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A Legislative Scorecard Based on the Principles of the U.S. Constitution

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.

Senate

1. Electric Vehicle Charging Act

Good Vote: No

SB40 Electric Vehicle Charging Act (Passed 39 to 16 on 3/29/2023). 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. Business Rights

Good Vote: No

HB2862 Business Rights (Passed 49 to 3 on 5/17/2023). Provides that no day and temporary labor service agency may send a day or temporary laborer to a place where a strike, a lockout, or other labor trouble exists.

3. Pronoun Change

Good Vote: No

HB1956 Pronoun Change (Passed 36 to 19 on 5/4/2023). Amends multiple Acts related to children by making language changes aimed at gender "neutrality" and "clarity".

4. Prevailing Wage

Good Vote: No
HB3491 Prevailing Wage (Passed 40 to 16 on 5/4/2023). 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.

5. Government Weaponization

Good Vote: No

SB1909 Government Weaponization (Passed 36 to 19 on 3/31/2023). 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

Good Vote: No

HB3751 Illegal Aliens as Law Enforcement Officers (Passed 37 to 20 on 5/18/2023). Allows individuals with deferred immigration action under DACA to apply for positions such as police officer, deputy sheriff, or special policeman, given they meet certain requirements.

Legislator Scores
[ + ] Pro-liberty Vote[ - ] Anti-liberty Vote[ . ] Did not Vote
Name Party District Score 123456
Neil Anderson R SD-036 100% +.++++
Omar Aquino D SD-002 0% ------
Christopher Belt D SD-057 0% ------
Thomas Bennett R SD-053 83% +-++++
Stacy Bennett D SD-052 NA ......
Terri Bryant R SD-058 67% +-+-++
Cristina Castro D SD-022 0% ------
Javier Cervantes D SD-001 0% ------
Andrew Chesney R SD-045 100% ++++++
William Cunningham D SD-018 0% -.----
John Curran R SD-041 83% +-++++
Donald DeWitte R SD-033 75% +-..++
Mary Edly-Allen D SD-031 0% ------
Laura Ellman D SD-021 0% ------
Paul Faraci D SD-052 0% ------
Sara Feigenholtz D SD-006 0% -----.
Laura Fine D SD-009 0% ------
Dale Fowler R SD-059 80% .-++++
Ann Gillespie D SD-027 0% ------
Suzanne Glowiak D SD-024 0% ------
Michael Halpin D SD-036 0% ---.--
Don Harmon D SD-039 0% ------
Napoleon Harris D SD-015 0% ----.-
Erica Harriss R SD-056 100% +.++++
Michael Hastings D SD-019 0% ----.-
Linda Holmes D SD-042 0% --.---
Mattie Hunter D SD-003 0% ------
Adriane Johnson D SD-030 0% ------
Emil Jones D SD-014 0% .---.-
Patrick Joyce D SD-040 50% +-+--+
David Koehler D SD-046 0% ------
Seth Lewis R SD-024 100% +.++++
Kimberly Lightford D SD-004 0% ------
Meg Loughran Cappel D SD-049 0% ------
Robert Martwick D SD-010 0% ------
Steve McClure R SD-050 83% +-++++
Dan McConchie R SD-026 60% .-+++-
Julie Morrison D SD-029 0% -.----
Laura Murphy D SD-028 0% ------
Cristina Pacione-Zayas D SD-020 0% -.----
Robert Peters D SD-013 0% ------
Jason Plummer R SD-054 100% ++++++
Mike Porfirio D SD-011 0% ------
Willie Preston D SD-016 17% -----+
Susan Rezin R SD-038 67% --++++
Chapin Rose R SD-051 67% --++++
Mike Simmons D SD-007 0% ------
Elgie Sims D SD-017 0% ------
Steve Stadelman D SD-034 0% --.---
Win Stoller R SD-037 83% +-++++
Dave Syverson R SD-035 67% +-+-++
Natalie Toro D SD-020 NA ......
Jil Tracy R SD-047 100% ++++++
Doris Turner D SD-048 0% ------
Sally Turner R SD-044 83% +-++++
Patricia Vanpelt-Watkins D SD-005 NA ......
Rachel Ventura D SD-043 0% ------
Karina Villa D SD-025 0% ------
Celina Villanueva D SD-011 0% ------
Ram Villivalam D SD-008 0% ------
Craig Wilcox R SD-032 83% +-++++

Average Constitutional Score by Party

Party Score
Republican 83.2%
Democrat 1.7%