| Full Name: | James T. Meeks |
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| Gender: | Male |
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| Family: | Wife: Jamell; 4 Children: Jamie, Janet, Trent (Christina), and Jasmine |
| Birth Date: | 08/04/1956 |
| Birth Place: | Chicago, IL |
| Home City: | Calumet City, IL |
| Religion: | Christian |
Summary
James T. Meeks
Issue Category:
- Select One down
- Abortion
- Abortion and Reproductive
- Agriculture and Food
- Animals and Wildlife
- Arts, Entertainment, and History
- Budget, Spending and Taxes
- Business and Consumers
- Campaign Finance and Elections
- Civil Liberties and Civil Rights
- Conservative
- Crime
- Death Penalty
- Defense
- Drugs
- Education
- Employment and Affirmative Action
- Energy
- Environment
- Executive Branch
- Federal, State and Local Relations
- Foreign Affairs
- Gambling and Gaming
- Government Operations
- Guns
- Health and Health Care
- Housing and Property
- Immigration
- Indigenous Peoples
- Judicial Branch
- Labor Unions
- Legislative Branch
- Liberal
- Marriage, Family, and Children
- Military Personnel
- National Security
- Science
- Senior Citizens
- Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
- Social
- Stem Cell Research
- Technology and Communication
- Trade
- Transportation
- Unemployed and Low-Income
- Veterans
- Women
Recent Key Votes
SB 957 - Authorizes Temporary Driver's Licenses for Undocumented Immigrants
Legislation (Yea)
Dec. 4, 2012
SB 3442 - Requires Recycling of Plastic Bags
Legislation (Yea)
May 31, 2012 - Requires manufacturers of plastic bags to register with the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and pay an annual registration fee of $500 by July ...
SB 1849 - Expands Gambling
More Key Votes
Legislation (Nay)
May 31, 2012 - Authorizes the establishment of 5 new casinos in the following places (Art. 90, Sec. 40): 1 casino gambling license in the City of ...
Recent Interest Group Ratings
| Span | Name | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | American Conservative Union (Illinois State Legislature) Positions | 29% |
| 2011-2012 | Illinois Manufacturers' Association Positions | 57% |
| 2011 | United Republican Fund of Illinois Lifetime Score | 21% |
Campaign Finances
| Top industry | Electric Utilities ($17,500.00) |
| Source | FollowTheMoney.org |
Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
James Meeks repeatedly refused to provide any responses to citizens on the issues through the 2008 Political Courage Test when asked to do so by national leaders of the political parties, prominent members of the media, Project Vote Smart President Richard Kimball, and Project Vote Smart staff.
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