| Full Name: | Janice 'Jan' D. Schakowsky |
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| Office: | U.S. House (IL) - District 9, Democratic |
| First Elected: | 11/03/1998 |
| Last Elected: | 11/06/2012 |
| Gender: | Female |
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| Family: | Husband: Robert Creamer; 2 Children: Ian, Mary; 1 Stepchild: Lauren |
| Birth Date: | 05/26/1944 |
| Birth Place: | Chicago, IL |
| Home City: | Evanston, IL |
| Religion: | Jewish |
What is the Political Courage Test?
Other or Expanded Principles & Legislative Priorities are entered exactly as the candidate has submitted it. Project Vote Smart does not edit for misspelled words, punctuation or grammar.
| Pro-choice | Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation? |
| Other or expanded principles |
| No | Do you support United States' combat operations in Afghanistan? |
| Yes | Do you support a timetable for withdrawal from Afghanistan? |
| Other or expanded principles |
Indicate which proposals you support (if any) for balancing the federal budget. | |
In order to balance the budget, | |
| Yes | do you support reducing defense spending? |
| Yes | do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket? |
| No | do you support reducing Medicaid spending? |
| No | do you support reducing Medicare spending? |
| No | Is balancing the budget a legislative priority? |
| Other or expanded principles | |
We need to address the deficit, and the First step is to create jobs and strengthen the economy. Over the longer term we need to bring down the deficit in a way that is balanced and does not shift the burden to the middle class and the poor, and I have proposed plans and legislation that would do so. |
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| Yes | Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions? |
| Other or expanded principles | |
I support a constitutional amendment to overturn the Supreme Court's decision in Citizen's United. |
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| No | Do you support capital punishment for certain crimes? |
| Other or expanded principles |
| Yes | Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth? |
| Yes | Do you support providing tax incentives to businesses for the purpose of job creation? |
| Yes | Do you support spending on infrastructure projects for the purpose of job creation? |
| Yes | Do you support the temporary extension of unemployment benefits? |
| Yes | Do you support the 2010 temporary extension of tax relief? |
| Other or expanded principles | |
I support extending the tax cuts for the middle class and not for income over $250,000 |
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| Yes |
Do you support requiring states to implement education reforms in order to be eligible for competitive federal grants?
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| Other or expanded principles | |
I support strong standards for our educational system but believe that No Child Left Behind needs to be substantially overhauled, and that teachers must play a significant role in any education reform we do. |
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| No | Do you support reducing restrictions on offshore energy production? |
| Other or expanded principles |
| Yes | Do you believe that human activity is contributing to climate change? |
| Yes | Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions? |
| Other or expanded principles |
| Yes | Do you support restrictions on the purchase and possession of guns? |
| Other or expanded principles |
| No | Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act? |
| Yes | Should individuals be required to purchase health insurance, as mandated in the 2010 Affordable Care Act? |
| Other or expanded principles |
| No | Do you support requiring illegal immigrants to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship? |
| Yes | Do you support allowing illegal immigrants, who were brought to the United States as minors, to pursue citizenship without returning to their country of origin? |
| No | Do you support the enforcement of federal immigration law by state and local police? |
| Other or expanded principles |
| Yes | Do you support same-sex marriage? |
| Other or expanded principles |
| Yes | Do you support targeting suspected terrorists outside of official theaters of conflict? |
| Should the U.S use military force in order to prevent Iran from possessing a nuclear weapon? |
| Other or expanded principles | |
I do not support military action against Iran at this time, but I do not believe we can take it off the table for the future. We need to fully exhaust all diplomatic + economic options before considering military force. |
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| No | Do you support allowing individuals to divert a portion of their Social Security taxes into personal retirement accounts? |
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Spending | |
Indicate what federal spending levels (#1-6) you support for the following general categories. Select one number per category; you can use a number more than once. | |
| a) Agriculture |
| Slightly Increase | b) Arts |
| Greatly Decrease | c) Defense |
| Greatly Increase | d) Education |
| Slightly Increase | e) Environment |
| Maintain Status | f) Homeland Security |
| g) International aid |
| Slightly Increase | h) Medical Research |
| Slightly Increase | i) Scientific Research |
| Slightly Increase | j) Space exploration |
| Maintain Status | k) United Nations |
| Slightly Increase | l) Welfare |
| m) Other or expanded categories | |
[a) Agriculture] Candidate drew a "*" *I support increases in some areas and cuts in others. |
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Taxes | |
Indicate what federal tax levels (#1-6) you support for the following general categories. Select one number per category; you can use a number more than once. | |
| Slightly Increase | a) Capital gains taxes |
| Slightly Increase | b) Corporate taxes |
| Maintain Status | c) Excise taxes (alcohol) |
| Slightly Increase | d) Excise taxes (cigarettes) |
| Maintain Status | e) Excise taxes (transportation fuel) |
| Slightly Decrease | f) Income taxes (low-income families) |
| Maintain Status | g) Income taxes (middle-income families) |
| Greatly Increase | h) Income taxes (high-income families) |
| Slightly Increase | i) Inheritance taxes |
| Maintain Status | j) Payroll taxes |
| k) Other or expanded categories |
| Please explain in a total of 100 words or less, your top two or three priorities if elected. If they require additional funding for implementation, please explain how you would obtain this funding. | |
We need to act aggressively to protect the middle class and provide opportunities to those who aspire to it. This means that we need to be aggressive in creating and supporting good jobs - jobs that provide adequate pay and benefits. We need to expand access to health care and make sure that children have access to quality education. We need to stop the housing foreclosure crisis that threatens so many families. And we need to protect Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid. We can pay for these priorities by asking more from millionaires, billionaires, and rich corporations that ship jobs... |
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