One week ago I offered Rep. Randy Hultgren the opportunity to debate me.

Unfortunately, he has chosen to ignore me, and deny voters the chance to hear from their potential representatives. In fact, Rep. Hultgren has not debated any challenger since becoming a congressman six years ago.

Rep. Hultgren should agree to debate me. Debates test the spirit, vision, and conviction of candidates, and have a deep history in Illinois going all the way back to the Lincoln-Douglas debates.

I proposed a series of seven debates, with one in each county. If Rep. Hultgren wishes to represent the people of the 14th district, he should agree to face the them, not run away from them. The only question is, how long will we have to wait?