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
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
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
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
5. Government Weaponization
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
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.
Name | Party | District | Score | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
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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% |