Illinois Special Interest Groups

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State
Issue
 

Abortion

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
2010 N/A Illinois Citizens for Life
2002 2012 Illinois Federation for Right to Life
1997 N/A Illinois NARAL
2007 2012 Planned Parenthood Illinois Action
N/A N/A Republican National Coalition for Life PAC
N/A N/A Republican National Coalition for Life PAC
 

Agriculture and Food

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
2005 N/A Illinois Farm Bureau
 

Budget, Spending and Taxes

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
2010 N/A Illinois Policy Institute
2008 2012 National Taxpayers United of Illinois
 

Business and Consumers

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
2012 N/A Illinois Chamber of Commerce
2012 2012 Illinois National Federation of Independent Business
2012 N/A Illinois Prosperity Project
 

Civil Liberties and Civil Rights

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
2008 N/A Applied Research Center
N/A 1998 Equality Illinois
2007 1998 Illinois Civil Justice League
 

Conservative

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
2012 N/A American Conservative Union (Illinois State Legislature)
2011 N/A For the Good of Illinois
2011 N/A United Republican Fund of Illinois
 

Education

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
N/A 2012 Illinois Federation of Teachers
 

Environment

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
2007 N/A Illinois Environmental Council
2007 N/A Illinois League of Conservation Voters
N/A 2012 Illinois Sierra Club
 

Government Operations

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
2005 N/A Illinois Public Interest Research Group
2008 2012 Independent Voters of Illinois
 

Guns

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
2002 N/A Illinois Citizens for Handgun Control
2002 2012 Illinois Gun Owners of America
1999 2012 Illinois State Rifle Association
2010 2012 National Rifle Association Political Victory Fund
 

Housing and Property

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
2008 N/A Housing Action Illinois
 

Labor Unions

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
2011 2012 Illinois AFL-CIO
N/A 2012 Illinois Federation of Teachers
2012 N/A Illinois Manufacturers' Association
2006 N/A Tooling & Manufacturing Association
 

Social

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
2011 2012 Citizen Action Illinois
2006 N/A Illinois Churches in Action - ILLCAAAP
2002 N/A Illinois Family Institute
2012 N/A National Association of Social Workers - Illinois Chapter
 

Transportation

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
2006 N/A Automotive Parts and Service Association of Illinois
 

Women

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
N/A 2012 Illinois Chapter of National Organization of Women