Incumbent
Occupation: Legislator
Education: B.A. from Elmhurst College, Graduate work, Northern Illinois University, Majors, business Administration and Elementary Education.
Other experience: Former elementary school teacher; former state
representative; former board member of F. Landon Cartage Co.
KENNETH PRAZAK/LIBERTARIAN
Occupation: Owner of a building trades business
Education: B.S. from University of Illinois
Other experience: Delegate White House Conference on Small Business, editor of the Illinois Libertarian; director of the Fully Informed Jury Association for Illinois; National committee member of the Libertarian Party.
LAIRD B. NELSON/DEMOCRAT
Did not respond to questionnaire
1. State Income: Which of the following
do you support to address
the state`s fiscal crisis? Fawell Prazek
Raise income tax rate O No
Enact a graduated income tax No No
Increase the sales tax No No
Increase user fees No No
Allow more legalized gambling No Yes
Impose a tax on services No No
Eliminate the tax credit for property tax No No
Tax pension income No No
Reenact an inheritance tax No No
2. State spending: Would you increase (I),
decrease (D) or maintain (M) the level
of spending in the following areas? Fawell Prazak
Public aid (families with children) M D
General assistance (single adults) D D
Incentives for business investments I D
Job training (Opportunities/Project Chance) I D
Energy assistance for poor M D
Community mental health programs I D
Public transportation M D
Environmental protection M D
Prisons M D
Probation services M D
Early intervention for at-risk children I D
3. School funding: Do you support: Fawell Prazak
Statewide sharing of a portion
of property taxes? No No
Local/regional income tax for schools Yes No
Reducing mandates for schools Yes Yes
Public funds for private school vouchers No Yes
Substantial increase in new revenue
for schools No No
No new money for schools No Yes
4. Social issues: Do you support: Fawell Prazak
Job protected family and medical leave No No
Earned income tax credits Yes Yes
Tighter restrictions on eligibility
for welfare benefits Yes Yes
5. Environment and natural resources:
Should the state: Fawell Prazak
Set higher recycling goals? Yes
Regulate the use of pesticids Yes
Increase groundwater protection No
Increase protection for wetlands Yes
Control municipal landfill
and incinerator siting No
Set recycled content goals for packaging No
6. Health care:
Do you support legislation that would: Fawell Prazak
Provide Medicaid for all below
the federal poverty line No No
Assign Medicaid patients to
an HMO type health care plan Yes Yes
Give incentives to health care
professionals to work in underserved areas Yes No
Expand insurance coverage of mental illness Yes No
7. Reproductive choice:
Do you support legislation that would: Fawell Prazak
Keep abortion legal with
no additional restrictions No No
Require parental consent for
a minor`s abortion No Yes
Require parental notification
before a minor`s abortion Yes Yes
Allow Medicaid to pay for abortions No No
8. Other: Do you support: Fawell Prazak
A ban on semi-automatic assault weapons Yes No
State legislation overriding
local gun restrictions No Yes
Community service for drug possessors
(not dealers) No
Term limitations for state legislators No Yes
Merit selection of judges instead
of elections No No
A blank space indicates the candidate did not reply to the question or the answer was in a form other than the choices provided.
