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- The Survey will be divided into three parts, Party Platform, State Issues, and Local Issues
- Please select the answer closest to your views
- A comment section is provided for additional clarification
- Your answers will remain confidential
- Your survey will be scored and the score disclosed to the Candidate Recruitment Committee prior to the Committee making an endorsement.
Number 1. Government should be considered as a safety net to provide equality of opportunity, not a guarantee of benefits to provide equal outcomes for everyone.
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Number 2. The rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness are goals for each person to achieve, and none are guaranteed without some personal commitment and responsibility.
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Number 3. We should respect individual rights in our constitution including 2nd Amendment rights, while embracing common sense responsibilities at the state and federal level.
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Number 4. We should require a valid state or federal photo ID (Driver’s License, State ID, FOID, passport) to prevent voter fraud.
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Number 5. I believe there is a point when an unborn baby has the same right to life as her pregnant Mom.
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Number 6. I believe elective abortion procedures should be against the law after an unborn baby has a heartbeat, brainwaves, and a gender.
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Number 7. I support the federal Partial Birth Abortion Ban.
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Number 8. I believe the current Illinois law is right to require a minor to have parental consent before obtaining an abortion.
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Number 9. I do not believe we should use public funding for elective abortions.
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Number 10. I support the right of conscience and freedom of religion for those who refuse to provide elective abortions or to supply abortifacients.
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Number 11. I believe government needs to reform its spending, reduce waste, and learn to live within its means before asking for more taxes.
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Number 12. I believe governments should be required to pass balanced budgets.
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Number 13. I believe raising taxes should be the last option to balance the budget.
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Number 14. I support raising income taxes to provide property tax relief.
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Number 15. I support raising sales taxes to provide property tax relief.
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Number 16. I support using eminent domain for public works purposes.
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Number 17. I support using eminent domain for private development purposes.
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Number 18: I do not believe government run healthcare is the best solution to our healthcare problems.
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Number 19: I oppose using income tax dollars to provide government health care.
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Number 20: I oppose the death tax.
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Number 21: I do not believe illegal immigrants should be allowed to vote.
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Number 22: I do not believe illegal immigrants should be issued Driver’s Licenses at Illinois taxpayer cost.
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Number 23: I do not believe illegal immigrants should receive Illinois taxpayer funded tuition assistance before legal residents do.
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Number 24: I support school choice.
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Number 25: I support tuition tax credits for families who choose to send their students to private schools.
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Number 26: I support mandating a $15 minimum wage.
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Number 27: I support the public disclosure of the fiscal impact of all state and local mandates at every level of government. Taxpayers deserve to know how much things cost!
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Number 28: I believe marriage is the union of a man and a woman.
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Number 29: I do not believe affirmative action is the best way to achieve equal opportunity.
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Number 30: I support freezing property taxes in tough economic times.
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Number 31: I support every aspect of Home Rule.
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Number 32: I support choosing which Home Rule powers a local government can exercise by a vote of the people.
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Number 33: I support pension reform as a mechanism to help maintain services offered by local government to avoid increasing property taxes.
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Number 34: I will only support increasing sales taxes if they have been approved by taxpayers via referendum and if they include a sunset clause.
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Number 35: I do not support any income tax levy by local governments.
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Number 36: I do not support accepting federal or state grants (like matching grants) that place a greater tax burden on local taxpayers.
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By clicking the box above, I pledge or affirm that my survey and interview responses accurately represent my values and serve as a template for how I will serve in the office I am seeking if I am elected. I also pledge or affirm that I am of high moral character. I understand that the Candidate Recruitment and Encouragement Committee of the WCRCC will occasionally review my responses and public service if I am elected to determine if I have kept my word.
Number 37. I believe governments should maintain a cash reserve at a minimum of three months of operating costs to maintain mandated services and avoid emergency taxes or borrowing.*
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