Incumbent
Occupation: resturant owner, attorney and legislator
Education: B.A. from St. Ambrose, and law degree from DePaul University
Other experience: chairman of senate judiciary committee, marine veteran from Vietnam, former chairman of board of Catholic Charities and received three outstanding legislator awards.
CHARLES PANGLE/REPUBLICAN
Occupation: real estate salesperson and consultant for State of Illinois Department of Conservation
Education: Bradley Bourbonnais High School, and Kankakee Community College
Other experience: former county treasurer, associate circuit clerk, state representative, and served on numerous committees, as well as a Vietnam era Navy veteran
1. Which of the following do you support
to address the state`s fiscal crisis? Dunn Pangle
Raise income tax rate No Yes
Enact a graduated income tax No Yes
Increase the sales tax No No
Increase user fees No Yes
Allow more legalized gambling No
Impose a tax on services No Yes
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? Dunn Pangle
Public aid (families with children) M M
General assistance (single adults) M M
Incentives for business investments M I
Job training (Opportunities/Project Chance) I I
Energy assistance for poor M M
Community mental health programs M I
Public transportation M M
Environmental protection M M
Prisons I M
Probation services I M
Early intervention for at-risk children I I
3. School funding: Do you support: Dunn Pangle
Statewide sharing of a portion
of property taxes? Yes Yes
Local/regional income tax for schools No Yes
Reducing mandates for schools Yes Yes
Public funds for private school vouchers Yes
Substantial increase in new revenue
for schools Yes Yes
No new money for schools No
4. Social issues: Do you support: Dunn Pangle
Job protected family and medical leave Yes Yes
Earned income tax credits Yes
Tighter restrictions on eligibility
for welfare benefits Yes
5. Environment and natural resources:
Should the state: Dunn Pangle
Set higher recycling goals? Yes Yes
Regulate the use of pesticids Yes Yes
Increase groundwater protection Yes Yes
Increase protection for wetlands Yes Yes
Control municipal landfill
and incinerator siting Yes Yes
Set recycled content goals for packaging Yes Yes
6. Health care:
Do you support legislation that would: Dunn Pangle
Provide Medicaid for all below
the federal poverty line Yes Yes
Assign Medicaid patients to
an HMO type health care plan Yes Yes
Give incentives to health care
professionals to work in underserved areas Yes Yes
Expand insurance coverage of mental illness Yes Yes
7. Reproductive choice:
Do you support legislation that would: Dunn Pangle
Keep abortion legal with
no additional restrictions No No
Require parental consent for
a minor`s abortion Yes Yes
Require parental notification before
a minor`s abortion Yes Yes
Allow Medicaid to pay for abortions No No
8. Other: Do you support: Dunn Pangle
A ban on semi-automatic assault weapons Yes No
State legislation overriding
local gun restrictions No No
Community service for drug possessors
(not dealers) Yes Yes
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.
