I believe that the fairest funding formula for Illinois schools would be along the lines of the Evidence-based Formula set out out in SB1403 wherein funding would be determined per child, based on their educational needs. What changes, if any, do you support in education and education funding in Illinois? Please be specific.
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I am open to voting for a graduated income tax, where there are higher rates on higher incomes and lower rates on lower incomes, as long as it does not mean a tax increase for the middle class. I have fought against these corporate handouts in Springfield in the past (and won), and I'm committed to doing it once I am in Springfield. I also want to eliminate further handouts to corporations. I support removing many of the corporate loopholes that allow corporations to pay little/no taxes in Illinois. I refuse to vote for any tax on the lower and middle classes, and believe that we need to find ways to lower the tax burden of the middle class. Would you vote for an increase in state income taxes or sales taxes? Would you vote for new taxes, such as on services? What is your position on a graduated income tax? We need real and true redistricting reform, locally AND nationally.
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Gerrymandering is bad for democracy, and its bad for Illinois. With that said, I am not completely opposed to term limits, and I would support term limits on legislative leaders. Further, research has shown that in states that have term limits, these states often end up just consolidating power into the hands of unelected staff and lobbyists.
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The reality is that there are are some very good legislators in Illinois who have been in office 20 years and there are some very bad legislators who have been in office one or two years. I am open to a discussion on term limits. I've stood up to the Speaker in the past (and won!), when I fought to keep D300's tax money in the school system (and not in corporations' pockets), and I plan on doing it again when necessary.Īs for my vote for legislative leadership, I will vote for what I believe is best for the people that I am going to represent. We need legislators that are willing to stand up to their leaders. We clearly need more transparency and more accountability. These efforts enabled D300 to negotiate an additional $3,000,000 per year in recovered property tax dollars.Įlected offices held: None Questions & Answers What needs to be done structurally to make the legislature more effective? Will you vote for your current legislative leader? What is your position on term limits in general and specifically for legislative leaders? Do you support the ongoing drive for a constitutional amendment on redistricting? What will you do to promote implementation of any changes you recommend? In 2011, Advance 300 was instrumental in fighting to get D300 a seat at the negotiating table when the legislature was working to pass legislation to renew the Sears Economic Development Area in Hoffman Estates. I am active in the local schools and in 2005 began work as Chair of Advance 300, a local community group dedicated to supporting Community Unit School District 300 (D300).
Education: BS in Art, Illinois State University, 1980Ĭivic involvement: I started volunteering in the Algonquin area community almost from the minute we moved here.