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 2023
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 2023 and ranks their State Senators and House Representatives based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.
House of Representatives
1. Electric Vehicle Charging Act
SB40 Electric Vehicle Charging Act (Passed 69 to 38 on 5/4/2023). Provides that a new single-family residence or a small multifamily residence shall have at least one electric-vehicle-capable parking space for each residential unit that has dedicated parking.
2. Woke Investments
HB2782 Woke Investments (Passed 79 to 26 on 3/23/2023). Mandates that every investment manager must annually disclose how they incorporate sustainability factors into their investment processes.
3. Prevailing Wage
HB3491 Prevailing Wage (Passed 75 to 36 on 3/22/2023). Grants laborers, workers, or mechanics employed by contractors or lower tier sub-contractors the right to take legal action if they are paid less than the prevailing wage rates for work on a project.
4. Hunger-Free Campus
HB2528 Hunger-Free Campus (Passed 106 to 5 on 3/21/2023). Requires the Board of Higher Education to establish a hunger-free campus grant program.
5. Government Weaponization
SB1909 Government Weaponization (Passed 72 to 40 on 5/10/2023). Prohibits pro-life limited-services pregnancy centers from using “unfair” competition or “deceptive” practices to prevent individuals from accessing abortion or emergency contraception providers, persuade individuals to use their services, “mislead” in advertising or offering pregnancy-related services, or conduct pregnancy-related services “unfairly” or “deceptively”.
6. Illegal Aliens as Law Enforcement Officers
HB3751 Illegal Aliens as Law Enforcement Officers (Passed 100 to 7 on 5/19/2023). Allows individuals with deferred immigration action under DACA to apply for positions like police officer, deputy sheriff, or special policeman, given they meet certain requirements.
Name | Party | District | Score | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
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Carol Ammons | D | HD-103 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | . |
Jaime Andrade | D | HD-040 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dagmara Avelar | D | HD-085 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Harry Benton | D | HD-097 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Diane Blair-Sherlock | D | HD-046 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kambium Buckner | D | HD-026 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jason Bunting | R | HD-106 | 67% | + | + | + | - | + | - |
Kelly Burke | D | HD-036 | 0% | - | - | - | . | - | . |
John Cabello | R | HD-068 | 67% | + | + | + | - | + | - |
Mary Canty | D | HD-054 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jonathan Carroll | D | HD-057 | 0% | - | . | - | - | - | - |
Kelly Cassidy | D | HD-014 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dan Caulkins | R | HD-101 | 83% | + | + | + | - | + | + |
Sharon Chung | D | HD-091 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Mike Coffey | R | HD-095 | 67% | + | + | + | - | + | - |
Lakesia Collins | D | HD-009 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Terra Costa Howard | D | HD-048 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Fred Crespo | D | HD-044 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Margaret Croke | D | HD-012 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Christopher Davidsmeyer | R | HD-100 | 100% | + | + | + | + | + | . |
William Davis | D | HD-030 | 0% | . | - | - | - | . | . |
Jed Davis | R | HD-075 | 83% | + | + | + | - | + | + |
Anthony DeLuca | D | HD-080 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Daniel Didech | D | HD-059 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Eva Dina Delgado | D | HD-003 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kimberly Du Buclet | D | HD-005 | NA | . | . | . | . | . | - |
John Egofske | R | HD-082 | 67% | + | + | + | - | + | - |
Amy Elik | R | HD-111 | 50% | + | - | + | - | + | - |
Marcus Evans | D | HD-033 | 0% | - | . | - | - | - | - |
Laura Faver Dias | D | HD-062 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Mary Flowers | D | HD-031 | 0% | - | - | - | - | . | . |
LaShawn Ford | D | HD-008 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Randy Frese | R | HD-094 | 80% | + | + | + | - | + | . |
David Friess | R | HD-116 | 80% | + | + | + | - | + | . |
Bradley Fritts | R | HD-074 | 67% | + | + | + | - | + | - |
Robyn Gabel | D | HD-018 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Mary Gill | D | HD-035 | 0% | - | . | . | . | - | - |
Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz | D | HD-017 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Edgar Gonzalez | D | HD-021 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jehan Gordon | D | HD-092 | 0% | - | . | . | - | - | - |
Amy Grant | R | HD-042 | 67% | + | + | + | - | + | - |
Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar | D | HD-022 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Will Guzzardi | D | HD-039 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jackie Haas | R | HD-079 | 60% | + | . | + | - | + | - |
Brad Halbrook | R | HD-102 | 100% | + | + | + | + | + | + |
Norine Hammond | R | HD-093 | 67% | + | + | + | - | + | - |
Matt Hanson | D | HD-083 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sonya Harper | D | HD-006 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
William Hauter | R | HD-087 | 60% | + | . | + | - | + | - |
Barbara Hernandez | D | HD-083 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Elizabeth Hernandez | D | HD-024 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Norma Hernandez | D | HD-077 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Maura Hirschauer | D | HD-049 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jay Hoffman | D | HD-113 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Frances Hurley | D | HD-035 | NA | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Hoan Huynh | D | HD-013 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Paul Jacobs | R | HD-115 | 67% | + | + | + | - | + | - |
Lilian Jimenez | D | HD-004 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Gregg Johnson | D | HD-072 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Thaddeus Jones | D | HD-029 | NA | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Tracy Katz Muhl | D | HD-057 | NA | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Jeff Keicher | R | HD-070 | 25% | . | - | - | . | + | - |
Michael Kelly | D | HD-015 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Stephanie Kifowit | D | HD-084 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nicole La Ha | R | HD-082 | NA | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Jenn Ladisch Douglass | D | HD-045 | 0% | . | - | - | - | - | - |
Lindsey LaPointe | D | HD-019 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Camille Lilly | D | HD-078 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Theresa Mah | D | HD-002 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Natalie Manley | D | HD-098 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Michael Marron | R | HD-104 | 67% | + | + | + | - | + | - |
Joyce Mason | D | HD-061 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rita Mayfield | D | HD-060 | 20% | . | - | - | - | + | - |
Tony McCombie | R | HD-071 | 83% | + | + | + | + | + | - |
Martin McLaughlin | R | HD-052 | 75% | + | + | . | . | + | - |
Charles Meier | R | HD-108 | 50% | + | - | + | - | + | - |
Debbie Meyers-Martin | D | HD-038 | 0% | - | . | - | - | - | - |
Chris Miller | R | HD-110 | 100% | + | + | + | + | + | + |
Anna Moeller | D | HD-043 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bob Morgan | D | HD-058 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Yolanda Morris | D | HD-009 | NA | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Martin Moylan | D | HD-055 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Michelle Mussman | D | HD-056 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Suzanne Ness | D | HD-066 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Cyril Nichols | D | HD-032 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Adam Niemerg | R | HD-109 | 83% | + | + | + | - | + | + |
Kevin Olickal | D | HD-016 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Aaron Ortiz | D | HD-001 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Tim Ozinga | R | HD-037 | 33% | . | . | . | - | + | - |
Abdelnasser Rashid | D | HD-021 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Steven Reick | R | HD-063 | 60% | + | - | + | - | + | . |
Robert Rita | D | HD-028 | 0% | - | - | - | . | . | - |
Lamont Robinson | D | HD-005 | NA | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Wayne Rosenthal | R | HD-108 | 50% | + | - | + | - | + | - |
Jennifer Sanalitro | R | HD-048 | 67% | + | + | + | - | + | - |
Sue Scherer | D | HD-096 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kevin Schmidt | R | HD-114 | 40% | + | . | - | - | + | - |
Brandun Schweizer | R | HD-104 | NA | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Dave Severin | R | HD-117 | 67% | + | + | + | - | + | - |
Justin Slaughter | D | HD-027 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nicholas Smith | D | HD-034 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Joe Sosnowski | R | HD-069 | 75% | + | . | + | - | + | . |
Ryan Spain | R | HD-073 | 50% | + | - | + | - | + | - |
Anne Stava-Murray | D | HD-081 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | . |
Bradley Stephens | R | HD-020 | 60% | + | + | + | - | . | - |
Katie Stuart | D | HD-112 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Daniel Swanson | R | HD-074 | 50% | + | - | + | - | + | - |
Nabeela Syed | D | HD-051 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Curtis Tarver | D | HD-025 | 0% | . | - | . | - | - | - |
Dennis Tipsword | R | HD-105 | 50% | + | - | + | - | + | - |
Dan Ugaste | R | HD-065 | 67% | + | + | + | - | + | - |
Dave Vella | D | HD-068 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Mark Walker | D | HD-053 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Lawrence Walsh | D | HD-086 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Travis Weaver | R | HD-093 | 50% | + | - | + | - | + | - |
Tom Weber | R | HD-064 | 100% | + | + | + | + | + | + |
Emanuel Welch | D | HD-007 | 0% | . | - | - | - | - | - |
Maurice West | D | HD-067 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Blaine Wilhour | R | HD-107 | 83% | + | + | + | - | + | + |
Ann Williams | D | HD-011 | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jawaharial Williams | D | HD-010 | 0% | . | - | - | - | - | - |
Patrick Windhorst | R | HD-118 | 67% | + | + | + | - | + | - |
Janet Yang Rohr | D | HD-041 | 0% | - | . | - | - | - | - |
Lance Yednock | D | HD-076 | 0% | . | - | - | - | - | - |
Average Constitutional Score by Party
Party | Score |
---|---|
Democrat | 0.3% |
Republican | 67.1% |