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Oter Guide Illinois General Election Your Voting Districts Can Be Found on Your Voter ID Card Or Call the IFI Office 708-781-9328 Illinois Family Institute | 2016 Voter guide Illinois General Election Your voting districts can be found on your voter ID card or call the IFI office 708-781-9328. This voter guide does not constitute endorsement by Illinois Family Institute. More information is available at www.ilvoterguide.com Presidential Candidates Question Number ➊ ➋ ➌ ➍ ➎ ➏ ➐ ➑ District Party Candidate Contact Info President D Hillary Clinton hillaryclinton.com O O S S O O O O President R Donald Trump donaldjtrump.com S U O U S U S U President L Gary Johnson johnsonweld.com O O O U S S O U President G Jill Stein jillstein.org O O O U O O O O 2016 Voter Guide | Presidential Candidate Survey Questions Sources: www.ILVoterGuide.com, candidate web sites, public statements. ➎ ➊ Repeal Affordable Care Act (Obamacare). First Amendment Defense Act protects individuals, organizations and ➏ Defund Planned Parenthood. businesses from discrimination based on their belief marriage is one ➐ man, one woman. Marriage as one man, one woman. ➋ ➑ Human life deserves protection from conception until natural death. Display the Ten Commandments in public school. ➌ Common Core as national standards for high school graduation. Key to Parties ➍ R - Republican D - Democrat G - Green L - Libertarian Judges permitted to use case law from foreign countries in Key to Responses decision making. O - Oppose S - Support U - Unknown U.S. Senate Candidates Question Number ➊ ➋ ➌ ➍ ➎ ➏ ➐ ➑ ➒ ➓ District Party Candidate Contact Info US Senate D Tammy Duckworth 312-955-0584 O O O S S S O - - S US Senate R Mark Kirk 847-498-0300 O O - S O O O - - S US Senate L Kenton McMillen 312-909-5861 S O S S S O O S O O US Senate G Scott Summers 815-526-0009 - O - - QuestionS - Number- - - - 14th U.S. Congressional District ➊ ➋ ➌ ➍ ➎ ➏ ➐ ➑ ➒ ➓ District Party Candidate Contact Info 14th USC D Jim Walz [email protected] - - - - - * - - - - 14th USC R Randy Hultgren [email protected] S S S O O O S S S - Incumbents are italicized. Certain candidate responses have been discerned from Planned Parenthood and Equality IL PAC endorsements. 2016 Voter Guide | Federal Candidate Survey Questions Federal candidates were asked if they Support or Oppose: ➊ Defund Planned Parenthood (H.R. 3134, 2015). ➋ Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (H.R.36, 2015) prohibits abortions after 20 weeks when preborn babies begin to feel pain. ➌ Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act (H.R. 3504, 2015) established penalties on a hospital that doesn’t give adequate care to a baby who survives an abortion. ➍ Equality Act (H.R. 3185, 2015) amends Civil Rights Act of 1964, adding sexual orientation and gender identity among prohibited categories of discrimination or segregation in public places. ➎ Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (H.R. 3461, 2015), to approve Iran’s nuclear program agreement. ➏ Affordable Health Care for America Act, aka Obamacare. (signed into law) ➐ Marriage Amendment (H.J.Res.51, 2013) defines marriage as one man one woman. ➑ First Amendment Defense Act (H.R. 2802, 2015) prevents discriminatory treatment of any person on the basis of views held with respect to marriage. ➒ Wire Act (S.2159, H.R.4301, 2013) restores the long-standing U.S. policy prohibiting all forms of Internet gambling. ➓ Allowing biological males and biological females to use restrooms and changing rooms based on their assumed gender identity. Key to Parties Key to Responses l R - Republican NR - No Response - Contradicts Voting Record D - Democrat O - Oppose * - Qualified Response G - Green S - Support Dash - Did Not Return Questionnaire/No Voting Record L - Libertarian P - Voted Present E - Excused I - Independent NV - Did Not Vote — See Reverse Side for State Candidates — www.illinoisfamily.org © Copyright 2016 STATE CANDIDATES Question Letter Office Party Candidate Contact Info A B C D E F G H I J Comptroller D Susana Mendoza 312-834-4210 - O S S S S - - - - State Comptroller R Leslie Munger [email protected] - - - - - - - - - - 25th SS D Corinne Pierog [email protected] S O S S - S - - - - 25th SS R Jim Oberweis [email protected] O S O O S O S S O* O 26th SS R Dan McConchie [email protected] O S O O O O S S O O 26th SS D Kelly Mazeski kellymazeski.com - - - - - - - - - - 31st SS D Melinda Bush 847-548-5631 S O S S S S - - O S 31st SS R Michael Amrozowicz 847-710-9996 O S O O O O S S O - 32nd SS R Pamela Althoff 815-455-6330 O - O O S O - - O - Senate 32nd SS D Melissa Coyne [email protected] - - - - - - - - - - 35th SS R Dave Syverson 815-987-7555 O - O O S O - - S O 38th SS D Christine Benson bensonforillinois.com - - - - - - - - - - 38th SS R Sue Rezin 815-220-8720 O - O O O O - - O - 49th SS D Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant 815-254-4211 S O NV S O S - - O - 49th SS R Michelle Smith 815-260-3586 O S* O O O* O* S S O O 41st SR R Grant Wehrli 630-696-4160 O - E - - - S - - - 42nd SR D Kathleen Carrier — - - - - - - - - - - 42nd SR R Jeanne Ives [email protected] O S O O O O S S O O 49th SR R Mike Fortner 630-293-9344 O - O E O O - - O - 50th SR R Keith Wheeler 630-345-3464 O S O - - - S - - O 50th SR D Valerie Burd valerieburd.com - - - - - - - - - - 51st SR R Nick Sauer [email protected] - - - - - - - - - - 52nd SR R David McSweeney 847-516-0052 O S O O O O S - - - 60th SR D Rita Mayfield [email protected] S - S P S S - - S - 60th SR R Robert Ochsner 224-216-7255 - - - - - - - - - - 61st SR D Nick Ciko nickciko.com S O - - - S - - - - 61st SR R Sheri Jesiel [email protected] O S O O O O S S O O 62nd SR D Sam Yingling [email protected] S O S S S S - - - - 62nd SR R Rod Drobinski [email protected] O S O O O O S S O O 63rd SR D John Bartman [email protected] - - - - - - - - - - 63rd SR R Steven Reick [email protected] O S O O S O S S O O Representative 64th SR R Barbara Wheeler 847-973-0064 O S O O S O S - - O 65th SR R Steven Andersson 630-457-5460 O - O - - - S - - - 66th SR D Nancy Zettler [email protected] - - - - - - - - - - 66th SR R Allen Skillicorn [email protected] O S O O S O S S O - 70th SR R Robert Pritchard [email protected] O S O• O S O S S O - 75th SR D Martha Shugart shugart2016.com - - - - - - - - - - 75th SR R David Welter [email protected] - - - - - - - - - - 84th SR D Stephanie Kifowit [email protected] S O S S O S - - - - 84th SR R Mike Strick [email protected] O S O O O O S S S O 90th SR R Tom Demmer 815-561-3690 O S O O O O S - - - 97th SR R Mark Batinick 815-254-0000 O S NV - - - S - - O Incumbents are italicized. Certain candidate responses have been discerned from Planned Parenthood and Equality IL PAC endorsements. 2016 Voter Guide | Illinois State Candidate Survey Questions State candidates were asked if they Support or Oppose: A SB 1564 (2015) amends the Health Care Right of Conscience Act, to force medical personnel to give referrals and information on medical services they find objectionable. (signed into law) B Do you support or oppose defunding Planned Parenthood? C HB 217 (2015) bans licensed therapists from counseling minors who struggle with same-sex attraction and gender dysphoria. (signed into law) D SB 10 (2013) legalized same-sex marriage. (signed into law) E HB 1 (2013) permits patients to smoke marijuana for medical purposes without police interference and permits authorized persons to possess marijuana and operate a motor vehicle after consumption. (signed into law) F HB 2675 (2013) mandated all Illinois school districts that teach sex ed in grades 6-12 use only “comprehensive sex ed” resources, which may include undefined “age-appropriate” information on sexuality, including contraception, homosexuality, bisexuality, and Gender Identity Disorder. (signed into law) G HB 4266 (2015) amends the Anatomical Gift Act by banning the sale of aborted fetal body parts. H SB 2164 prohibits the State and local governments from taking discriminatory action against a person whose religious belief or moral conviction that marriage is only between one man and one woman. I SB 1739 (2013) & SB 1849 (2012) would authorize 5 new casinos and authorize slot machines at every race track. J Do you support or oppose allowing biological males and biological females to use restrooms and changing rooms based on their assumed gender identity? This voter guide does not constitute support or endorsement by Illinois Family Institute, and it cannot be used to advance the candidacy of any individual. Key to Parties Key to Responses R - Republican NR - No Response l - Contradicts Voting Record D - Democrat O - Oppose * - Qualified Response G - Green S - Support Dash - Did Not Return Questionnaire/No Voting Record L - Libertarian P - Voted Present E - Excused I - Independent NV - Did Not Vote www.illinoisfamily.org © Copyright 2016.
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