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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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IL | Board Member - 4 | Pamela Althoff | 100% | |
IL | State Senate - 47 | Neil Anderson | Republican | 100% |
Jason Barickman | 100% | |||
Patricia Bellock | 100% | |||
IL | State Senate - 53 | Tom Bennett | Republican | 100% |
Tim Bivins | 100% | |||
Avery Bourne | 100% | |||
Bill Brady, Jr. | 100% | |||
Peter Breen | 100% | |||
Tim Butler | 100% | |||
Michael Connelly | 100% | |||
Tom Demmer | 100% | |||
Jim Durkin | 100% | |||
IL | State Senate - 59 | Dale Fowler | Republican | 100% |
IL | State House - 99 | Randy Frese | Republican | 100% |
IL | State House - 107 | Brad Halbrook | Republican | 100% |
Jeanne Ives | 100% | |||
Sheri Jesiel | 100% | |||
Kyle McCarter | 100% | |||
IL | State House - 89 | Tony McCombie | Republican | 100% |
IL | State Senate - 26 | Dan McConchie | Republican | 100% |
Karen McConnaughay | 100% | |||
David McSweeney | 100% | |||
Tom Morrison | 100% | |||
Jim Oberweis | 100% | |||
IL | State House - 63 | Steve Reick | Republican | 100% |
IL | State Senate - 38 | Sue Rezin | Republican | 100% |
Tom Rooney | 100% | |||
IL | State Senate - 51 | Chapin Rose | Republican | 100% |
Nick Sauer | 100% | |||
Paul Schimpf | 100% | |||
Allen Skillicorn | 100% | |||
IL | State House - 69 | Joe Sosnowski | Republican | 100% |
Brian Stewart | 100% | |||
IL | State House - 71 | Dan Swanson | Republican | 100% |
IL | State Senate - 35 | Dave Syverson | Republican | 100% |
IL | State Senate - 50 | Jil Tracy | Republican | 100% |
Chuck Weaver | 100% | |||
Keith Wheeler | 100% | |||
Dan Brady | 90% | |||
IL | Director of the Department of Agriculture | Jerry Costello II | Democratic | 90% |
IL | State House - 100 | C.D. Davidsmeyer | Republican | 90% |
Jerry Long | 90% | |||
Lindsay Parkhurst | 90% | |||
Keith Sommer | 90% | |||
Mark Batinick | 89% | |||
IL | State House - 90 | John Cabello | Republican | 89% |
Sam McCann | 89% | |||
IL | State House - 109 | Charlie Meier | Republican | 89% |
David Olsen | 89% | |||
IL | State House - 116 | Dave Severin | Republican | 89% |
IL | State House - 73 | Ryan Spain | Republican | 88% |
Grant Wehrli | 88% | |||
Christine Winger | 86% | |||
John Cavaletto | 80% | |||
Michael McAuliffe | 80% | |||
Margo McDermed | 80% | |||
Mike Fortner | 78% | |||
IL | State House - 94 | Norine Hammond | Republican | 78% |
Robert Pritchard | 78% | |||
Dale Righter | 78% | |||
Mike Unes | 78% | |||
Barbara Wheeler | 78% | |||
IL | State Senate - 58 | Terri Bryant | Republican | 70% |
David Welter | 70% | |||
Sara Wojcicki Jimenez | 70% | |||
William Haine | 67% | |||
Reggie Phillips | 67% | |||
IL | Director of the Department of Revenue | David Harris | 63% | |
David Reis | 63% | |||
Steven Andersson | 60% | |||
Monica Bristow | 60% | |||
IL | Director of the Department of Natural Resources | Natalie Finnie | Democratic | 60% |
Chad Hays | 60% | |||
Bill Mitchell | 56% | |||
IL | State Senate - 29 | Julie Morrison | Democratic | 56% |
IL | State House - 96 | Sue Scherer | Democratic | 56% |
Sam Yingling | 56% | |||
IL | State House - 55 | Martin Moylan | Democratic | 50% |
IL | State House - 56 | Michelle Mussman | Democratic | 50% |
IL | State House - 84 | Stephanie Kifowit | Democratic | 44% |
John Connor | 43% | |||
Jonathan Carroll | 40% | |||
IL | State Senate - 36 | Mike Halpin | Democratic | 40% |
IL | State House - 98 | Natalie Manley | Democratic | 40% |
IL | State House - 60 | Rita Mayfield | Democratic | 40% |
Carol Sente | 40% | |||
IL | State House - 112 | Katie Stuart | Democratic | 40% |
Scott Bennett | 38% | |||
Thomas Cullerton | 38% | |||
Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant | 33% | |||
IL | State House - 36 | Kelly Burke | Democratic | 33% |
Luis Arroyo, Sr. | 30% | |||
Deb Conroy | 30% | |||
IL | State House - 44 | Fred Crespo | Democratic | 30% |
Barbara Currie | 30% | |||
IL | State Senate - 9 | Laura Fine | Democratic | 30% |
IL | State House - 31 | Mary Flowers | Democratic | 30% |
Fran Hurley | 30% | |||
Al Riley | 30% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
IL | Board Member - 4 | Pamela Althoff | 100% | |
IL | State Senate - 47 | Neil Anderson | R | 100% |
Jason Barickman | 100% | |||
Patricia Bellock | 100% | |||
IL | State Senate - 53 | Tom Bennett | R | 100% |
Tim Bivins | 100% | |||
Avery Bourne | 100% | |||
Bill Brady, Jr. | 100% | |||
Peter Breen | 100% | |||
Tim Butler | 100% | |||
Michael Connelly | 100% | |||
Tom Demmer | 100% | |||
Jim Durkin | 100% | |||
IL | State Senate - 59 | Dale Fowler | R | 100% |
IL | State House - 99 | Randy Frese | R | 100% |
IL | State House - 107 | Brad Halbrook | R | 100% |
Jeanne Ives | 100% | |||
Sheri Jesiel | 100% | |||
Kyle McCarter | 100% | |||
IL | State House - 89 | Tony McCombie | R | 100% |
IL | State Senate - 26 | Dan McConchie | R | 100% |
Karen McConnaughay | 100% | |||
David McSweeney | 100% | |||
Tom Morrison | 100% | |||
Jim Oberweis | 100% | |||
IL | State House - 63 | Steve Reick | R | 100% |
IL | State Senate - 38 | Sue Rezin | R | 100% |
Tom Rooney | 100% | |||
IL | State Senate - 51 | Chapin Rose | R | 100% |
Nick Sauer | 100% | |||
Paul Schimpf | 100% | |||
Allen Skillicorn | 100% | |||
IL | State House - 69 | Joe Sosnowski | R | 100% |
Brian Stewart | 100% | |||
IL | State House - 71 | Dan Swanson | R | 100% |
IL | State Senate - 35 | Dave Syverson | R | 100% |
IL | State Senate - 50 | Jil Tracy | R | 100% |
Chuck Weaver | 100% | |||
Keith Wheeler | 100% | |||
Dan Brady | 90% | |||
IL | Director of the Department of Agriculture | Jerry Costello II | D | 90% |
IL | State House - 100 | C.D. Davidsmeyer | R | 90% |
Jerry Long | 90% | |||
Lindsay Parkhurst | 90% | |||
Keith Sommer | 90% | |||
Mark Batinick | 89% | |||
IL | State House - 90 | John Cabello | R | 89% |
Sam McCann | 89% | |||
IL | State House - 109 | Charlie Meier | R | 89% |
David Olsen | 89% | |||
IL | State House - 116 | Dave Severin | R | 89% |
IL | State House - 73 | Ryan Spain | R | 88% |
Grant Wehrli | 88% | |||
Christine Winger | 86% | |||
John Cavaletto | 80% | |||
Michael McAuliffe | 80% | |||
Margo McDermed | 80% | |||
Mike Fortner | 78% | |||
IL | State House - 94 | Norine Hammond | R | 78% |
Robert Pritchard | 78% | |||
Dale Righter | 78% | |||
Mike Unes | 78% | |||
Barbara Wheeler | 78% | |||
IL | State Senate - 58 | Terri Bryant | R | 70% |
David Welter | 70% | |||
Sara Wojcicki Jimenez | 70% | |||
William Haine | 67% | |||
Reggie Phillips | 67% | |||
IL | Director of the Department of Revenue | David Harris | 63% | |
David Reis | 63% | |||
Steven Andersson | 60% | |||
Monica Bristow | 60% | |||
IL | Director of the Department of Natural Resources | Natalie Finnie | D | 60% |
Chad Hays | 60% | |||
Bill Mitchell | 56% | |||
IL | State Senate - 29 | Julie Morrison | D | 56% |
IL | State House - 96 | Sue Scherer | D | 56% |
Sam Yingling | 56% | |||
IL | State House - 55 | Martin Moylan | D | 50% |
IL | State House - 56 | Michelle Mussman | D | 50% |
IL | State House - 84 | Stephanie Kifowit | D | 44% |
John Connor | 43% | |||
Jonathan Carroll | 40% | |||
IL | State Senate - 36 | Mike Halpin | D | 40% |
IL | State House - 98 | Natalie Manley | D | 40% |
IL | State House - 60 | Rita Mayfield | D | 40% |
Carol Sente | 40% | |||
IL | State House - 112 | Katie Stuart | D | 40% |
Scott Bennett | 38% | |||
Thomas Cullerton | 38% | |||
Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant | 33% | |||
IL | State House - 36 | Kelly Burke | D | 33% |
Luis Arroyo, Sr. | 30% | |||
Deb Conroy | 30% | |||
IL | State House - 44 | Fred Crespo | D | 30% |
Barbara Currie | 30% | |||
IL | State Senate - 9 | Laura Fine | D | 30% |
IL | State House - 31 | Mary Flowers | D | 30% |
Fran Hurley | 30% | |||
Al Riley | 30% |