2020 IL Legislative Scorecard 2019-

The following scorecard lists several key votes in the Illinois General Assembly in 2019-2020 and ranks state representatives and senators based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.

This is our first state-level Scorecard. 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.

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Senate Votes
House Votes

House Votes

1. Election Integrity

Would make elections in Illinois susceptible to corruption and problems. This would include vote by mail ballots with insufficient postage.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No
HB3994 Roll Call 942204 Passed 95 to 2 on Mar 4, 2020 See Article I Section 4 Article II 14th Amendment

2. Labor Unions

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.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No
SB1784 Roll Call 895716 Passed 87 to 22 on Oct 29, 2019 See First Amendment 14th Amendment Declaration of Independence

3. Deer Hunting

Would allow hunters in counties of 500,000+ to use rifles while deer hunting.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes
HB2783 Roll Call 839988 Passed 100 to 10 on Apr 9, 2019 See Second Amendment Ninth Amendment 14th Amendment Declaration of Independence

4. Sanctuary State

Disallows Law enforcement from cooperating with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). This makes residents of Illinois less safe.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No
HB1637 Roll Call 874807 Passed 67 to 50 on May 27, 2019 See Article VI

5. Abortion

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.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No
SB0025 Roll Call 873570 Passed 64 to 50 on May 28, 2019 See Fifth Amendment 14th Amendment Declaration of Independence

6. Forced Union

This bill would force unions upon working people in Illinois, and overstep governmental boundaries.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No
SB1474 Roll Call 841598 Passed 101 to 8 on Apr 10, 2019 See First Amendment 14th Amendment

How did they vote?

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Legend: Constitutional Unconstitutional Did not vote
Name Party Score 1 2 3 4 5 6
Carol Ammons D 0%
Jaime M. Andrade D 20%
Luis Arroyo D 25%
Darren Bailey R 100%
Mark Batinick R 50%
Thomas M. Bennett R 50%
Avery Bourne R 67%
Dan Brady R 67%
Monica Bristow D 50%
Kambium Buckner D 17%
Kelly M. Burke D 20%
Timothy J. Butler R 50%
John M. Cabello R 50%
Jonathan Carroll D 17%
Kelly M. Cassidy D 0%
Dan Caulkins R 83%
Andrew S. Chesney R 80%
Deborah Okeefe Conroy D 0%
Melissa Conyears-Ervin D N/A
Terra Costa Howard D 17%
Jerry F. Costello D N/A
Fred Crespo D 17%
John C. D'Amico D 17%
Christopher D. Davidsmeyer R 75%
William Davis D 17%
Anthony DeLuca D 20%
Tom Demmer R 67%
Daniel Didech D 17%
James B. Durkin R 67%
Mary Edly-Allen D 0%
Marcus C. Evans D 0%
Paul Evans D N/A
Mary E. Flowers D 0%
LaShawn K. Ford D 17%
Randy E. Frese R 80%
Robyn Gabel D 0%
Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz D 17%
Edgar Gonzalez D N/A
Jehan A. Gordon D 17%
Amy L. Grant R 80%
Latoya N. Greenwood D 17%
Will Guzzardi D 17%
Brad Halbrook R 100%
Michael W. Halpin D 33%
Norine K. Hammond R 50%
Sonya M. Harper D 17%
Gregory S. Harris D 17%
Barbara Hernandez D 20%
Elizabeth Hernandez D 17%
Jay C. Hoffman D 33%
Frances Ann Hurley D 20%
Thaddeus Jones D 25%
Yehiel M. Kalish D 25%
Jeff Keicher R 50%
Stephanie A. Kifowit D 17%
Lindsey LaPointe D N/A
Camille Lilly D 0%
Michael J. Madigan D 0%
Theresa Mah D 17%
Natalie A. Manley D 17%
Michael T. Marron R 50%
Joyce Mason D 17%
Rita Mayfield D 17%
Deanne Marie Mazzochi R 75%
Michael P. McAuliffe R 75%
Tony M. McCombie R 50%
Margo McDermed R 67%
David McSweeney R 67%
Charles E. Meier R 50%
Debbie Meyers-Martin D 17%
Chris Miller R 100%
Anna Moeller D 0%
Bob Morgan D 17%
Thomas R. Morrison R 80%
Martin J. Moylan D 17%
Mike Murphy R 67%
Michelle Mussman D 0%
Aaron M. Ortiz D 20%
Lindsay Parkhurst R 60%
Jonathan A Yoni Pizer D N/A
Delia Ramirez D 17%
Steven Reick R 67%
Nathan D. Reitz D 50%
Robert Rita D 20%
Lamont J. Robinson D 17%
Sue Scherer D 50%
Dave Severin R 50%
Allen Skillicorn R 100%
Justin D. Slaughter D 17%
Nicholas K. Smith D 17%
Keith P. Sommer R 67%
Joe Sosnowski R 100%
Ryan Spain R 67%
Anne M. Stava-Murray D 0%
Bradley Stephens R N/A
Katie Stuart D 33%
Daniel M. Swanson R 50%
Curtis J. Tarver D 17%
Andre M. Thapedi D 20%
Arthur Turner D 17%
Dan Ugaste R 67%
Michael D. Unes R 75%
Mark L. Walker D 0%
Lawrence M. Walsh D 33%
Tom Weber R 67%
Grant Wehrli R 50%
Emanuel Welch D 17%
David A. Welter R 50%
Maurice A. West D 17%
Keith R. Wheeler R 67%
Blaine Wilhour R 100%
Ann M. Williams D 17%
Jawaharial Williams D 0%
Kathleen Willis D 17%
Patrick Windhorst R 50%
Lance Yednock D 50%
Sam Yingling D 0%
Michael J. Zalewski D 17%

Average Freedom Score by Party

PartyScore
Democrat16.8%
Republican68.2%
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