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Abortion Issues
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| Indicate which principles you support (if any) concerning abortion. | | | a) Abortions should always be illegal. | | | b) Abortions should always be legally available. | | | c) Abortions should be legal only within the first trimester of pregnancy. | | X | d) Abortions should be legal when pregnancy results from incest, rape or the life of the woman is endangered. | | | e) Abortions should be limited by waiting periods and notification requirements as decided by each state government. | | | f) Prohibit the dilation and extraction procedure, also known as "partial-birth" abortion. | | X | g) Support "buffer zones" at abortion clinics by requiring demonstrators to remain a certain distance from doorways and driveways. | | | h) Prohibit public funding for abortions and organizations that advocate or perform abortions. | | | i) Other |
Budget and Tax Issues
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| State Budget: Indicate the funding levels you will support for the following general categories. | | Slightly Increase Funding | a) Education (Higher) | | Greatly Increase Funding | b) Education (K-12) | | Slightly Increase Funding | c) Environment | | Greatly Increase Funding | d) Health care | | Slightly Increase Funding | e) Law enforcement | | Maintain Funding Status | f) Transportation and Highway infrastructure | | Maintain Funding Status | g) Welfare | | | h) Other | | State Taxes: Indicate the tax levels you will support. | | Maintain Status | a) Alcohol taxes | | Maintain Status | b) Capital gains taxes | | Slightly Increase | c) Cigarette taxes | | Slightly Decrease | d) Corporate taxes | | Greatly Decrease | e) Gasoline taxes | | Maintain Status | f) Riverboat gambling taxes | | Maintain Status | g) Income taxes (incomes below $75,000) | | Slightly Increase | h) Income taxes (incomes over $75,000) | | Maintain Status | i) Inheritance taxes | | Greatly Decrease | j) Property taxes | | Maintain Status | k) Sales taxes | | Slightly Decrease | l) Vehicle taxes | | | m) Other | | Undecided | n) Should Internet sales be taxed? | | Undecided | o) Do you support a flat tax structure for state income taxes? | | Yes | p) Would you support returning any operating surplus to Illinois taxpayers? | | Yes | q) Would you support placing any operating surplus into a "rainy day" fund? | | No | r) Do you support removing the sales tax on motor fuels? | | | s) Other |
Crime Issues
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| Indicate which principles you support (if any) to address crime. | | | a) Increase state funds for construction of state prisons and for hiring of additional prison staff. | | | b) Support contracting with private sector firms to build and/or manage state prisons. | | X | c) End parole for repeat violent offenders. | | | d) Support the use of the death penalty in Illinois. | | X | e) Support the moratorium on the death penalty. | | X | f) Implement penalties other than incarceration for certain non-violent offenders. | | X | g) Inform communities when a convicted sex offender moves into the community. | | X | h) Support programs to provide prison inmates with vocational and job-related skills and job-placement assistance when released. | | | i) Decriminalize the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes. | | | j) Strengthen penalties and sentences for drug-related crimes. | | X | k) Support .08 blood-alcohol-content limit defining drunk driving. | | | l) Prosecute as adults, youths accused of a felony. | | | m) Increase penalties for crimes committed on school grounds. | | X | n) Require that crimes based on gender, sexual orientation, or disability be prosecuted as hate crimes. | | X | o) Support programs that provide job training and placement services for at-risk youth. | | X | p) Ban the use of racial profiling by law enforcement officers. | | X | q) Increase funding for DNA evidence testing. | | X | r) Require videotaping of any interrogations or confessions that occur after an arrest for murder, rape, or juvenile felony charges. | | X | s) Require that illegal possession of guns be prosecuted as a felony. | | | t) Other |
Education Issues
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| Indicate which principles you support (if any) regarding education. | | X | a) Increase state funds for professional development of public school teachers and administrators. | | X | b) Encourage private or corporate investment in public school programs. | | | c) Provide parents with state-funded vouchers to send their children to any participating school (public, private, religious). | | X | d) Support charter schools where teachers and professionals receive authorization and funding to establish new schools. | | X | e) Increase state funds for school capital improvements (e.g. buildings and infrastructure). | | X | f) Increase state funds for hiring additional teachers. | | | g) Endorse teacher-led voluntary prayer in public schools. | | | h) Support posting the Ten Commandments in public schools. | | X | i) Require public schools to administer high school exit exams. | | X | j) Support national standards and testing of public school students. | | | k) Support teacher testing and reward teachers with merit pay. | | X | l) Provide state funding to increase teacher salaries. | | | m) Other |
Employment and Affirmative Action Issues
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| Employment: Indicate which principles you support (if any) concerning employment. | | X | a) Provide low interest loans and tax credits for starting, expanding, or relocating businesses. | | X | b) Reduce state government regulations on the private sector to encourage investment and economic expansion. | | | c) Support limits on cash damages in lawsuits against businesses and professionals for product liability or malpractice. | | X | d) Increase funding for state job-training programs that re-train displaced workers or teach skills needed in today's job market. | | X | e) Support an early retirement plan for state government employees. | | X | f) Reduce the unemployment insurance surplus by lowering employer payments to the unemployment insurance fund. | | X | g) Use the unemployment insurance surplus to provide paid parental leave. | | | h) Other | | Affirmative Action: Which of the following state agencies should take race and sex into account when making employment decisions? | | | a) College and university admissions | | | b) Public employment | | | c) State contracting | | | d) Other |
Environment & Energy Issues
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| Indicate which principles you support (if any) regarding the environment and energy. | | X | a) Encourage further development and use of alternative fuels to reduce pollution. | | X | b) Support "self-audit" legislation which creates incentives for industries to audit themselves and clean up pollution. | | X | c) Require a cost/benefit analysis to determine the economic impact of proposed environmental regulations before they are implemented. | | X | d) Require states to fully compensate citizens when environmental regulations limit uses on privately owned land. | | X | e) Support funding for recycling programs in Illinois. | | X | f) Request added flexibility from the federal government in enforcing and funding federal environmental regulations. | | | g) Suspend participation in un-funded, federally-mandated environmental protection legislation. | | X | h) Support legalization of industrial hemp. | | | i) Other | | Undecided | j) Should state environmental regulations be stricter than federal law? |
Government Reform Issues
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| Indicate which principles you support (if any) regarding government reform. | | | a) Do you support the current limit on terms for Illinois Governors? | | No | b) Do you support limiting the number of terms for Illinois State Senators and Representatives? | | c) Do you support limiting the following types of contributions to state legislative candidates? | | Undecided | a) Individual | | Undecided | b) PAC | | Undecided | c) Corporate | | Undecided | d) Political Parties | | Yes | d) Do you support requiring full and timely disclosure of campaign finance information? | | Undecided | e) Do you support imposing spending limits on state level political campaigns? | | Undecided | f) Do you support partial funding from state taxes for state level political campaigns? | | Undecided | g) Do you support voting on-line? | | Undecided | h) Do you support on-line voter registration? | | Undecided | i) Do you support banning political contributions from the gambling industry? | | | j) Other |
Gun Issues
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| Indicate which principles you support (if any) concerning gun issues. | | X | a) Ban the sale or transfer of semi-automatic guns, except those used for hunting. | | X | b) Maintain and strengthen the enforcement of existing state restrictions on the purchase and possession of guns. | | | c) Ease state restrictions on the purchase and possession of guns. | | | d) Repeal state restrictions on the purchase and possession of guns. | | | e) Allow citizens to carry concealed guns. | | | f) Require manufacturers to provide child-safety locks on guns. | | X | g) Require background checks of gun buyers at gun shows. | | X | h) Require a license for gun possession. | | | i) Other |
Health Issues
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| Indicate (ΓΌ) which principles you support (if any) regarding health issues. | | X | a) Provide tax incentives to small businesses that provide health care to their employees. | | X | b) Ensure that citizens have access to basic health care through managed care, insurance reforms, or state funded care where necessary. | | | c) Transfer more existing Medicaid recipients into managed care programs. | | X | d) Use state funds to continue some Medicaid coverage for legal immigrants. | | | e) Limit the amount of damages that can be awarded in medical malpractice lawsuits. | | X | f) Support a patient's right to sue his or her HMO. | | X | g) Support a patient's right to appeal to an administrative board of specialists when services are denied. | | | h) Guaranteed medical care to all citizens is not a responsibility of state government. | | X | i) Expand the state's Circuit Breaker program which provides prescription drug coverage to low-income seniors. | | X | j) Require drug manufacturers to provide prescription medications to senior citizens at the same discounted rate given to HMOs and corporations. | | X | k) Support the Bernardin amendment to the Illinois Constitution which would require the state to ensure health care for every resident. | | X | l) Require all hospitals to offer emergency contraception to rape victims. | | | m) Other |
Social Issues
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| Indicate which principles you support (if any) regarding social issues. | | X | a) Provide tax credits for businesses that provide child care for their employees. | | X | b) Increase state funds to provide child care for children in low-income working families. | | | c) Deny or suspend state-issued permits and licenses to parents who are delinquent in paying court-ordered child support. | | | d) Increase state funding for Head Start in order to serve additional children and/or increase services from a half to a full day. | | | e) Increase state funding for community centers and other social agencies in areas with at-risk youth. | | | f) Support state funding of programs for at-risk youth such as guaranteed college loans, and job training and placement. | | | g) Other | | Undecided | h) Should physician assisted suicide be legally available in Illinois? | | Yes | i) Should Illinois include sexual orientation in its anti-discrimination laws? | | Yes | j) Should Illinois recognize civil unions between same-sex couples? | | | k) Should Illinois restrict marriage to a relationship only between a man and a woman? |
Welfare and Poverty Issues
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| Indicate which principles you support (if any) regarding welfare. | | X | a) Maintain current time limits on welfare benefits. | | X | b) Maintain the requirement that able-bodied recipients work in order to receive benefits. | | X | c) Increase employment and job training programs for welfare recipients. | | | d) Provide tax incentives to businesses that hire welfare recipients. | | X | e) Provide child care for welfare recipients who work. | | X | f) Increase access to public transportation for welfare recipients who work. | | X | g) Allow welfare recipients to remain eligible for benefits while saving money for education, starting a business, or buying a home. | | | h) Limit benefits given to recipients if they have additional children while on welfare. | | | i) Eliminate government-funded welfare programs. | | X | j) Redirect welfare funding to faith-based and community-based private organizations. | | X | k) Use federal TANF (Temporary Assistance to Needy Families) funds to expand state services to include the working poor. | | | l) Other |
Legislative Priorities
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| Please explain what your two main legislative priorities will be if elected. Please explain how you would obtain any additional government funding needed to implement these priorities. | | No Answer |
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