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Article: Clayton bases campaign on her experience, record
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- Palatine Countryside (IL)
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- September 12, 1996
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Though her Democratic challenger wants voters to consider whether state Rep. Verna Clayton, R-Buffalo Grove, will fulfill her term if re-elected, the incumbent said she has postponed her retirement and will stick around for at least another two years.
"I've been in office long enough that when I tell people something, they know I mean it," said Clayton, who has served as state representative for the 51st House District since election in 1992. "I'm not one to take something on (and) then back off. I will complete this term."
Prior to the primary election, Clayton had announced her retirement from politics but then entered the race to defeat challenger Mike Salvi.
Clayton, 59, who started in ...