Rauschenberger cites experience in race for U.S. Senate

DeKALB - Running against a field with deep pockets but little government experience, U.S. Senate candidate Steve Rauschenberger showed off his policy wonk side during a visit to the Chronicle Friday and argued that the popularity of his millionaire opponents in the March 16 Republi-can primary is waning. Other than former state Rep. Jonathan Wright, Rauschenberger is the only person in the eight-man field who has held major elective office. "You should have tested yourself at something," said Rauschenberger, a three-term state senator from Elgin, especially at a time when the Illinois Repub-lican Party is at a crossroads and needs nominees who can win general elections. He pointed out that he has a 12-year voting record in the General Assem