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New York state gubernatorial candidate Rob Astorino, center, chats with a supporter as he kicks off his campaign for the governor's race, Thursday March 6, 2014, from the steps of the Bronx County Courthouse in New York. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

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Surrounded by supporters, New York state gubernatorial candidate Rob Astorino, center, speaks as he kicks off his campaign for the governor's race with a news conference, Thursday March 6, 2014, on the steps of the Bronx County Courthouse in New York. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

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Surrounded by supporters, New York state gubernatorial candidate Rob Astorino, second from left, speaks as he kicks off his campaign for the governor's race with a news conference, Thursday March 6, 2014, on the steps of the Bronx County Courthouse in New York. The Republican kicked off his campaign in the Bronx because the county has been "forgotten economically" by the nation, he said, and touted his Hispanic voter base in Westchester County. The Bronx is the state's only county with a majority Hispanic population. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

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Surrounded by supporters, New York state gubernatorial candidate Rob Astorino speaks, as he kicks off his campaign for the governor's race with a news conference, Thursday March 6, 2014, on the steps of the Bronx County Courthouse in New York. The Republican kicked off his campaign in the Bronx because the county has been "forgotten economically" by the nation, he said, and touted his Hispanic voter base in Westchester County. The Bronx is the state's only county with a majority Hispanic population. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

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A handful of pro-choice demonstrators stand nearby as New York state gubernatorial candidate Rob Astorino held a news conference to kick off his campaign for the governor's race, Thursday March 6, 2014, from the steps of the Bronx County Courthouse in New York. The Republican kicked off his campaign in the Bronx because the county has been "forgotten economically" by the nation, he said, and touted his Hispanic voter base in Westchester County. The Bronx is the state's only county with a majority Hispanic population. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

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Surrounded by mostly supporters, New York state gubernatorial candidate Rob Astorino, center, speaks as he kicks off his campaign for the governor's race with a news conference, Thursday March 6, 2014, on the steps of the Bronx County Courthouse in New York. The Republican kicked off his campaign in the Bronx because the county has been "forgotten economically" by the nation, he said, and touted his Hispanic voter base in Westchester County. The Bronx is the state's only county with a majority Hispanic population. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

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Surrounded by supporters, New York state gubernatorial candidate Rob Astorino, center, leaves a news conference after he kicked off his campaign for the governor's race, Thursday March 6, 2014, from the steps of the Bronx County Courthouse in New York. The Republican kicked off his campaign in the Bronx because the county has been "forgotten economically" by the nation, he said, and touted his Hispanic voter base in Westchester County. The Bronx is the state's only county with a majority Hispanic population. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

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Surrounded by supporters, New York state gubernatorial candidate Rob Astorino, center, leaves a news conference after he kicked off his campaign for the governor's race, Thursday March 6, 2014, on the steps of the Bronx County Courthouse in New York. The Republican kicked off his campaign in the Bronx because the county has been "forgotten economically" by the nation, he said, and touted his Hispanic voter base in Westchester County. The Bronx is the state's only county with a majority Hispanic population. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

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FILE - In this Sept. 3, 2013 file photo, Illinois state Rep. Jil Tracy, of Quincy, Ill., stands with Illinois state Sen. Kirk Dillard, a Republican candidate for Illinois governor in 2014, after he introduced Tracy as his pick for lieutenant governor during a news conference in Quincy. Tracy, and the other three GOP candidates for Illinois lieutenant governor are facing off for the first and only time in a debate Thursday night, March 6, 2014, in Chicago ahead of the March 18 primary. (AP Photo/The Quincy Herald-Whig, Steve Bohnstedt, File)

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FILE - In this Sept. 17, 2013 file photo, former Long Grove Village President Maria Rodriguez speaks after Illinois Republican gubernatorial candidate, state Sen. Bill Brady, introduced her as his choice for running mate at a news conference in Chicago. Rodriguez and the other three GOP candidates for Illinois lieutenant governor are facing off for the first and only time in a debate Thursday night, March 6, 2014 in Chicago ahead of the March 18 primary. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File)

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FILE - In this Oct. 8, 2013 file photo, Wheaton City Councilwoman Evelyn Sanguinetti speaks at a news conference after being introduced as Illinois Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Rauner's lieutenant governor pick in Chicago. Sanguinetti, and the other three GOP candidates for Illinois lieutenant governor are facing off for the first and only time in a debate Thursday night, March 6, 2014 in Chicago ahead of the March 18 primary. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File)

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FILE - In this Sept. 5, 2013 file photo, attorney Steve Kim, right, speaks during a news conference in Chicago after Republican gubernatorial candidate, state Treasurer Dan Rutherford, left, introduced Kim as his running mate. Kim and the other three GOP candidates for Illinois lieutenant governor are facing off for the first and only time in a debate Thursday night, March 6, 2014 in Chicago ahead of the March 18 primary. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato, File)