Legislative Scorecard Based on the U.S. Constitution
The Legislative Scorecard is a nationwide educational program of The John Birch Society. Its purpose is to create an informed electorate on how state legislators are voting. The Scorecard is nonpartisan; it does not promote any candidate or political party. Bills are selected for their constitutional implications and cost to the taxpayers.
Please share this Scorecard in your district to inform people about your legislator's record on key votes.
U.S. Constitution, Amendment I --- 11 C.F.R. §114(4)(c)(4) --- 616 F.2d 45 (2d Cir. 1980)
Legislative Scorecard
Based on the U.S. Constitution
IL Scorecard 2019-2020
The Legislative Scorecard is a nationwide educational program of The John Birch Society. Its purpose is to create an informed electorate on how state legislators are voting. The Scorecard is nonpartisan; it does not promote any candidate or political party. Bills are selected for their constitutional implications and cost to the taxpayers.
Please share this Scorecard in your district to inform people about your legislator's record on key votes.
U.S. Constitution, Amendment I --- 11 C.F.R. §114(4)(c)(4) --- 616 F.2d 45 (2d Cir. 1980)
The following scorecard lists several key votes in the Illinois Legislature in 2019-2020 and ranks their State Senators and House Representatives based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.
The selected votes may not be reflective of legislators’ overall records. Their cumulative scores will change as we add more votes. Please check regularly for updates.
Senate
1. Election Integrity
HB3994 Election integrity (Passed 40 to 18 on 1/12/2021). Would make elections in Illinois susceptible to corruption and problems. This would include vote by mail ballots with insufficient postage.
2. Labor Unions
SB1784 Labor Unions (Passed 45 to 9 on 11/13/2019). Would make it harder for employers to run their businesses in the state of Illinois and give more power to corrupt unions. This would also allow unions to coerce workers who may not want to be in a union to have to join, which cedes authority and privacy.
3. Sanctuary State
HB1637 Sanctuary State (Passed 35 to 19 on 5/30/2019). Disallows Law enforcement from cooperating with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). This makes residents of Illinois less safe.
4. LGBTQ children
SR403 LGBTQ Children (Passed 39 to 11 on 5/31/2019). Would have the Department of Children and Family Services do a performance audit on how affirmed LGBTQ children are. This resolution also supports children being removed from foster homes if they are not affirmed in their believed gender by parents.
5. Abortion
SB0025 Abortion (Passed 34 to 20 on 5/31/2019). Would further cement support for abortion in the state of Illinois, and requires that abortion be covered by insurance providers in the state of Illinois.
6. Forced Union
SB1474 Forced Union (Passed 51 to 0 on 4/10/2019). This bill would force unions upon working people in Illinois, and overstep governmental boundaries.
| Name | Party | District | Score | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neil Anderson | R | SD-036 | 60% | + | - | + | . | + | - |
| Omar Aquino | D | SD-002 | 0% | - | . | - | - | - | - |
| Darren Bailey | R | SD-055 | 100% | + | + | + | . | + | + |
| Jason Barickman | R | SD-053 | 80% | + | + | + | . | + | - |
| Christopher Belt | D | SD-057 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Scott Bennett | D | SD-052 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Thomas Bennett | R | SD-053 | NA | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant | D | SD-049 | 0% | . | - | - | - | . | - |
| Bill Brady | R | SD-044 | 60% | - | . | + | + | + | - |
| Terri Bryant | R | SD-058 | NA | - | - | . | . | . | . |
| Melinda Bush | D | SD-031 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cristina Castro | D | SD-022 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Andrew Chesney | R | SD-045 | NA | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Jacqueline Collins | D | SD-016 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| John Connor | D | SD-043 | NA | . | - | . | . | . | . |
| Rachelle Crowe | D | SD-056 | 0% | - | - | . | - | . | - |
| Thomas Cullerton | D | SD-023 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| John Cullerton | D | SD-006 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| William Cunningham | D | SD-018 | 0% | - | - | - | - | . | - |
| John Curran | R | SD-041 | 60% | + | - | + | . | + | - |
| Donald DeWitte | R | SD-033 | 67% | + | - | + | + | + | - |
| Mary Edly-Allen | D | SD-031 | NA | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Laura Ellman | D | SD-021 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sara Feigenholtz | D | SD-006 | NA | - | - | . | . | . | . |
| Laura Fine | D | SD-009 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dale Fowler | R | SD-059 | 60% | + | - | + | . | + | - |
| Ann Gillespie | D | SD-027 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Suzanne Glowiak | D | SD-024 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Michael Halpin | D | SD-036 | NA | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Don Harmon | D | SD-039 | 0% | . | - | - | - | - | - |
| Napoleon Harris | D | SD-015 | 0% | - | - | - | - | . | . |
| Michael Hastings | D | SD-019 | 0% | - | . | - | - | - | - |
| Linda Holmes | D | SD-042 | 0% | - | - | - | . | - | - |
| Mattie Hunter | D | SD-003 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Toi Hutchinson | D | SD-040 | 0% | . | . | - | - | - | - |
| Adriane Johnson | D | SD-030 | NA | - | . | . | . | . | . |
| Emil Jones | D | SD-014 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Patrick Joyce | D | SD-040 | NA | - | - | . | . | . | . |
| David Koehler | D | SD-046 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Steven Landek | D | SD-012 | 0% | - | - | . | - | - | - |
| Kimberly Lightford | D | SD-004 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Terry Link | D | SD-030 | 0% | . | - | - | - | - | - |
| Meg Loughran Cappel | D | SD-049 | NA | - | . | . | . | . | . |
| Andy Manar | D | SD-048 | 20% | - | - | - | . | + | - |
| Iris Martinez | D | SD-020 | 0% | . | - | - | - | - | - |
| Robert Martwick | D | SD-010 | NA | - | - | . | . | . | . |
| Steve McClure | R | SD-050 | 67% | + | - | + | + | + | - |
| Dan McConchie | R | SD-026 | 100% | + | + | + | . | + | . |
| Pat McGuire | D | SD-043 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Julie Morrison | D | SD-029 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| John Mulroe | D | SD-010 | 0% | . | . | - | - | - | - |
| Antonio Munoz | D | SD-001 | 0% | - | - | . | - | - | - |
| Laura Murphy | D | SD-028 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jim Oberweis | R | SD-025 | 83% | + | + | + | + | + | - |
| Cristina Pacione-Zayas | D | SD-020 | NA | - | . | . | . | . | . |
| Diane Pappas | D | SD-023 | NA | - | . | . | . | . | . |
| Robert Peters | D | SD-013 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jason Plummer | R | SD-054 | 100% | + | + | + | . | + | . |
| Susan Rezin | R | SD-038 | 50% | + | - | + | - | + | - |
| Dale Righter | R | SD-055 | 100% | + | . | + | + | + | . |
| Chapin Rose | R | SD-051 | 83% | + | + | + | + | + | - |
| Martin Sandoval | D | SD-011 | NA | . | . | . | - | . | - |
| Paul Schimpf | R | SD-058 | 60% | + | - | + | . | + | - |
| Elgie Sims | D | SD-017 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Steve Stadelman | D | SD-034 | 0% | - | - | . | - | - | - |
| Heather Steans | D | SD-007 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brian Stewart | R | SD-045 | 100% | + | + | + | + | + | . |
| Win Stoller | R | SD-037 | NA | + | . | . | . | . | . |
| Dave Syverson | R | SD-035 | 83% | + | + | + | + | + | - |
| Jil Tracy | R | SD-047 | 100% | + | + | + | + | + | . |
| Patricia Vanpelt-Watkins | D | SD-005 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Karina Villa | D | SD-025 | NA | - | - | . | . | . | . |
| Celina Villanueva | D | SD-011 | NA | - | - | . | . | . | . |
| Ram Villivalam | D | SD-008 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chuck Weaver | R | SD-037 | 75% | . | - | + | + | + | . |
| Craig Wilcox | R | SD-032 | 100% | + | + | + | + | + | . |
Average Constitutional Score by Party
| Party | Score |
|---|---|
| Republican | 79.4% |
| Democrat | 0.5% |