Occupation: International transportation agent.
Education: Loyola University of Chicago, philosophy, BA; Elgin Community College, AA
Additional experience:
1. What is your top legislative priority?
To decrease taxes and create a better business climate in order to increase employment and manufacturing growth.
JOHN E. FRIEDLAND/REPUBLICAN
Incumbent
Occupation: Realtor associate, legislator.
Education: Bachelor of arts.
Additional experience: Elected to six terms in the Illinois House of Representatives. Currently serving second term in Illinois Senate.
1. What is your top legislative priority?
To assure that the state lives within its budget without increasing taxes. Any decrease or increase in revenues should be allocated on an equal percentage basis.
2. How would you allocate funds for the following programs?
Marwig Friedland
Probation services Same
Prison programming Same
Elementary/secondary education Increase Same
Higher education Increase Same
Emergency food/shelter Same Same
Mental health Increase Same
Public aid Same Same
Job training/retraining Same Same
Acquisition of natural areas Same Same
Mass transit Increase Same
Highways Same Same
Toxic waste cleanup Increase Same
3.) Do you support the following proposals?
Marwig Friedland
Ballot proposal for merit selection of judges Yes
Statewide handgun registration No No
Tuition tax credits Yes Yes
Equal pay for occupations of comparable work Yes No
Mandatory reorganization of school districts No No
Financial incentives for reorganization of
school districts No Yes
Decrease dependence on local property tax
funding for education No Yes
Increase state income tax No No
Increase reliance on user fees for state
services Yes Yes
Cap utility tax rate Yes Yes
Increase personal exemption to reflect
inflation Yes Yes
Gender neutral insurance rates Yes Yes
Caps on legal liability settlements No Yes
Constitutional limits on taxes/spending Yes Yes
Legislation requiring parent notification
of teenage reproductive health care Yes 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 you favor increased state funding?
Marwig Friedland
Income assistance
A. AFDC No No
B. Food stamps No No
Job training
A. Job Training Partnership Act No No
B. Work Incentive Program Yes No
Low-income housing
A. Construction No No
B. Rent subsidies No No
Education
A. Special education Yes No
B. Compensatory education Yes No
Mass transportation
A. Amtrak No No
B. Intrastate bus/rail No No
C. Urban mass transit Yes No
