the role of citizen legislators as intended by our nation's founders."

Shah, born in Waukegan 1980 to Indian immigrants, is the president and founding partner of a malpractice insurance brokerage in Chicago providing insurance and risk management solutions for more than 800 doctors. He said it has given him the chance to see the problems with the healthcare system up close.

“As a doctor who has spent his entire adult life in and around the medical field, I am uniquely qualified to address the health care crisis we find ourselves in today," Shah said, promising to work to fix the system and cut medical costs. "I will accomplish this through competition and transparency, empowering individuals by putting them in charge of their own healthcare.”

Shah, who founded his business in 2007, said he intends to improve the economy by supporting job creators and cutting spending and taxes.

"Small businesses are the lifeblood of our economy, yet instead of supporting them, our government seems to be doing everything it can to stifle the entrepreneurial spirit," Shah said. "As a successful entrepreneur and small business owner, I know that businesses sometimes just need government to get out of the way." He said he would demand a plan to reduce the national debt, as well as balanced budgets and caps on government spending spending.

Reducing taxes on businesses and individuals, Shah said, will "energize our economy and create better-paying jobs for the hard-working people of the 10th District."

As for his emphasis on citizen lawmakers, Shah said he intends to run serve in congress for a maximum of six years, during which he will support implementing term limits. He called on his opponents to sign a term limit pledge, none of them responded to questions about the pledge.

"While in Congress," he said, "I will continue the tradition of independent leadership for which the 10th District is famous, advocating for common sense solutions over politics.

In May, another Republican, Jeremy Wynes, announced he was also running for the seat formerly held by Robert Dold, which includes much of northeastern Lake County.

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