House District 49 candidates Hirschauer, Wallace talk guns, SAFE-T Act, abortion
The two people seeking to represent the 49th state House district have different reasons for seeking office. "Advocating for common-sense gun laws ...
The two people seeking to represent the 49th state House district have different reasons for seeking office. "Advocating for common-sense gun laws led me down this path," said incumbent Democrat Maura Hirschauer of Batavia, who took office in January 2021. She became involved in the Kane-Kendall counties chapter of Moms Demand Action, a gun-issues advocacy group. She said she was unsatisfied with legislators' responses to ideas proposed by the group. "I decided to run for myself after they didn't fix loopholes," she said.