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1 2017 RATINGS of ILLINOIS #ACURatings Conservative.org TABLE OF CONTENTS Letter from the Chairman... 2 ACU & ACUF Board Members... 3 Selecting the Winners & Losers... 4 IL Senate Statistics... 5 IL Senate Vote Descriptions... 6 IL Senate Scores... 9 IL House Statistics IL House Vote Descriptions IL House Scores... 14

2 LETTER FROM THE CHAIRMAN Dear Fellow Conservative, The American Conservative Union Foundation is proud to present our ratings of the 2017 meeting of the Illinois General Assembly. Like our Congressional Ratings, which date back 46 years, these ratings are meant to reflect how elected officials view the role of government in an individual s life. We begin with our philosophy (conservatism is the political philosophy that sovereignty resides in the person) and then apply our understanding of government (its essential role is to defend life, liberty and property). Because our ratings are designed to educate the public about how consistently their elected officials adhere to conservatism, we carefully examine the entire docket of legislation introduced in each state every year. We select the most meaningful bills and publish the results after the dust has settled. The ACU Foundation is the only organization to score over 8,000 elected officials each year, including lawmakers from all 50 states and Congress. The 2016 election dramatically impacted the political landscape of not only Washington but state legislative chambers all across the country. Republicans now have control of both legislative chambers in 32 states, more than double the number they controlled in With these victories comes an ability to implement policies that restore individual liberty and return us to a limited form of government run by and for We the People. It is our hope that these ratings will serve as a guide showing who can be relied on to fight for conservative principles and restore the role of government to what our nation s founding fathers envisioned. Sincerely, Matt Schlapp Chairman American Conservative Union 2

3 ACU BOARD MEMBERS Matt Schlapp Chairman Charlie Gerow First Vice Chairman Bob Beauprez Treasuer Amy Frederick Secretary Ed Yevoli At-Large ACUF BOARD MEMBERS Jackie Arends Larry Beasley Kimberly Bellissimo Steve Biegun Morton C. Blackwell John Bolton Jose Cardenas Ron Christie Muriel Coleman Becky Norton Dunlop John Eddy Luis Fortuno Alan M. Gottlieb Van D. Hipp, Jr. Dr. M. Zuhdi Jasser Michael R. Long Ed McFadden Carolyn D. Meadows Priscilla O'Shaughnessy Ron Robinson Mike Rose Ned Ryun Peter Samuelson Sabrina Schaeffer Terry Schilling Matt Smith Thomas Winter SELECTING THE VOTES ACU researched and selected a range of bills before the Illinois General Assembly that determine a member s adherence to conservative principles. We selected bills that focus on Ronald Reagan s philosophy of the three-legged stool : 1) fiscal and economic: taxes, budgets, regulation, spending, healthcare, and property; 2) social and cultural: 2nd amendment, religion, life, welfare, and education; and 3) government integrity: voting, individual liberty, privacy, and transparency. This wide range of issues are designed to give citizens an accurate assessment that conveys which of Illinois s elected leaders best defend the principles of a free society: Life, Liberty and Property. Matt Schlapp Chairman Millie Hallow Vice Chairman Van D. Hipp, Jr. Treasurer Kimberly Bellissimo Secretary Jose Cardenas Jonathan Garthwaite Charlie Gerow Colin Hanna Niger Innes Adam Laxalt Willes K. Lee Mary Matalin Carolyn D. Meadows Randy Neugebauer Thomas Winter 201 N. Union Street, Suite 370 Alexandria, VA (202)

4 2017 WINNERS & LOSERS AWARD FOR CONSERVATIVE EXCELLENCE AWARD FOR CONSERVATIVE ACHIEVEMENT SENATE HOUSE SENATE HOUSE HOUSE HOUSE HOUSE n/a BOURNE BIVINS BATINICK DURKIN REICK SPAIN BREEN CAVALETTO FRESE HALBROOK IVES McCARTER BELLOCK BENNETT BRADY BUTLER CABELLO DEMMER JESIEL LONG McSWEENEY MEIER MORRISON REIS SAUER SKILLICORN SOMMER SOSNOWSKI STEWART SWANSON WELTER WHEELER, K. <= 10 SENATE Van Pelt COALITION OF THE RADICAL LEFT HOUSE Evans Wallace 4

5 ILLINOIS SENATE STATISTICS OVERALL AVERAGE 38 REPUBLICAN AVERAGE 70 ILLINOIS SENATE CONSERVATIVE RATINGS DEMOCRAT AVERAGE 18 RED = REPUBLICANS BLUE = DEMOCRATS LOWEST REPUBLICAN McCANN 45 # OF STATE SENATORS HIGHEST DEMOCRAT ACU PERCENTAGE CULLERTON, T. 36 5

6 ILLINOIS SENATE VOTE DESCRIPTIONS Expanding Knife Rights. This bill repeals the prohibition on automatic knives (commonly referred to as switchblade knives), allowing individuals with governmentissued firearm identity cards to carry such knives. The bill does not require a person to obtain a firearm owner s identity card in order to manufacture or sell an automatic knife. ACU supports common-sense regulatory reform of outdated laws and supported this bill. The Senate passed the bill on April 5, 2017 by a vote of Licensing Gun Dealers. This bill establishes a state bureaucracy that saddles gun dealers, who are already required to hold a federal license, with new regulations designed to make it difficult for them to operate their businesses and for new firearms businesses to open. ACU supports the founders' belief in the Second Amendment and opposed this bill. The Senate passed the bill on April 27, 2017 by a vote of Criminalizing Powdered Alcohol. This bill criminalizes the sale or possession of powdered alcohol. ACU opposes banning a product deemed safe by the Food and Drug Administration and opposed this bill. The Senate passed the bill on April 27, 2017 by a vote of Extending Business Subsidies. This bill reauthorizes and extends the socalled Angel Investor Tax Credit through 2021 to provide tax credits to those who invest in select new business ventures approved by the government. Furthermore, the bill requires that a portion of the credits go only to select classes of individuals such as minority- and women-owned businesses. ACU opposes programs that favor one business over another and opposed this bill. The Senate passed the bill on May 5, 2017 by a vote of Providing Taxpayer Funded Abortion. This bill allows Medicaid recipients and state employees to use their taxpayer-funded healthcare benefits to obtain abortions. Under the bill, abortions will remain legal in Illinois should the Supreme Court decision in Roe v. Wade that required states to legalize abortion be overturned. ACU believes abortion is a human tragedy, supports restrictions on the practice and opposes all taxpayer-funded abortions, and opposed this bill. The Senate passed the bill on May 10, 2017 by a vote of Establishing Taxpayer-Funded Political Campaigns. This bill would funnel taxpayer money to political campaigns, pledging $6 for every dollar contribution between $25 and $150 and limiting private contributions to $500. ACU opposes limiting free political speech by limiting contributions and using taxpayer funds for political campaigns and opposed this bill. The Senate passed the bill on May 16, 2017 by a vote of Subsidizing Renewable Energy-Based Housing. This bill creates a program that provides government loans to property owners who invest in government-approved renewable energy or energy efficient projects, which results in a surcharge placed on their property tax bill until the loan is paid off. ACU supports all forms of energy, believes government should not favor one form of energy over another, and opposed this bill. The Senate passed the bill on May 17, 2017 by a vote of Interfering in Vehicle Manufacturer Contracts. This bill raises consumer costs by dictating the provisions that must be in contract arrangements between vehicle dealers and manufacturers. Under the bill, manufactures and dealers are unable to negotiate their own terms surrounding dealership performance standards, remodeling, franchise sales, and suppliers. ACU opposes this interference in the right of dealers and manufacturers to decide what should be in a contract, which results in higher vehicle prices, and opposed this bill. The Senate passed the bill on May 19, 2017 by a vote of Preventing the Privatization of Government Services. This bill hinders the expansion of private enterprise by establishing standards that only allow for privatization under vague circumstances that are completely subject to the interpretation of government bureaucrats. The contents of this bill violate ACU Foundation s Seven Principles of Privatization. ACU supports increasing the use of private enterprise for services that are easily available and opposed this bill. The Senate voted to override the governor s veto of the bill on May 25, 2017 by a vote of

7 Bailing Out the City of Chicago. This bill allows the state treasurer to buy the debt of local governments, including the Chicago transit authorities, that are burdened with overwhelming debt and pension problems. Under the bill, money will be funneled through the state treasury to protect bondholders before being used to pay employee pensions or providing other services through the local government. ACU opposes this attempt at a bailout that, while restricting the program to highly rated bonds, can be easily amended to allow the purchase of bad debt and puts all the state s taxpayers at risk to bail out the city of Chicago and opposed this bill. The Senate passed the bill on May 26, 2017 by a vote of Restricting Charter Schools. This bill revokes the authority of the state s Charter School Commission to reject decisions to close local charter schools. Educational attainment provides substantial economic returns for families and for states, which is illustrated by the ACU Foundation s Family Prosperity Index. ACU supports the expansion of school choice and opposed this bill. The Senate passed the bill on May 29, 2017 by a vote of Mandating Employer Paid Leave. This bill goes against the longstanding tradition of private employers setting their own benefits and mandates that employers provide a minimum of five paid days of sick leave each year which can be used for various family related purposes. ACU supports employers freely negotiating these kinds of benefits and opposes employment mandates which lead to increased business costs and reduced hiring and opposed this bill. The Senate passed the bill on May 30, 2017 by a vote of Raising the Minimum Wage. This bill raises the state minimum wage to $15 an hour by An increase in the minimum wage results in higher unemployment. High rates of unemployment hinder family prosperity, as illustrated by the ACU Foundation s Family Prosperity Index. ACU opposes these artificial wages that hurt those who need help with employment the most, such as students and inexperienced workers and opposed this bill. The Senate passed the bill on May 31, 2017 by a vote of but it was vetoed by the governor Establishing Sanctuary Cities and State. This bill prevents law enforcement officials across the state from detaining individuals based solely on their illegal immigration status and limits local agencies' cooperation with federal immigration authorities. ACU supports enforcing federal immigration laws and opposed this bill. The Senate passed the bill on May 31, 2017 by a vote of Reforming Civil Asset Forfeiture. This bill reforms Illinois asset forfeiture laws by shifting the burden of proof to the government before any property can be seized. The bill also eliminates the requirement that a property owner be forced to pay 10 percent of their confiscated property s value in order for their case to be heard. Finally, the bill increases notice requirements that explain the procedures for retrieving seized property. The ACU Foundation Center for Criminal Justice Reform and the Center for 21st Century Property Rights are leading voices on this issue. ACU believes a criminal conviction should be necessary before property is seized and supported this bill as a step in the right direction. The Senate passed the bill on May 31, 2017 by a vote of Expanding Telemedicine. This bill allows healthcare providers to use electronic communications to evaluate and diagnose patients. ACU supports expanding healthcare options that bring down healthcare costs and supported this bill. The Senate passed the bill on May 31, 2017 by a vote of Increasing Personal and Corporate Taxes. This bill increases the personal income tax from 3.75 percent to 4.95 percent, increases the corporate income tax from 5.75 percent to 7 percent, and implements a 6.25 percent sales tax on service industries including landscaping, pest control, cable television, and streaming services. Higher tax burdens suppress economic growth, which reduces family prosperity, as illustrated by the ACU Foundation s Family Prosperity Index. ACU opposes these increases to pay for fraud and mismanagement that have led Illinois to the brink of bankruptcy and opposed this bill. The Senate voted to override the governor s veto of the bill on July 4, 2017 by a vote of Hiking Taxes Via the Budget Bill. This budget bill dramatically hikes taxes while only making very modest spending reductions. Furthermore, the bill makes no structural reforms to deal with the state s massive debt that has brought the state to the brink of bankruptcy, resulting in a $2 billion budget shortfall. ACU opposes this irresponsible budgeting that will only lead to more tax increases to cover another shortfall and opposed this bill. The Senate overrode the governor s veto of the bill on July 4, 2017 by a vote of Providing Education Tax Credits. This bill provides a 75 percent tax credit for every dollar donated to organizations that provide scholarship grants for public and private schools. Educational attainment provides substantial economic returns for families or for states, which is illustrated by the ACU Foundation s Family Prosperity Index. ACU supports the expansion of school choice and supported this bill. The Senate passed the bill on August 29, 2017 by a vote of

8 Prohibiting Right to Work. This bill prohibits local governments from enacting right-to-work laws and holds local legislators criminally liable if they try to implement such laws. ACU supports right-to-work laws and opposed this bill. The Senate voted to override the governor s veto of the bill on October 24, 2017 by a vote of Mandating Licensing for Student Loan Providers. This bill creates a new state regulatory regime to license student loan providers that are already licensed by the federal government. ACU does not believe adding another level of bureaucracy that requires businesses to adhere to different, and sometimes contradictory federal and state rules and regulations is the way to solve any problems with student loan servicing and opposed this bill. The Senate voted to override the governor s veto of the bill on October 25, 2017 by a vote of Expanding Employer Hiring Regulations. This bill prohibits employers from asking job applicants about their wage history unless it is public information or if the applicant is already employed in the company. ACU opposes these mandates that interfere with the right of employers to discuss basic information about a job applicant s work history and opposed this bill. The Senate failed to override the governor s veto of the bill on November 9, 2017 by a vote of (35 votes were required). 8

9 ILLINOIS SENATE SCORES ILLINOIS SENATE VOTE DETAIL Party District ALTHOFF R 32 X X X ANDERSON R X X Aquino D 2 X - - X X n/a 11 BARICKMAN R Bennett D X X Bertino-Tarrant D 49 + X X - X X Biss D X BIVINS R X BRADY R Bush D X - - X X Castro D n/a 14 Clayborne D X X X X Collins D X X CONNELLY R X X X Cullerton, J. D Cullerton, T. D Cunningham D X X CURRAN R 41 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 2 3 n/a n/a n/a FOWLER R X X - - X X n/a 61 Haine D 56 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 1 5 n/a Harmon D X Harris D X X X X X X X Hastings D 19 + X X X X X Holmes D 42 + X X X Hunter D X X Hutchinson D 40 X Jones D X X X Koehler D 46 + X X Landek D 12 X X X X ACU Cast LIFETIME AVG + Member voted with ACU s position - Member voted against ACU s position X Member was absent for vote E Member was excused for vote Legislator did not vote on enough of the selected bills and as a result the 2017 percentage was not rated. 2/3rds of the selected bills must be voted on to receive a score. 9

10 ILLINOIS SENATE VOTE DETAIL Party District Lightford D X Link D Manar D 48 + X Martinez D X X X - - X McCANN R X X McCARTER R X X - + X X X X McCONCHIE R X X McCONNAUGHAY R McGuire D X X Morrison D 29 X - X Mulroe D Muñoz D X Murphy D NYBO R X X X OBERWEIS R X X X X + + X RADOGNO R 41 + X X X X X X X Raoul D X X REZIN R X - X X X RIGHTER R X ROONEY R n/a 68 ROSE R Sandoval D X - X - - X X SCHIMPF R n/a 68 Silverstein D X X - X - - X X X X Stadelman D 34 + X X - - X X Steans D X - - X SYVERSON R TRACY R n/a 85 Trotter D X Van Pelt D 5 X X X X - - X WEAVER R ACU Cast LIFETIME AVG + Member voted with ACU s position - Member voted against ACU s position X Member was absent for vote E Member was excused for vote Legislator did not vote on enough of the selected bills and as a result the 2017 percentage was not rated. 2/3rds of the selected bills must be voted on to receive a score. 10

11 ILLINOIS HOUSE STATISTICS OVERALL AVERAGE 46 REPUBLICAN AVERAGE 80 ILLINOIS HOUSE CONSERVATIVE RATINGS DEMOCRAT AVERAGE 19 RED = REPUBLICANS BLUE = DEMOCRATS LOWEST REPUBLICAN HARRIS, D. 55 # OF STATE REPS HIGHEST DEMOCRAT COSTELLO ACU PERCENTAGE

12 ILLINOIS HOUSE VOTE DESCRIPTIONS Bailing Out the City of Chicago. This bill allows the state treasurer to buy the debt of local governments, including the Chicago transit authorities, that are burdened with overwhelming debt and pension problems. Under the bill, money will be funneled through the state treasury to protect bondholders before being used to pay employee pensions or providing other services through the local government. ACU opposes this attempt at a bailout that, while restricting the program to highly rated bonds, can be easily amended to allow the purchase of bad debt and puts all the state s taxpayers at risk to bail out the city of Chicago and opposed this bill. The House passed the bill on April 5, 2017 by a vote of Providing Taxpayer Funded Abortion. This bill allows Medicaid recipients and state employees to use their taxpayer-funded healthcare benefits to obtain abortions. Under the bill, abortions will remain legal in Illinois should the Supreme Court decision in Roe v. Wade that required states to legalize abortion be overturned. ACU believes abortion is a human tragedy, supports restrictions on the practice and opposes all taxpayer-funded abortions, and opposed this bill. The House passed the bill on April 25, 2017 by a vote of Restricting Charter Schools. This bill revokes the authority of the state s Charter School Commission to reject decisions to close local charter schools. Educational attainment provides substantial economic returns for families and for states, which is illustrated by the ACU Foundation s Family Prosperity Index. ACU supports the expansion of school choice and opposed this bill. The House passed the bill on April 26, 2017 by a vote of Increasing Government Grant Transparency. This bill requires the state Comptroller to provide public information regarding recipients of taxpayer-funded grants and initiatives. ACU supports increased government transparency and supported this bill. The House passed the bill on April 26, 2017 by a vote of Mandating Payment of Employee Transit. This bill requires all employers in and around the city of Chicago to cover the transit costs or parking expenses of employees who work more than 10 hours per week. ACU opposes these mandates that interfere with the right of employees to negotiate their own benefits and opposed this bill. The House passed the bill on April 27, 2017 by a vote of Mandating Employer Paid Leave. This bill goes against the longstanding tradition of private employers setting their own benefits and mandates that employers provide a minimum of five paid days of sick leave each year which can be used for various family related purposes. ACU supports employers freely negotiating these kinds of benefits and opposes employment mandates which lead to increased business costs and reduced hiring and opposed this bill. The House passed the bill on April 27, 2017 by a vote of Subsidizing Renewable Energy-Based Housing. This bill creates a program that provides government loans to property owners who invest in government-approved renewable energy or energy efficient projects, which results in a surcharge placed on their property tax bill until the loan is paid off. ACU supports all forms of energy, believes government should not favor one form of energy over another, and opposed this bill. The House passed the bill on April 28, by a vote of Expanding Knife Rights. This bill repeals the prohibition on automatic knives (commonly referred to as switchblade knives), allowing individuals with governmentissued firearm identity cards to carry such knives. The bill does not require a person to obtain a firearm identity card in order to manufacture or sell an automatic knife. ACU supports common-sense regulatory reform of outdated laws and supported this bill. The House passed the bill on May 18, 2017 by a vote of Expanding Telemedicine. This bill allows healthcare providers to use electronic communications to evaluate and diagnose patients. ACU supports expanding healthcare options that bring down healthcare costs and supported this bill. The House passed the bill on May 24, 2017 by a vote of Establishing Sanctuary Cities and State. This bill prevents law enforcement officials across the state from detaining individuals based solely on their illegal immigration status and limits local agencies' cooperation with federal immigration authorities. ACU supports enforcing federal immigration laws and opposed this bill. The House passed the bill on May 29, 2017 by a vote of Raising the Minimum Wage. This bill raises the state minimum wage to $15 an hour by An increase in the minimum wage results in higher unemployment. High rates of unemployment hinder family prosperity, as illustrated by the ACU Foundation s Family Prosperity Index. ACU opposes these artificial wages that hurt those who need help with employment the most, such as students and inexperienced workers, and opposed this bill. The House passed the bill on May 30, 2017 by a vote of but it was vetoed by the governor Extending Business Subsidies. This bill reauthorizes and extends the so-called Angel Investor Tax Credit through 2021, which provides tax credits to those who invest in select new business ventures approved by the government. Furthermore, the bill requires that a portion of the credits go only to select classes of individuals such as minority- and women-owned businesses. ACU opposes programs that favor one business over another and opposed this bill. The House passed the bill on May 30, 2017 by a vote of

13 Establishing Worker s Compensation Price Controls. This bill imposes price controls on worker s compensation insurance and sets up new government definitions of what constitutes a competitive market in insurance. ACU opposes price controls that distort the marketplace and reduces competition and opposed this bill. The House passed the bill on May 31, 2017 by a vote of but it was vetoed by the governor Interfering in Vehicle Manufacturer Contracts. This bill raises consumer costs by dictating the provisions that must be in contract arrangements between vehicle dealers and manufacturers. Under the bill, manufactures and dealers are unable to negotiate their own terms surrounding dealership performance standards, remodeling, franchise sales, and suppliers. ACU opposes this interference in the right of dealers and manufacturers to decide what should be in a contract, which results in higher vehicle prices, and opposed this bill. The House passed the bill on May 31, 2017 by a vote of Reforming Civil Asset Forfeiture. This bill reforms Illinois asset forfeiture laws by shifting the burden of proof to the government before any property can be seized. The bill also eliminates the requirement that a property owner be forced to pay 10 percent of their confiscated property s value in order for their case to be heard. Finally, the bill increases notice requirements that explain the procedures for retrieving seized property. The ACU Foundation Center for Criminal Justice Reform and the Center for 21st Century Property Rights are leading voices on this issue. ACU believes a criminal conviction should be necessary before property is seized and supported this bill as a step in the right direction. The House passed the bill on June 23, 2017 by a vote of Bailing Out Chicago Schools. This bill appropriates $215 million to help bail out Chicago s teacher pension system, increasing pension liabilities and setting the stage for future bailouts. ACU opposes forcing the state s taxpayers to pay for the mismanagement of the Chicago school system and opposed this bill. The House passed the bill on June 28, 2017 by a vote of Increasing Personal and Corporate Taxes. This bill increases the personal income tax from 3.75 percent to 4.95 percent, increases the corporate income tax from 5.75 percent to 7 percent, and implements a 6.25 percent sales tax on service industries including landscaping, pest control, cable television, and streaming services. Higher tax burdens suppress economic growth, which reduces family prosperity, as illustrated by the ACU Foundation s Family Prosperity Index. ACU opposes these increases to pay for fraud and mismanagement that have led Illinois to the brink of bankruptcy and opposed this bill. The House voted to override the governor s veto of the bill on July 6, 2017 by a vote of Hiking Taxes Via the Budget Bill. This budget bill dramatically hikes taxes while only making very modest spending reductions. Furthermore, the bill makes no structural reforms to deal with the state s massive debt that has brought the state to the brink of bankruptcy, resulting in a $2 billion budget shortfall. ACU opposes this irresponsible budgeting that will only lead to more tax increases to cover another shortfall and opposed this bill. The House voted to override the governor s veto of the bill on July 6, 2017 by a vote of Providing Education Tax Credits. This bill provides a 75 percent tax credit for every dollar donated to organizations that provide scholarship grants for public and private schools. Educational attainment provides substantial economic returns for families or for states, which is illustrated by the ACU Foundation s Family Prosperity Index. ACU supports the expansion of school choice and supported this bill. The House passed the bill on August 28, 2017 by a vote of Expanding Employer Hiring Regulations. This bill prohibits employers from asking job applicants their wage history unless it is public information or if the applicant is already employed in the company. ACU opposes these mandates that interfere with the right of employers to discuss basic information about a job applicant s work history and opposed this bill. The House voted to override the governor s veto of the bill on October 25, 2017 by a vote of Preventing the Privatization of Government Services. This bill hinders the expansion of private enterprise by establishing standards that only allow for privatization under vague circumstances that are completely subject to the interpretation of government bureaucrats. The contents of this bill violate ACU Foundation s Seven Principles of Privatization. ACU supports increasing the use of private enterprise for services that are easily available and opposed this bill. The House failed to override the governor s veto of the bill on October 25, 2017 by a vote of (71 votes were required) Prohibiting Right to Work. This bill prohibits local governments from enacting right-to-work laws and holds local legislators criminally liable if they try to implement such laws. ACU supports right-to-work laws and opposed this bill. The House voted to override the governor s veto of the bill on November 7, 2017 by a vote of Mandating Licensing for Student Loan Providers. This bill creates a new state regulatory regime to license student loan providers that are already licensed by the federal government. ACU does not believe adding another level of bureaucracy that requires businesses to adhere to different, and sometimes contradictory federal and state rules and regulations is the way to solve any problems with student loan servicing and opposed this bill. The House voted to override the governor s veto of the bill on November 7, 2017 by a vote of

14 ILLINOIS HOUSE SCORES ILLINOIS HOUSE VOTE DETAIL Party District Ammons D X E - X X ANDERSSON R E Andrade D Arroyo D E BATINICK R E E X X X X X Beiser D E BELLOCK R BENNETT R E E BOURNE R X BRADY R BREEN R X BRYANT R X Burke, D. D X X Burke, K. D E X E BUTLER R X CABELLO R E E E Carroll D 57 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X n/a n/a n/a Cassidy D X - E CAVALETTO R X X Chapa Lavia D Connor D 85 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X n/a n/a n/a Conroy D Conyears-Ervin D n/a 17 Costello D Crespo D X Currie D D'Amico D E DAVIDSMEYER R Davis D X n/a 22 Deluca D E ACU Cast LIFETIME AVG + Member voted with ACU s position - Member voted against ACU s position X Member was absent for vote E Member was excused for vote Legislator did not vote on enough of the selected bills and as a result the 2017 percentage was not rated. 2/3rds of the selected bills must be voted on to receive a score. 14

15 ILLINOIS HOUSE VOTE DETAIL Party District DEMMER R Drury D E X X DURKIN R Evans D X X Feigenholtz D Fine D Finnie D 118 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X n/a n/a n/a Flowers D X Ford D X FORTNER R X X - - E X FRESE R Gabel D Gordon-Booth D Greenwood D n/a 17 Guzzardi D HALBROOK R E n/a 98 Halpin D n/a 29 HAMMOND R Harper D X HARRIS, D. R X X X E Harris, G. D HAYS R E X Hernandez D Hoffman D Hurley D X IVES R X E E JESIEL R X + + X E JIMENEZ R Jones D 29 E - E E E Kifowit D X X Lang D ACU Cast LIFETIME AVG + Member voted with ACU s position - Member voted against ACU s position X Member was absent for vote E Member was excused for vote Legislator did not vote on enough of the selected bills and as a result the 2017 percentage was not rated. 2/3rds of the selected bills must be voted on to receive a score. 15

16 ILLINOIS HOUSE VOTE DETAIL Party District Lilly D LONG R n/a 88 Madigan D 22 X - - X - - X X X Mah D X n/a 13 Manley D Martwick D X Mayfield D McAsey D E E X - X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 1 7 n/a McAULIFFE R X McCOMBIE R E n/a 78 MCDERMED R E McSWEENEY R X MEIER R X E X MITCHELL, B. R X X X Mitchell, C. D Moeller D E E E E MORRISON R E X Moylan D Mussman D Nekritz D E X X X X X OLSEN R E n/a 78 PARKHURST R E E E n/a 76 Phelps D X E X X X X X PHILLIPS R E X + - E E + + E PRITCHARD R X E E + E E E X REICK R n/a 88 REIS R X Riley D E Rita D SAUER R E E n/a 82 Scherer D X ACU Cast LIFETIME AVG + Member voted with ACU s position - Member voted against ACU s position X Member was absent for vote E Member was excused for vote Legislator did not vote on enough of the selected bills and as a result the 2017 percentage was not rated. 2/3rds of the selected bills must be voted on to receive a score. 16

17 ILLINOIS HOUSE VOTE DETAIL Party District Sente D X SEVERIN R n/a 71 Sims D E E E X SKILLICORN R E X n/a 86 Slaughter D E n/a 17 SOMMER R E E X SOSNOWSKI R E E E X Soto D 4 E E X X - - E - - E SPAIN R n/a 88 STEWART R E E E Stratton D X n/a 13 Stuart D n/a 38 SWANSON R n/a 88 Tabares D Thapedi D X X X E Turner D 9 X - + X - - X UNES R Wallace D X Walsh D WEHRLI R 41 E E + X E E + X Welch D WELTER R X n/a 83 WHEELER, B. R E E E E WHEELER, K. R X E Williams D E E Willis D WINGER R E E E Yingling D E E E Zalewski D ACU Cast LIFETIME AVG + Member voted with ACU s position - Member voted against ACU s position X Member was absent for vote E Member was excused for vote Legislator did not vote on enough of the selected bills and as a result the 2017 percentage was not rated. 2/3rds of the selected bills must be voted on to receive a score. 17

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