Springfield’s city budget director has thrown his hat in the ring to run for Sangamon County Treasurer next year. Bill McCarty waited until almost the end of the filing period to make it official.
McCarty will run in the March Republican primary against former county clerk Joe Aiello, who has already received the endorsement of the county GOP.
McCarty says he has fresh ideas… like proposing the elimination of Capital Township.
And he says voters are frustrated with Aiello, who already has a lucrative county pension and a state paycheck… and could take in even more tax dollars if he’s elected treasurer.