Occupation: attorney
Education: B.S. from Lewis University and law degree from Northern Illinois University
Other experience: as a praciticing attorney I handle the legal needs of individuals, familes and small business and my wife has owned a small business in town for 15 years
EDWARD F. PETKA/REPUBLICAN
Did not answer questionnaire
1. Which of the following do you support
to address the state`s fiscal crisis? Graham
Raise income tax rate No
Enact a graduated income tax Yes
Increase the sales tax No
Increase user fees No
Allow more legalized gambling Yes
Impose a tax on services No
Eliminate the tax credit for property tax No
Tax pension income No
Reenact an inheritance tax Yes
2. State spending: Would you increase (I),
decrease (D) or maintain (M) the level
of spending in the following areas? Graham
Public aid (families with children) M
General assistance (single adults) M
Incentives for business investments M
Job training (Opportunities/Project Chance) M
Energy assistance for poor M
Community mental health programs M
Public transportation M
Environmental protection M
Prisons M
Probation services M
Early intervention for at-risk children M
3. School funding: Do you support: Graham
Statewide sharing of a portion
of property taxes? Yes
Local/regional income tax for schools
Reducing mandates for schools Yes
Public funds for private school vouchers No
Substantial increase in new revenue
for schools No
No new money for schools No
4. Social issues: Do you support: Graham
Job protected family and medical leave Yes
Earned income tax credits No
Tighter restrictions on eligibility
for welfare benefits No
5. Environment and natural resources:
Should the state: Graham
Set higher recycling goals?
Regulate the use of pesticids
Increase groundwater protection No
Increase protection for wetlands No
Control municipal landfill
and incinerator siting Yes
Set recycled content goals for packaging Yes
6. Health care:
Do you support legislation that would: Graham
Provide Medicaid for all below
the federal poverty line Yes
Assign Medicaid patients
to an HMO type health care plan Yes
Give incentives to health care
professionals to work in underserved areas Yes
Expand insurance coverage of mental illness No
7. Reproductive choice:
Do you support legislation that would: Graham
Keep abortion legal with
no additional restrictions Yes
Require parental consent for
a minor`s abortion
Require parental notification before
a minor`s abortion
Allow Medicaid to pay for abortions No
8. Other: Do you support: Graham
A ban on semi-automatic assault weapons Yes
State legislation overriding
local gun restrictions No
Community service for drug possessors
(not dealers) Yes
Term limitations for state legislators No
Merit selection of judges instead
of elections Yes
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