Incumbent
Occupation: State representative and teacher
Education: Graduated, Alabama State College, Montgomery, Ala.; graduate work, North Texas State University, Denton, Tex.
Additional experience:
1. What is your top legislative priority?
Education is by far the most important issue that faces Illinois. It is imperative that we provide our students with an opportunity to obtain the best possible education; must properly fund our educational system. Employment is essential for individual and family stability. Economic growth and development is important factor if Illinois is to remain viable.
MARSHALL R. CRAWFORD – REPUBLICAN
Occupation: Attorney (private practice)
Education: B.S., LL.B., LL.M. (tax law)
Additional experience: Chief executive officer of a professional association; director of legislation for a national insurance organization;
extensive lobbying, legislative drafting and analysis, congressional testimony, etc.
1. What is your top legislative priority?
Restore true representative government to district, bringing quality back to where we live, with honesty and integrity. Punish the criminal; make homes and streets safe. Bring quality and high standards back to education, eliminate waste in government, incentives with jobs and training to help end welfare rolls (restore responsibility with companion).
2. How would you allocate funds for the following programs?
White Crawford
Probation services Same Same
Prison programming Same Same
Elementary/secondary education Increase Increase
Higher education Increase Same
Emergency food/shelter Increase Same
Mental health Increase Increase
Public aid Increase Same
Job training/retraining Increase Increase
Acquisition of natural areas Increase Same
Mass transit Increase Same
Highways Same Same
Toxic waste clean-up Increase Increase
3. Do you support the following proposals?
White Crawford
Ballot proposal for merit
selection of judges No Yes
Statewide handgun registration Yes Yes
Tuition tax credits No Yes
Equal pay for occupations of
comparable work Yes Yes
Mandatory reorganization of
school districts No Yes
Financial incentives for
reorganization of school districts No No
Decrease dependence on local
property tax funding for education Yes Yes
Increase state income tax No No
Increase reliance on user
fees for state services Yes
Cap utility tax rate Yes Yes
Increase personal exemption
to reflect inflation Yes
Gender neutral insurance rates Yes Yes
Caps on legal liability settlements No Yes
Constitutional limits on
taxes/spending No Yes
Legislation requiring parent
notification of teenage
reproductive health care No Yes
Right-to-know legislation on
hazardous chemicals Yes Yes
Mandatory recycling legislation Yes Yes
4. If further severe federal cuts are made in the following programs, would youfavor increased state funding?
White Crawford
Income assistance
A. AFDC Yes No
B. Food stamps Yes No
Job training
A. Job Training Partnership Act Yes Yes
B. Work Incentive Program Yes Yes
Low-income housing
A. Construction Yes No
B. Rent subsidies Yes No
Education
A. Special education Yes Yes
B. Compensatory education Yes Yes
Mass transportation
A. Amtrak Yes No
B. Intrastate bus/rail Yes No
C. Urban mass transit Yes Yes
