2016 Election Guide At the March 15, 2016 Primary Elections, Chicago voters will cast ballots to NOMINATE candidates for these offices: ­ Presidential Preference ­ U.S. Senator ­ State Comptroller (Vacancy ­ 2­year unexpired term) ­ Representatives in Congress (all districts) ­ State Senators (2­year terms in Districts 2, 5, 8, 11, 14, 17 and 20; 4­year terms in Districts 1, 4, 7, 10, 13, 16 and 28) ­ State Representatives (all districts) ­ Commissioners of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District (3 for 6­year terms and 1 for an unexpired 2­year term) ­ Cook County Circuit Court Clerk ­ Cook County State's Attorney ­ Cook County Recorder of Deeds ­ Board of Review (Tax Appeals) Commissioners: District 1 for four­year term; District 2 for two­year term ­ Supreme, Appellate, Circuit and Subcircuit Judges to fill vacancies if required At the March 15, 2016 Primary Elections, Chicago voters will cast ballots to ELECT candidates to the following: ­ Delegates and Alternate Delegates to National Nominating Convention Note: Delegates at Large and Alternate Delegates at Large may be elected at the Primary, or selected by the State Convention, or chosen by a combination of the two methods. ­ Ward Committeemen for the Democratic and Republican Parties, one per party per ward in the City of Chicago Democratic Presidential Candidates: Hillary Clinton, Former Secretary of State Abortion is a woman’s unrestricted right­ Strongly Favors ​ Legally require hiring women & minorities­ Strongly Favors ​ Keep God in the public sphere­ Opposes ​ Expand ObamaCare­ Strongly Favors ​ Privatize Social Security­ Strongly Opposes ​ Stricter Punishment reduces crime­ Opposes ​ Absolute right to gun ownership­ Strongly Opposes ​ Higher Taxes on the wealthy­ Strongly Favors ​ Make voter registration easier­ Strongly Favors ​ Prioritize green energy­ Strongly Favors ​ Bernie Sanders, Socialist Jr. Senator Abortion is a woman’s unrestricted right­ Strongly favors ​ Legally require hiring women & minorities­ Strongly Favors ​ Keep God in the public sphere­ Strongly Favors ​ Expand ObamaCare­ Strongly Favors ​ Privatize Social Security­ Strongly Opposes ​ Stricter punishment reduces crime­ Strongly Opposes ​ Absolute right to gun ownership­ Opposes ​ Higher taxes on the Wealthy­ Strongly Favors ​ Make voter registration easier­ Strongly Favors ​ Prioritize Green Energy­ Strongly Favors ​ Martin J. O’Malley, Governor of Maryland Abortion is a woman’s unrestricted right­ Strongly Favors ​ Legally require hiring women & minorities­ Strongly Favors ​ Keep God in the public sphere­ No opinion ​ Expand ObamaCare­Strongly Favors ​ Privatize Social Security­ Opposes ​ Stricter punishment reduces crime­ Opposes ​ Absolute right to gun ownership­ Strongly Opposes ​ Higher taxes on the wealthy­ Favors ​ Make voter registration easier­ Strongly Favors ​ Prioritize Green Energy­ Favors ​ Republican Presidential Candidates Jeb Bush, Former Florida Governor Abortion is a woman’s unrestricted right­ Opposes ​ Legally require hiring women & minorities­ Opposes ​ Keep God in the public sphere­ Strongly Favors ​ Expand ObamaCare­Opposes ​ Privatize Social Security­ Favors ​ Stricter punishment reduces crime­ Strongly Favors ​ Absolute right to gun ownership­ Favors ​ Higher taxes on the wealthy­ Strongly Opposes ​ Make voter registration easier­ Strongly Opposes ​ Prioritize Green Energy­ Opposes ​ Chris Christie, Governor of New Jersey Abortion is a woman’s unrestricted right­ Opposes ​ Legally require hiring women & minorities­ Opposes ​ Keep God in the public sphere­ Opposes ​ Expand ObamaCare­ Favors ​ Privatize Social Security­ Favors ​ Stricter punishment reduces crime­ Favors ​ Absolute right to gun ownership­ Favors ​ Higher taxes on the wealthy­ Strongly Opposes ​ Make voter registration easier­ Favors ​ Prioritize Green Energy­ Favors ​ Donald J. Trump­ Abortion is a woman’s unrestricted right­ Opposes ​ Legally require hiring women & minorities­ Opposes ​ Keep God in the public sphere­ Strongly Favors ​ Expand ObamaCare­Opposes ​ Privatize Social Security­ Favors ​ Stricter punishment reduces crime­ Strongly Favors ​ Absolute right to gun ownership­ Strongly Favors ​ Higher taxes on the wealthy­ Favors ​ Make voter registration easier­ Favors ​ Prioritize Green Energy­ Strongly Opposes ​ Ted Cruz­ Senator from Texas Abortion is a woman’s unrestricted right­ Strongly Opposes ​ Legally require hiring women & minorities­ Opposes ​ Keep God in the public sphere­ Strongly Favors ​ Expand ObamaCare­Strongly Opposes ​ Privatize Social Security­ Strongly Favors ​ Stricter punishment reduces crime­ Strongly Favors ​ Absolute right to gun ownership­ Strongly Favors ​ Higher taxes on the wealthy­ Strongly Opposes ​ Make voter registration easier­ No opinion ​ Prioritize Green Energy­ Strongly Opposes ​ Marco Rubio­ Florida Senator Abortion is a woman’s unrestricted right­ Strongly Opposes ​ Legally require hiring women & minorities­ Opposes ​ Keep God in the public sphere­ Strongly Favors ​ Expand ObamaCare­Opposes ​ Privatize Social Security­ Opposes ​ Stricter punishment reduces crime­ Strongly Favors ​ Absolute right to gun ownership­ Strongly Favors ​ Higher taxes on the wealthy­ Strongly Opposes ​ Make voter registration easier­ Favors ​ Prioritize Green Energy­ Opposes ​ Carly Fiorina, CEO Abortion is a woman’s unrestricted right­ Opposes ​ Legally require hiring women & minorities­ Favors ​ Keep God in the public sphere­ No Opinion ​ Expand ObamaCare­ Strongly Opposes ​ Privatize Social Security­ Favors ​ Stricter punishment reduces crime­ Strongly Favors ​ Absolute right to gun ownership­ Strongly Favors ​ Higher taxes on the wealthy­ Strongly Opposes ​ Make voter registration easier­ Favors ​ Prioritize Green Energy­ Opposes ​ John R. Kasich, Former Governor Abortion is a woman’s unrestricted right­ Opposes ​ Legally require hiring women & minorities­ Favors ​ Keep God in the public sphere­ Strongly Favors ​ Expand ObamaCare­Opposes ​ Privatize Social Security­ Strongly Favors ​ ​ ​ Stricter punishment reduces crime­ Favors ​ Absolute right to gun ownership­ Strongly Favors ​ Higher taxes on the wealthy­ Strongly Opposes ​ Make voter registration easier­ Favors ​ Prioritize Green Energy­ Opposes ​ Dr. Ben Carson Abortion is a woman’s unrestricted right­ Strongly Opposes ​ Legally require hiring women & minorities­ Opposes ​ Keep God in the public sphere­ Strongly Favors ​ Expand ObamaCare­Opposes ​ Privatize Social Security­ Strongly Favors ​ Stricter punishment reduces crime­ Opposes ​ Absolute right to gun ownership­ Strongly Favors ​ Higher taxes on the wealthy­ Strongly Opposes ​ Make voter registration easier­ No Opinion ​ Prioritize Green Energy­ Opposes ​ United States Senators Democratic Tammy Duckworth, Represents 8th Congressional District of Illinois Abortion is a woman’s unrestricted right­ Strongly Favors ​ Legally require hiring women & minorities­ Strongly favors ​ Keep God in the public sphere­ Strongly Opposes ​ Expand ObamaCare­ Strongly Favors ​ Privatize Social Security­ Strongly Opposes ​ Stricter punishment reduces crime­ Neutral ​ Absolute right to gun ownership­ Strongly Oppose ​ Higher taxes on the wealthy­ Strongly Favors ​ More enforcement of the right to vote­ Favors ​ Prioritize Green Energy­ Favor ​ Endorsements: EMILY’s List, Senator Dick Durbin, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Hillary Clinton, The Illinois AFL­CIO, The Illinois SEIU Napoleon Harris III, represents District 15 of the Illinois State Senate elected to chamber 2012 Abortion is a woman’s unrestricted right­ No opinion ​ Legally require hiring women & minorities­ Strongly Favors ​ Keep God in the public sphere­ No opinion ​ Expand ObamaCare­Strongly Favors ​ Privatize Social Security­ Opposes ​ Stricter punishment reduces crime­ Strongly Opposes ​ Absolute right to gun ownership­ Strongly Opposes ​ Higher taxes on the wealthy­ No opinion ​ Make voter registration easier­ Strongly Favors ​ Prioritize Green Energy­ Strongly Favors ​ Andrea Zopp, Former CEO of the Chicago Urban League Abortion is a woman’s unrestricted right­ Strongly Favors ​ Legally require hiring women & minorities­ Strongly Favors ​ Keep God in the public sphere­ No opinion ​ Expand ObamaCare­Strongly Favors ​ Privatize Social Security­ No opinion ​ Stricter punishment reduces crime­ Strongly Opposes ​ Absolute right to gun ownership­ Strongly Opposes ​ Higher taxes on the wealthy­ No opinion ​ Make voter registration easier­ Strongly Favors ​ Prioritize Green Energy­ No opinion ​ Endorsements: U.S. Representative Danny Davis, Reverend Jesse Jackson, City of Chicago ​ Treasurer, Kurt Summers United States Senators Republican Mark Kirk, Incumbent Abortion is a woman’s unrestricted right­ Opposes ​ Legally require hiring women & minorities­ Opposes ​ Keep God in the public sphere­ Strongly Favors ​ Expand ObamaCare­Opposes ​ Privatize Social Security­ Favors ​ Stricter punishment reduces crime­ Strongly Favors ​ Absolute right to gun ownership­ Strongly Favors ​ Higher taxes on the wealthy­ Favors ​ Make voter registration easier­ Favors ​ Prioritize Green Energy­ Strongly Opposes ​ James Marter, Computer Analyst, No Political Experience Veterans’ Party of America Chris Agu Representative In Congress, 1st District Democratic Bobby Rush, Incumbent­ Assumed office January 3, 1993 Patrick Brutus Howard Brookins Republican August Deuser Jimmy Lee Tillman II Illinois Comptroller Republican Leslie Munger (Each independent site I researched stated she refuses to provide her stand on ​ the issues.