Paul McKinley

Paul McKinley is a Republican candidate for Congress in the Second District of Illinois.

McKinley, born and raised in Chicago, is a grassroots activist in the community where he has been fighting the Chicago Machine for decades. He is married to his wife Rochelle, and has two children and five granddaughters.

McKinley is an ex-offender, active with the organization VOTE (Voices of the Ex-Offender), and has fought to put ex-offenders to work. McKinley believes it is vital to our communities to allow young men and women opportunities to seek gainful employment and turn their lives around. Watch his video on his own "street repentance," describing how his past shaped his mission today to fight injustice.

McKinley is committed to family values, fiscal responsibility, and transparency at every level of government.